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Shakira is shaking up 2025 with her tour Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, and we’re highlighting her success in our series of highlighting Latin artists. Tetris Kelly:Shakira is a global icon, and as we take this month to highlight Black and Latin artists, we are putting the spotlight on the Colombian musician. Happy birthday, Shakira. […]
G-Eazy is entering a new chapter and finds himself rediscovering who he is with new music on the way. He talks about finding a kindred spirit with Demi Lovato, working with Britney Spears, his upcoming tour and more!
Are you excited for G-Eazy’s return? Let us know in the comments!
Michael Saponara:You guys ready to play a little Beat the Buzzer? So in this game, jeez, he’s gonna have 60 seconds and to answer as many questions as he can in rapid fire style. I think he’s ready for it.
G-Eazy:Let’s go.
Oakland or New York City?
Man, it’s always gonna be Oakland, but I do love living in New York.
Blonde or brunette? Both.
Kanye or Jay-Z?
Both. Watch the Throne.
LiAngelo or Lonzo Ball?
Oh, man, LiAngelo, man. He got that song going. That song is really good. I’ll say … I would say him, yeah. I mean, if Lonzo played more, yeah, but like, you know, it’s tough.
You’re going with Gelo.
The best ability is availability.
Right. Jalen Brunson or Steph Curry?
Steph all day. Come on, man.
Airbnb or hotels?
Hotels. I’m banned from Airbnb.
Recording at home or in the studio?
I’ll often like, record at home, get an idea done, and then like, like, cut it through in the studio.
Bacon, egg and cheese or chop cheese?
Sausage, egg and cheese.
‘90s or 2000s?
Oh, man, 2000s.
All right, vanilla or chocolate?
I’m a vanilla baby.
Shout-out, missionary Jack. I had a few questions. I had about “Freak Show” I wanted to get into. You talked about being raised by ‘Pac, Amy, Bob Dylan, Jay-Z and Wayne. I know you have a record with Wayne already, but out of the other ones, if you could choose to collaborate with any of those, who would you have gone with?
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Kendrick Lamar takes over the top 10 of the Hot 100, but will he hit No. 1 again? Tetris Kelly: The Grammys followed by the Super Bowl see some influence on the charts. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated Feb. 22. SZA and Kendrick are up to 10, “Pink Pony […]
It’s official: Taylor Swift owned the year 2024, we were just living in it.
Swift creates history by being named as the IFPI’s Biggest-Selling Global Recording Artist of the Year for the fifth time, and for the third consecutive year.
With her latest crown, which recognizes the top artist across physical sales, downloads and streaming, Swift is the outright No. 1 recording artist on the planet.
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Announced today, Feb. 18, Swift finished at the top of the podium, ahead of Canadian rapper Drake and K-pop sensation SEVENTEEN, respectively.
This year’s victory follows Swift’s wins in 2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023. No one comes close to her record. Now in its 12th year, just two other acts have led the IFPI’s Global Recording Artist Chart on multiple occasions – Drake (in 2016 and 2018) and BTS (2020, 2021).
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The artist award and chart is the first and only ranking to accurately capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, doing so alongside digital and physical album and singles sales on a global basis, across the calendar year.
Also, the IFPI reports, TayTay does a Swift Sweep on the Federation’s various year-end tallies.
With her all-conquering release The Tortured Poets Department, the pop superstar leads the IFPI’s Global Album Chart, Global Vinyl Album Chart, Global Streaming Album Chart and Global Album Sales Chart.
“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,” comments Victoria Oakley, CEO, IFPI.
“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 catalog of music.”
With her record smashing The Eras Tour filling stadiums around the globe in 2024, economists and analysts coined the expression “The Taylor Swift Effect,” which explains the broader cultural and economic impact when her shows come to town.
A product of that phenomenon can be seen in the IFPI’s charts as fans, hyped up by her live performances, boosted her entire catalog on streaming platforms.
Swift was also a juggernaut on wax in 2024. According to the IFPI, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (from 2023), Midnights (2022), folklore (2020), evermore (2020) and Lover (2019) all appeared in the top 20 of the trade body’s 2024 Global Vinyl Album Chart.
