Taylor Swift has been crowned the Global Recording Artist of the Year for a fifth time after breaking records, selling out arenas, and topping charts throughout 2024.
The US star, 35, previously won the award in 2014, 2019, 2022, and 2023.
She has now been named by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), which represents the recorded music industry worldwide, as its recipient for 2024.
Swift has held on to the top spot following the success of her mammoth Eras Tour, which helped propel albums throughout her back catalogue back up the charts, according to the IFPI.
The demand has led to 2023's 1989 (Taylor's Version), 2022's Midnights, 2020's Folklore, 2020's Evermore, and 2019's Lover all securing spots in the Top 20 of IFPI's 2024 Global Vinyl Album Chart.
The release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, last April also helped her win four other IFPI awards: Global Album Chart, Global Vinyl Album Chart, Global Streaming Album Chart, and Global Album Sales Chart.
Swift wrapped her billion-dollar, record-breaking Eras Tour in December having started the mammoth string of dates in March 2023.
Last summer, she made history as the first solo artist to perform at London's Wembley Stadium eight times on a single tour.
Just behind her on this year's IFPI list is the Canadian rapper Drake at number two and the South Korean boyband Seventeen at number three.
The American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish takes the fourth spot while K-Pop stars Stray Kids are in fifth.
It was also a major year for breakthrough artists including the US singers Zach Bryan and Sabrina Carpenter.
They both made their first appearances in the Top 10 of the Global Recording Artist Chart last year at numbers six and 10, respectively.
Chief Executive of IFPI, Victoria Oakley, said: "We are immensely proud to award the IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year Award to Taylor Swift for the fifth time, as she continues to redefine the limits of global success.
"This has been a huge year for Taylor, and it has been incredible to see the extent to which fans all over the world are connecting with her superb catalogue of music."
IFPI's Top 20 on its Global Recording Artist Chart for 2024:
1) Taylor Swift
2) Drake
3) Seventeen
4) Billie Eilish
5) Stray Kids
6) Zach Bryan
7) The Weeknd
8) Eminem
9) Kendrick Lamar
10) Sabrina Carpenter
11) Ariana Grande
12) Post Malone
13) Morgan Wallen
14) Enhypen
15) Travis Scott
16) Kanye West
17) Lana Del Rey
18) Beyoncé
19) Linkin Park
20) Bad Bunny
Source: Press Association
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