Why Drake's shout-out to Arya Stark is making Game of Thrones fans skeptical

Drake took his fans by surprise at the Billboard Music Awards as the rapper revealed himself to be a "Game of Thrones" follower. The recording artiste, who took home the Top Billboard 200 Album award for his 25-track 'Scorpion', gave a shoutout to "GoT" character Arya Stark (played by Maisie Williams) who became fan favourite after the last episode in which she killed the infamous Night King.

After thanking his family, friends, and contributors for the award, a true fan, Drake acknowledged Arya's achievement in the latest episode of the HBO series - without giving out any spoilers. "And hey, shout-out to Arya Stark for putting in that work last week," the rapper exclaimed at the end of his speech, which led to resounding applause and screams from the audience members.

At the awards, Drake emerged the night's biggest winner, with 12 wins, which also includes Top Artist Award. He now holds the record for most wins in BBMA history, with a total of 27.

Some people took to Twitter to share their glee about Drake being a "GOT" fan. "Shout out to the bro @Drake for shouting out Arya like that," one viewer tweeted. "Drake giving Arya Stark a shout out for 'putting in that work' at the Billboards much more satisfying than a politics speech!" wrote another fan.

While some fans were all praise for the rapper mentioning Arya's name in his address, others expressed concern over the character's future in the remainder of the epic fantasy series after his hat tip. The rapper is infamous for jinxing any team he supports publicly.

Oh no, Drake just cursed Arya. https://t.co/NPuvuex5eZ

— Sean, from the internet (@theshow55) May 2, 2019

Cersei sent Drake to kill Arya with his weapon of choice: The Curse pic.twitter.com/WfAr2P6HHX

— Reese Waters (@reesewaters) May 2, 2019

"Drake just thanked Arya Stark at the #BillboardMusicAwards... which sadly means Arya Stark is dead. Drake is the biggest jinx in all of media," another user said. "Great now Arya dies next episode thanks a lot drake (sic)" another social media user wrote. "Drake's frontrunning is iconic at this point but if history is any indication Arya is toast," another said.

Game of Thrones has a history of being unpredictable and merciless when it comes to killing characters. Dozens of characters, who were often thought to be the right fit for the 'throne' by fans, died at various points during the show.