In other takeaways from the IFPI’s Global Charts, Zach Bryan and Sabrina Carpenter crack the top 10 of the Global Recording Artist Chart, whilst Noah Kahan, Benson Boone, Chappell Roan and Teddy Swims locked onto the Global Streaming Album Chart for the first time.
On the Global Album Sales Chart, K-Pop once again led the way. Meanwhile, Chinese artist Zhou Shen and Japan’s Snow Man impact the top 20 of the albums tally, which is based on unit sales across physical and download formats.
Top 20 IFPI Global Recording Artist Chart 2024:
PositionPrior YearArtist11Taylor Swift24Drake32SEVENTEEN4Re-entry (2022)Billie Eilish53Stray Kids616Zach Bryan75The Weeknd814Eminem9Re-entry (2022)Kendrick Lamar10NEWSabrina Carpenter11Re-entry (2021)Ariana Grande1219Post Malone136Morgan Wallen14NEWENHYPEN1517Travis Scott1618Kanye West1710Lana Del Rey18Re-entry (2016)Beyoncé19NEWLinkin Park209Bad Bunny
The first Top Gabb Music Songs chart of 2025 continues a trend that started with the inaugural ranking for October 2024: a new No. 1 each month.
This time around, it’s Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” that tops the tally, debuting at No. 1 on the January 2025 survey as the most-played songs on Gabb Wireless phones that month.
Billboard has partnered with Gabb Wireless, a phone company for kids and teens, to present a monthly chart tracking on-demand streams via its Gabb Music platform. Gabb Music offers a vast catalog of songs, all of which are selected by the Gabb team to include only kid- and teen-appropriate content. Gabb Music streams are not currently factored into any other Billboard charts.
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Despite premiering in August 2024, “Die With a Smile” had not taken off on Gabb until January, becoming both acts’ first No. 1 on the monthly tally. The previous rulers include Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” KSI’s Trippie Redd-featuring “Thick of It” and Jelly Roll’s “Run It.”
Concurrently, “Die With a Smile” rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in January and has reigned for five weeks total, including on the most recent (Feb. 15-dated) list.
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It assumes the lead over former No. 1s “Thick of It,” “Run It” and “Beautiful Things” at Nos. 2-4, respectively. Juice WRLD’s “Face 2 Face” rounds out the top five at a new peak, rising 6-5.
Mars appears in the top 10 of Top Gabb Music Songs twice, as his ROSE collaboration “APT.” appears at No. 6, while Myles Smith’s “Stargazing” is the only other new entrant in the top 10, rising 12-9.
Other debuts aside from “Die With a Smile,” meanwhile, include “I Always Wanted a Brother” from the 2024 Disney film Mufasa: The Lion King (No. 22), Paul Russell’s “Lil Boo Thang (No. 24) and SZA’s “Saturn” (No. 25).
See the full top 25 below.
Top Gabb Music Songs
“Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (debut)
“Thick of It,” KSI feat. Trippie Redd (=)
“Run It,” Jelly Roll (-2)
“Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone (=)
“Face 2 Face,” Juice WRLD (+1)
“APT.,” ROSE & Bruno Mars (-3)
“Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” Luke Combs (-2)
“Slow It Down,” Benson Boone (+2)
“Stargazing,” Myles Smith (+3)
“Please Please Please,” Sabrina Carpenter (-1)
“Deja Vu,” Olivia Rodrigo (-3)
“God’s Plan,” Drake (+2)
“Popular,” Ariana Grande (-6)
“Too Sweet,” Hozier (+4)
“Love Somebody,” Morgan Wallen (+1)
“Butterfly Effect,” Travis Scott (-1)
“Bones,” Imagine Dragons (+5)
“Let You Down,” NF (+3)
“Defying Gravity,” Ariana Grande feat. Cynthia Erivo (-8)
“Wildflower,” Billie Eilish (=)
“Enemy,” Imagine Dragons (+2)
“I Always Wanted a Brother,” Braelyn Rankins, Theo Somolu, Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr. (debut)
“Stressed Out,” Twenty One Pilots (-4)
“Lil Boo Thang,” Paul Russell (debut)
“Saturn,” SZA (debut)
DROPS FROM DECEMBER 2024: JVKE, “Golden Hour”; “What Is This Feeling,” Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo; “Eyes Closed,” Imagine Dragons; “Jealousy, Jealousy,” Olivia Rodrigo
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