Taylor Swift Tops IFPI Global Artist Chart, MGA Shines

0:00It's April 24th. Welcome in, this is Music News Today, where the industry meets AI. The IFPI just dropped their global artist chart for 2025, crowning Taylor Swift as the top global artist after her album The Life of A. Showgirl dominated with the biggest debut week ever, and 12 non-consecative weeks at number 1 on the Billboard 200. Meanwhile, Mrs. Green Apple, known as MGA outside Japan, snagged number 13, the only Japanese act on the list, beating out heavy hitters like Stray Kids, Drake, The Weekend, and Bad Bunny. Their 10th anniversary Best of Album title 10 hit number 10 on the global album chart, number 19 on sales, and number 11 on streaming. Fans are buzzing because MGA's pack 10 with smash hits like Lilac, which topped a billboard Japan's urine song chart, Darling, that won their third, Straight Top Music Prize, and Dance Hall, whose video blew up online. The album smashed first week sales records for any band in Japan, and has sold over 1 million

1:03copies with their total streams in Japan topping, 16 billion. Formed back in 2013, this trio frontman Motoki Omori on vocals and guitar, guitarist Hilo To Wakai, and keyboardist Ryoka Fuji Sawa Blins, killer songwriting, live energy, and dance moves that push rock boundaries. Their fan club is next level, locking in massive loyalty, and they've gone from music to TV hosts and actors, becoming household names across Japan. They celebrated 10 years with a huge 5-dome tour, drawing 550,000 fans, sold out in seconds, plus anime themes, a stadium run. This spring, and a new full album coming fall. With a fresh theme for NHK's Morning Drama, MGA's charging full throttle into what's next on the world stage.