IT’S another win for Queen Tay!
Twelve-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift received another trophy to display in her overflowing award cabinet as she was recently hailed as one of the awardees of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
The country-turned-pop singer won this year’s IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year award. This is the third time she took home the title from the international trade group. She received the same honor in 2014 and 2019.
Last year, it was the KPop boy group BTS that won the award.
Taylor also entered the top three under the same category in 2015, 2017, and 2020.
The New York-based singer-songwriter is the first to receive the honor three times, while BTS and Canadian singer-rapper Drake are the only artists to have collected the award more than once.
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IFPI said Taylor’s three-peat win in the category makes her “the most successful artist in the award’s 10 years.”
Meanwhile, here are the other international artists who were able to enter the top 10 list for the award:
- BTS
- Drake
- Bad Bunny
- The Weeknd
- SEVENTEEN
- Stray Kids
- Harry Styles
- Jay Chou
- Ed Sheeran
IFPI’s recording artist of the year award recognizes best-selling artists across the globe who gained significant accomplishments in terms of physical sales, downloads and streaming worldwide.
What is IFPI?
IFPI describes itself as the “voice of the recording industry worldwide.”
It said it has 8,000 members who operate across 70 countries.
It seeks to promote the value of recorded music, which is instrumental in creating growth, jobs, and investments, and providing cultural value.
It also campaigns for the rights of record producers and expands the commercial uses of recorded music.
