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The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), the organization representing the recorded music industry worldwide, announced Taylor Swift as the winner of IFPI’s 2023 Global Recording Artist of the Year Award.
The Global Recording Artist of the Year Award is calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide sales across streaming, download and physical music formats during the calendar year and covers their entire body of work.
The Global Recording Artist Chart 2023 (IFPI)
It is presented to the artist finishing No. 1 on IFPI’s Global Artist Chart, which was also released on Feb. 21.
Swift made history as the first artist to top the annual IFPI Global Artist Chart for the fourth time.
This year marks the 11th year of the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award, with Swift having topped the chart more than any other artist during that time (her 2023 win following successes in 2014, 2019 and 2022).
Her win follows a stellar year in which the artist has seen three albums (“Midnights” and the Taylor’s Version releases of the “Speak Now” and “1989” albums) top the charts, and the record-breaking Eras tour lift engagement with her entire catalog on streaming platforms around the world.
K-pop boy bands Seventeen and Stray Kids placed second and third, respectively, on the chart in a record year for Korean artists.
Also in the top 10 are Tomorrow X Together at No. 7 and NewJeans at No. 8.
Meanwhile, K-pop groups IVE and NCT Dream made their debut in the IFPI Global Artist Chart Top 20 at No. 12 and No. 15, respectively.
Morgan Allen landed at No. 6, his first appearance on the IFPI Global Artist chart and Lana Del Rey (No. 10) also entered the top 10 for the first time.
Outside the top 10, Japanese stars King & Prince and US artists SZA and Zach Bryan also made their IFPI Global Artist Chart debuts.
All in all, eight of the top 20 artists in 2023 were making their first appearance in the chart.
“We are immensely proud to award the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award to Taylor Swift for the fourth time, as she continues to redefine the limits of global success. Taylor is a singular talent and her commitment to her craft and her fans is truly phenomenal,” said Lewis Morrison, director of charts and certifications at IFPI
He added, “It is also fantastic to see so many artists entering the chart for the first time, and the return of established acts years after their last appearance. As the global recorded music landscape shifts and new opportunities emerge, record companies continue their work to build global, long-term careers for their artists.”
IFPI’s Global Charts provide the most complete picture of artist, album and track performance worldwide.
The Charts capture streaming, downloads and physical formats in every country directly from the participating record labels, which is then converted using IFPI’s unique methodology to a single, global chart figure. The methodology, developed in partnership with IFPI’s member record labels, reflects global commercial success by combining the most exhaustive reporting of unit sales and streams with the country-level economics of each consumption type.
Here are the descriptions by IFPI about the 2023 Global Recording Artist Chart top 10 on X:
1 – Taylor Swift
“The unstoppable @taylorswift13 returns to take the throne at No. 1 for the 2nd year in a row, breaking her own record as the 1st ever 4x Global Artist Chart winner. Congratulations Taylor, you are officially the #1 Global Artist of the year!”
2 – SEVENTEEN
“@pledis_17 return to the Global Artist Chart Top 10 for their third consecutive year and highest entry to date at No.2, following the release of the South Korean group’s multiple record-breaking 10th EP ‘FML,’ a global success.”
3 – Stray Kids
“Following their debut Global Artist Chart entry last year K-Pop sensations @Stray_Kids return this year at No. 3 after enjoying global success with their 3rd chart-topping studio album ‘5-Star’ & high-profile performances from the US to Japan.”
4 – Drake
“At No. 4, Canadian rap superstar @Drake returns to claim his eighth consecutive year in the Global Artist Top 10, following a year of global commercial success with the release of his eighth studio album ‘For All the Dogs.’”
5 – The Weeknd
“Returning to claim his seventh appearance in the Global Artist Chart Top 10, as well as his second consecutive year at No. 5, it’s @theweeknd , who continued to enjoy global chart success in 2023 both critically and commercially.”
6 – Morgan Wallen
“No stranger to the IFPI Global Charts, Southern US country sensation @MorganWallen makes his debut in the IFPI Global Artist Chart Top 10 this year at No. 6, following the huge success of his third studio album ‘One Thing at a Time.’”
7 – TOMORROW X TOGETHER
“In a year that saw the release of their fifth EP, second Japanese, and third Korean studio album, @TXT_bighit enjoyed their biggest global recognition to date with a world tour, major global artist collabs, TV & festival appearances.”
8 – NewJeans
“K-Pop breakthrough group @NewJeans_ADOR enjoyed their most successful year to date, with a series of EP releases, global brand collaborations & high-profile festival performances cementing their place at No.8 in this year’s Global Artist Chart.”
9 – Bad Bunny
“Following a huge year for @sanbenito that included a headline slot at Coachella festival in the US as well as the release of his sixth album ‘Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,’ this year at No. 9 in the Global Artist Chart is Bad Bunny.”
10 – Lana Del Rey
“In at No. 10 on this year’s IFPI Global Artist Chart, following a year that saw her ninth studio album ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’ released to critical acclaim alongside a supporting tour, it’s Lana Del Rey.”
— Jonathan Hicap
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