PHOENIX (AZFamily) \u2014 The producer who worked on a song featuring former U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake confirmed she never won a Billboard Music Award.<\/p>\n
Arizona\u2019s Family first reported two weeks ago<\/a> that the U.S. State Department falsely claimed that Lake was the \u201cproud\u201d winner of two of the prestigious awards. It was part of an official biography outlining Lake\u2019s qualifications to become the next U.S. ambassador to Jamaica.<\/p>\n Lake was involved in the 2023 protest song titled \u201c81 Million Votes My Ass,\u201d which climbed Billboard charts.<\/p>\n However, producer L.J. Fino told Arizona\u2019s Family that Lake got a plaque for the song, but it did not win an official Billboard Music Award.<\/p>\n \u201c(Lake\u2019s) record reached #1 on multiple Billboard charts and she received a Billboard chart plaque,\u201d Fino said in a statement.<\/p>\n A search of the Billboard Music Awards archives does not list Lake or Fino as a past winner.<\/p>\n See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n