IFPI Names Taylor Swift Global Recording Artist of 2025 for a Record Sixth Time
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterIFPI's[1] release: '18 February 2026 - Taylor Swift has been confirmed by IFPI ... as the Official Biggest-Selling Global Artist of the Year 2025', published at 15:00 UTC.
IFPI named Taylor Swift the biggest-selling recording artist in the world for 2025, her fourth year running and sixth in all, as many wins as every other artist combined over the past decade, driven by The Life of a Showgirl.
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