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In 2019, American music magazine Billboard began publishing a list of the greatest pop star of every year since 1981, with essay tributes for each artist. [1] The first year of 1981 was chosen as "the year that forever changed modern stardom", with the premiere of MTV which established music videos as an essential element for popular music iconicity. [1]
The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
Lose Control" by Teddy Swims topped the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart as the best-performing single of the year overall. [3] Twenty-one artists charted at number one in 2024, with eight―¥$, Rich the Kid, Playboi Carti, Swims, Metro Boomin, Hozier, Sabrina Carpenter and Shaboozey―reaching the top spot for the first time.
MJ’s only 25, but his music sounds timeless and lived in. If you went in blind, you’d be forgiven for thinking tracks like “Rudolph” and “Wristwatch” were written 30 years ago, when ...
American rapper Jay-Z is the wealthiest music artist in the world, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$2.5 billion in 2024.. The following is a list of music artists with the highest recorded net worth (also known as wealthiest musicians or richest musicians), based on calculations by reputable publications such as Forbes and The Sunday Times Rich List.
Madonna is the first woman in music to earn $100 million for a year (2009) and has become the highest-paid female musician a record 11 times. Taylor Swift remains the female musician with the highest annual earnings ever with $185 million in 2019, breaking previous record set by herself in 2016 with $170 million.
Billboard named Olivia Rodrigo the top Hot 100 artist of 2021, [2] the youngest female artist to achieve this honor, and the first female artist since Katy Perry in 2014. [1] Rodrigo placed four songs on the list, all in the top 40; the highest ranked of them, "Good 4 U", placed at number five.
The next two weeks of American Idol will feature four singers from South Carolina. Tripp Taylor of Florence will appear on Sunday and Warren Peay of Bamberg, Ophrah Kablan of Laurens and Mariah ...