We have all sorts of evidence that Drake had a dominant 2016.
IFPI, a Swiss organization that tracks and campaigns for recording industries worldwide, added all of that evidence up and named Drake the artist of 2016.
According to their website, their artist of the year award is a “unique and authoritative accolade that reflects an artist’s worldwide success across physical and digital formats, including downloads and streams.”
I'm delighted to be able to honour Drake as the IFPI Global Recording Artist 2016. Drake’s phenomenal success reflects how deeply his unique sound appeals to an enormous global audience. The Global Top 10 list features a number of amazing artists, and the variety and vibrancy of their art speaks volumes about the exciting state of music today," FPI chief executive Frances Moore said.Here's the complete top ten:
1 Drake 2 David Bowie 3 Coldplay 4 Adele
5 Justin Bieber 6 Twenty One Pilots 7 Beyoncé 8 Rihanna
9 Prince 10 The Weeknd
Previous winners of the award are One Direction (2013), Taylor Swift (2014) and Adele (2015).
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