BTS Beat Adele, Taylor Swift & Wins IFPI Global Recording Artist Of The Year For The Second Time

South
Korean
boyband
BTS
have
won
the
IFPI
Global
Recording
Artist
Of
The
Year
for
2021,
beating
out
international
artists
like
Adele
and
Taylor
Swift.
Earlier
this
week,
The
International
Federal
of
the
Phonographic
Industry
(IFPI)
announced
the
winner
on
Twitter.

This
is
BTS’s
second
win
and
the
first
any
artist
to
win
the
Global
Recording
Artist
Of
The
Year
two
years
in
a
row.
BTS
leader
RM
in
a
video
said,
“We
are
truly
honoured
to
receive
the
IFPI
Global
Recording
Artist
Of
The
Year
award.
We
heard
this
is
the
first
time
ever
any
artist
received
[the]
Artist
Of
The
Year
two
years
in
a
row,
so
we
feel
blessed
for
such
a
significant
title.”

Apart
from
BTS,
Taylor
Swift,
Adele,
Drake
and
Ed
Sheeran
had
been
mentioned
on
the
Top
Five
of
the
IFPI’s
Global
Artist
Chart.
Other
artists
included
The
Weeknd,
Billie
Eilish,
Justin
Bieber,
Olivia
Rodrigo
and
fellow
K-pop
band
SEVENTEEN.

This
is
the
moment

@BTS_twt’s
RM,
Jin,
SUGA,
j-hope,
Jimin,
V
and
Jung
Kook
received
their
trophy
for
this
year’s

#IFPIGlobalArtistChart,
officially
the
winners
of
2021’s
IFPI
Global
Recording
Artist
of
the
Year
Award!
🏆✨

pic.twitter.com/s8EiFvcy8P

—
IFPI
(@IFPI_org)

February
24,
2022

BTS
Announces
Permission
To
Dance
On
Stage
Concert
Dates
With
Online
And
Offline
Audience

IFPI
chief
executive
Frances
Moore
in
a
statement
praised
BTS.
The
statement
read,
“BTS’
phenomenal
success
over
the
last
year
is
a
testament
to
their
creativity,
hard
work
and
ongoing
commitment
to
continuing
to
find
ways
to
bring
their
music
to
the
world.”

“By
performing
in
three
different
languages,
they
demonstrate
their
extraordinarily
unique
global
appeal
and
their
dynamic
and
passionate
fanbase
has
helped
to
make
them
the
first
artists
in
history
to
top
the
Global
Artist
Chart
in
two
consecutive
years,” he
added.

Kim
Taehyung
aka
BTS’
V
Recovers
From
COVID-19,
Released
From
Quarantine

According
to
the
IFPI,
the
ranking
is
determined
by
an
act’s
global
performance
across
digital
and
physical
music
formats,
including
streaming
and
vinyl,
spanning
their
entire
discography.