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Taylor Swift named recording artist of the year for 5th time

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:958px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739929434100Snapinst.app_465739172_1069380794454969_5943398567021804532_n_1080.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Taylor Swift. <em>Photo from Swift&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span>Pop superstar Taylor Swift was named the biggest-selling recording artist of 2024, marking her fifth time to receive the honor from an organization that represents the recording music industry.</div><p>Swift came in first on the Global Recording Artist Chart 2024 released late Tuesday by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).</p><p>Swift also topped four other IFPI charts —  Global Album Chart, Global Vinyl Album Chart, Global Streaming Album Chart and Global Album Sales Chart — with her album &quot;The Tortured Poets Department,&quot; released in April.</p><p>The singer&#x27;s record-breaking &quot;Eras Tour&quot; generated interest in Swift&#x27;s past albums, with several of them landing on the IFPI&#x27;s global vinyl chart, the IFPI said in a statement.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2024/12/8/taylor-swift-s-record-breaking-eras-tour-set-for-final-show-1333"><strong>READ: Taylor Swift&#x27;s record-breaking &#x27;Eras&#x27; tour set for final show</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We are immensely proud to award the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award to Taylor Swift for the fifth time, as she continues to redefine the limits of global success,&quot; IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley said.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1739929216618IFPI ARTISTS.png" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photo from the IFPI&#x27;s website</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;This has been a huge year for Taylor, and it has been incredible to see the extent to which fans all over the world are connecting with her superb catalogue of music,&quot; Oakley added.</p><p>Swift first won the IFPI&#x27;s Recording Artist of the year award in 2014, followed by wins in 2019, 2022, and 2023—the most by any artist in the award&#x27;s 12-year history, according to the industry group.</p><p>Canadian rapper Drake ranked second on the artist chart, followed by K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2025/2/19/k-pop-group-seventeen-stray-kids-rank-in-ifpi-s-global-recording-artist-chart-0911"><strong>READ: K-pop groups SEVENTEEN, Stray Kids rank in IFPI&#x27;s global recording artist chart</strong></a></div><p><strong></strong>The global artist chart is based on &quot;consumption of an artist’s entire catalogue across all formats, including physical album sales, downloads and streaming across both free and paid platforms,&quot; according the IFPI.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jXYkVsnpxqI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Pop superstar Taylor Swift was named the biggest-selling recording artist of 2024, marking her fifth time to receive the honor from an organization that represents the recording music industry.</p>

Pop superstar Taylor Swift was named the biggest-selling recording artist of 2024, marking her fifth time to receive the honor from an organization that represents the recording music industry.