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Taylor Swift is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2023.
In the wake of an extraordinary and record-breaking 2023, Taylor Swift emerges as Apple Music’s Artist of the Year. Whether dominating charts, commanding streaming platforms, or enchanting concert stadiums filled with fervent, bracelet-clad super fans, Swift undeniably ascended to a new echelon of superstardom this year.
Throughout the initial 10 months of 2023, a staggering 65 of her songs claimed spots on Apple Music’s Global Daily Top 100—a feat unmatched by any other artist.
“I am so honored to be Apple Music’s Artist of the Year,” said Swift. “Thank you to every single one of you for making this year the most incredible, joyful, celebratory year ever. From streaming the music nonstop to screaming it together in real life at the shows, dancing chaotically in movie theaters, none of this would have been possible without you. Thank you so much.”
In celebration of Taylor Swift’s remarkable achievement, Apple Music shines a spotlight on the music and moments that defined Taylor Swift’s Era—an influence so pervasive that it transformed songs from her past into some of the year’s biggest hits.
Listeners are invited to immerse themselves in a diverse range of radio programming dedicated to honoring Swift’s two decades’ worth of melodic album narratives. The lineup includes insightful interviews, comprehensive album collections, and curated playlists that trace the singer-songwriter’s journey leading up to this historic year.
2023 (Taylor’s Version) on Apple Music
- Swift saw consistent streaming lifts throughout the year, particularly around the enormous success of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. The week the tour kicked off in March, Swift’s streams grew 61 percent globally.
She continued to see double-digit growth in monthly streams throughout the summer. Set List: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was the No. 1 most-streamed set list of the year, and among the top 40 editorial playlists of the year.
- Favorites like ‘Bad Blood,’ ‘Blank Space,’ ‘Style,’ ‘Shake It Off,’ ‘Wildest Dreams,’ and ‘All Of The Girls You Loved Before’ all reached the Apple Music charts for their first time in 2023.
- ‘Cruel Summer,’ of Swift’s 2019 album Lover, became one of the biggest songs of the summer on Apple Music worldwide. The song re-entered the Global Daily Top 100 in April for the first time in four years and has stayed there ever since.
- Midnights still stands as the biggest album of all time by a female artist in Apple Music history by first-day and first-week streams worldwide.
- She’s the No. 1 most-streamed female artist in Apple Music history, and is also the female artist with the most songs to reach Apple Music’s Global Daily Top 100.
As Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, Taylor Swift will be honored with a distinctive physical award that encapsulates the exceptional craftsmanship inherent in music creation. Each Apple Music Award is crafted with precision, showcasing Apple’s custom silicon wafer suspended between a polished sheet of glass and a meticulously machined and anodized aluminum body.
In poignant symbolism, the same chip that empowers devices, providing listeners with access to a vast library of 100 million songs, also takes center stage at the heart of the Apple Music Awards.