Taylor Swift for the fourth time number 1 of world sales chart

The American singer Taylor Swift has reached the top of the global sales chart in 2023, for the fourth time since the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the international body of the music industry, has awarded this distinction, AFP writes, News.ro reports.

It is the 11th time that this ranking is established "on the basis of the worldwide sales of an artist or group in the last year, in all formats (streaming, downloads and physical media) and on its entire repertoire", explained on Wednesday the organization that represents recorded music industry worldwide.

The 2023 award follows those from 2014, 2019 and 2022. IFPI hails "an exceptional year in which the artist took three albums (…) to the top of the charts", respectively "Midnights" and the self-recorded versions of the albums "Speak Now" and "1989" .

"With her record-breaking Eras Tour, she has brought her entire repertoire back into the spotlight on streaming platforms around the world," the organization continues. This phenomenon was illustrated by the reappearance of the song 'Cruel summer', originally released in 2019, which returned to number 1 in the charts four years later', IFPI continues.

K-Pop stars Seventeen and Stray Kids took second and third place, "following a record-breaking year for Korean artists." Four K-Pop groups also feature in the top 10, with Tomorrow X Together at number seven and NewJeans at number eight.

It must also be added that Taylor Swift (38 years old) once again made pop music history at the beginning of this month, winning her fourth Grammy award for the prestigious title of best album.

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Singapore revealed on Tuesday that it has granted a grant to the American singer Taylor Swift, star planetaire de la pop, pour qu'elle se produise dans la cité-État, seule étape en Asie du sud-est de sa tourne The Eras.

The Singapore authorities refused to reveal the amount of the subsidy, and did not indicate whether an exclusivity agreement had been concluded, hiding behind the confidentiality of business contracts.

They stressed that the star's concerts are expected to "generate significant benefits for the Singapore economy".

Six sold-out concerts

A veteran of the entertainment industry who did not wish to be named told AFP that it "wasn't unusual to ask" for exclusive contracts, but that it "wasn't so usual for artists to accede to this request.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore attracted many international artists, including South Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink, British singers and musicians Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran, and British pop rock group Coldplay .

Taylor Swift is scheduled to perform six sold-out concerts at the Singapore National Stadium in early March, where more than 300,000 spectators are expected.

After Singapore, the singer will continue her tour in Europe. The profits from this tour are estimated at the astronomical sum of 2 billion dollars.