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BTS was named the best artist of 2026 by Rolling Stone.

Top-selling African projects in the USA: 1. Wizkid — “Made in Lagos” 2. Rema — “Rave and Roses” 3. Tyla — “Tyla”

Drake now has 39 total weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 — The most by any hip-hop artist in chart history.

Most searched K-pop artists on Google in 2026 so far — BTS Most searched black artists on Google in 2026 so far — Michael Jackson Most searched hip hop artists on Google in 2026 so far — Drake Most searched Latin artists on Google in 2026 so far — Bad Bunny

The most streamed artists globally last month: Male — Drake Female — Taylor Swift Asian — BTS Latin — Bad Bunny Male Pop — Justin Bieber Oldest — Michael Jackson Overall — Drake

Forbes’ list of the richest music artists in the world: 1. Jay-Z — $2.8 billion 2. Taylor Swift — $2 billion 3. Bruce Springsteen — $1.2 billion 4. Rihanna — $1 billion 5. Beyoncé — $1 billion

K-pop artists with the most Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200: 1. BTS — 9 2. Stray Kids — 8 3. Ateez — 8 4. Tomorrow x Together — 8 5. Seventeen — 7 6. Twice — 7 7. Enhypen — 6 8. Le Sserafim — 5 9. BlackPink — 3 10. NCT — 3 11. RM — 2 12. J-Hope — 2 13. Jimin — 2 14. Jin — 2 15. Aespa — 2 16. SuperM — 2 17. Nayeon — 2 18. P1Harmony — 2

Taylor Swift is now the richest female artist in history. — Forbes

BTS is currently the artist with the most songs charting on the Global Spotify chart, with 13 songs.

Longest charting #1 song by a group in Billboard Global Excl. US history: 1. BTS — SWIM (8 weeks) 2. BTS — Dynamite(8 weeks)

BTS set to become the first artist in the world to sell out Marvel Stadium in Melbourne three consecutive times in February 2027.

May’s Artists of the Month (Rolling Stone) 1. Drake 2. BTS 3. Michael Jackson 4. Justin Bieber

Top 10 K-Pop Artists with the Most Instagram Followers: 1. Lisa — 105M 2. Jennie — 89M 3. Rosé — 83.4M 4. Jisoo — 80.1M 5. V — 73.8M 6. Jimin — 58.6M 7. J-Hope — 55.5M 8. Jin — 55.1M 9. Suga — 53.8M 10. RM — 52.3M

Michael Jackson’s Top Streamed Songs on Spotify in May: 1. Billie Jean — 176.9M 2. Beat It — 135.5M 3. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough — 99.7M 4. Human Nature — 94.8M 5. Smooth Criminal — 76.2M 6. Chicago — 71.5M 7. Bad — 63.8M 8. Dirty Diana — 62.8M 9. Thriller — 59.6M 10. They Don’t Care About Us — 58.1M 11. You Rock My World — 53.2M 12. The Way You Make Me Feel — 53.2M 13. Rock With You — 50.4M 14. Remember The Time — 40.4M 15. Pretty Young Thing — 39.9M 16. Wanna Be Startin Something — 36.6M 17. Man In The Mirror — 36.2M 18. Heaven Can Wait — 31.8M 19. Black or White — 30.3M 20. Earth Song — 21.3M Total — 1.67B streams

BTS becomes the first artist in history to have multiple songs spend at least 8 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.