Taylor Swift has been named the “Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2024” for the fifth time by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the organisation that represents the recorded music industry.
Swift first won the award in 2014 and then in 2019, 2022 and 2023, the most times for any performer since the award was introduced 12 years ago.
Presented to whoever tops the IFPI global artist chart, the prize is calculated by looking at an artist’s or group’s worldwide sales for streaming, download and physical music formats during the calendar year and covers their whole body of work, according to the organisation.
The megastar’s “The Tortured Poets Department” record also topped four IFPI charts — global album, global vinyl album, global streaming album and global album sales, IFPI said in a statement.
It had a strong lead on the 2024 global album sales chart, which calculates physical purchases and full album downloads, with 5.6 million units. K-pop group ENHYPEN’s “Romance: Untold” took the second spot with 3.4 million units sold.
Canadian rapper Drake and K-pop group SEVENTEEN came in second and third respectively on that chart for 2024.
