Hector Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Quote IFPI's Top 10 Global Recording Artists of 2016 1. Drake2. David Bowie3. Coldplay4. Adele5. Justin Bieber6. Twenty One Pilots7. Beyoncé8. Rihanna9. Prince10. The Weeknd It's official: Drake was the most popular recording artist around the world in 2016. The Canadian hip-hop star has been crowned the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year, an honor which recognizes the top artist across physical sales, downloads and streaming. Drake is coming off the type of year most artists can only dream of. Drizzy cemented his reputation as hip-hop’s biggest player with Views, which became the first album to reach one billion streams on Apple Music. His hit song "One Dance" cleaned up on sales charts around the globe en route to becoming the first song to generate one billion streams on Spotify (he finished 2016 as the most popular artist of all time on Spotify with over 8.7 billion streams). “I’m delighted to be able to honor Drake as the IFPI Global Recording Artist 2016,” comments IFPI chief executive Frances Moore in a statement. ”Drake’s phenomenal success reflects how deeply his unique sound appeals to an enormous global audience. The Global Top 10 list features a number of amazing artists, and the variety and vibrancy of their art speaks volumes about the exciting state of music today.” According to the trade body, the artist award and top 10 chart is the first and only ranking to accurately capture the popularity of artists across streaming channels, alongside digital and physical album and singles sales on a global basis. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7685066/drake-named-ifpi-global-recording-artist-of-2016 Bowie & Adele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rose Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Coldplay was supposed to be over LIVING LEGENDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Bowie #2 Adele the most succesful female for a second year in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloröx Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Bowie And Beyonce over Rihanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Best One Yet Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Prince, Rihanna and Coldplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHype. Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Drake, the most GLOBALLY successful artist of 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Also great for Coldplay. The were #6 last year and this year #3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonday Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Beyonce won over Rihanna? Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wehan6 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 bowie and coldplay slay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Yonce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 7. Beyoncé 8. Rihanna 9. Prince Legends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELE2125 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Adele Twenty One Pilots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainsskyscrapers Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, halcyonday said: Beyonce won over Rihanna? Congrats Could you imagine if Bey didn't manipulate singles, video releases, and actually streamed everywhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbSoul Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Rihanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanNavy Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, halcyonday said: Beyonce won over Rihanna? Congrats She gave the album away for 1.4 million times why u acting surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, RomanNavy said: She gave the album away for 1.4 million times why u acting surprised Okay? And Lemonade is still not on Spotify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armani? Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Congrats to Prince though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonginBey Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, RomanNavy said: She gave the album away for 1.4 million times why u acting surprised But Work was number one for nine weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Top Worldwide Artists By Year 2013: One Direction 2014: Taylor Swift 2015: Adele 2016: Drake Top Female Artists By Year 2013: Katy Perry 2014: Taylor Swift 2015: Adele 2016: Adele Top Male Artists By Year 2013: Eminem 2014: Ed Sheeran 2015: Ed Sheeran 2016: Drake Top Groups By Year 2013: One Direction 2014: One Direction 2015: One Direction 2016: Coldplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, AALIYAH DANA said: How exactly was Katy top female artist in 2013? Beyonce sold more albums and her tour was bigger http://www.ifpi.org/news/one-direction-named-ifpi-global-recording-artists-of-2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloröx Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, AALIYAH DANA said: How exactly was Katy top female artist in 2013? Beyonce sold more albums and her tour was bigger Singles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KORDEI Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 what metric was used for Bowie to be higher than so many people who notably sold more albums, singles and got more streams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istan4badgalriri Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Views was truly the biggest era of 2016 Rih Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Beyonce & Rihanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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