Taylor Swift Now Won More Global Artist Awards Than All Other Musicians Combined — and No One Comes Close to Her Power
Six. That is how many times Taylor Swift has now won the IFPI Global Artist of the Year award. It is also how many times every other musician on the planet has won it combined over the past decade.Read that again.The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry confirmed Swift as its biggest-selling global artist for 2025 on Tuesday, 18 February. This marks her fourth consecutive win. But the stat that most outlets are burying tells the real story: Swift has matched the combined total of every other winner since the award began tracking a decade ago.Drake, Bad Bunny, BTS, Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd. All of them, together, equal one Taylor Swift.Why This Matters Beyond the Music ChartsFor the casual fan, awards blur together. Another trophy, another speech. But this one is different. The IFPI chart is not a popularity poll. It tracks actual sales, streaming figures, and digital downloads across more than 8,000 record labels worldwide. It measures who people are actually paying to hear.Swift's 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl,' powered the 2025 win. The record debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. The album's first single, 'The Fate of = Ophelia,' flooded streaming platforms. Her tour documentary, 'The End of an Era,' added to the momentum.'Taylor Swift's sixth IFPI Global Artist of the Year award is a truly historic achievement,' said Victoria Oakley, chief executive of IFPI. 'The IFPI Global Artist Chart represents the teams and long-term commitment behind each release, ensuring fans around the world can connect with music in meaningful ways.'Translation: Swift, 'The Music Industry', as what her fans call her, is not slowing down.Is Swift About to Crash the BRIT Awards?Here is where things get interesting. The IFPI announcement dropped just 10 days before the BRIT Awards in Manchester. Coincidence? Maybe not.According to The Sun, Swift arrived in the UK this week with more than 20 people in tow. A source told the outlet she is 'hiding out in London' and is 'scheduled to visit Manchester,' where the ceremony will be held for the first time at Co-op Live on 28 February.'Taylor was handed the Global Icon Award at the ceremony back in 2021 and has a huge amount of respect for the Brits. She loves it,' the source said.
Taylor Swift received the BRITs Global Icon Award in 2021, expressing her love and respect for the Brits.
The source added that Swift's team is leaving the UK on the Monday after the ceremony. 'The fact her team are all heading home the Monday after the ceremony is fishy.'Swift is nominated for International Artist of the Year and International Song of the Year for 'The Fate of Ophelia'. If she shows up, it could be the engaged couple's first major red carpet together. She and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement in August 2025.The Rest of the ChartKorean group Stray Kids landed at number two, their highest-ever ranking and third consecutive year in the top five. Drake took number three. The Weeknd came in at four. Bad Bunny rounded out the top five, marking his sixth straight year on the chart.Lady Gaga returned at number 10 for the first time since 2020. Tyler, the Creator made his chart debut at number 12.Strong showings, all of them. But none of them come close.Swift's previous wins came in 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024. BTS interrupted her streak in 2020 and 2021. Since then? No one else has touched the top spot.Six wins. Everyone else combined? Six wins. That is not a statistic. That is a statement.
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