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Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny were among the most-streamed artists of 2021, according to figures from Apple Music and Spotify. But it was newcomer Olivia Rodrigo who took the top spot in the UK – with her punk-pop anthem Good 4U emerging as the most-played song on both services. Globally, her debut hit […]
Members of BTS have said they were in “tears”, after becoming the first all-Korean pop act to top the Billboard 100 singles chart with their new English single “Dynamite”. Jimin, one of seven members, said “tears kept coming”, adding in a tweet that he “didn’t know what to say”. He also thanked their fans, known […]
The success of Drake, BTS and Ariana Grande have helped the music industry earn its biggest revenues in a decade. The music market is now worth £15bn, close to the level of 2006, says the IFPI, which represents the global music industry. An explosion in streaming subscriptions has essentially saved the industry, which was in […]
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