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

Wizkid is the highest-ranking African R&B artist in terms of worldwide album-equivalent sales, having sold over 14 million album units globally. He is ranked 27th worldwide for album unit sales.

BTS’ “Swim” has now surpassed 4.65 billion views across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and remains the most-viewed song of 2026 across social media platforms

Most-Streamed Artists in May: K-pop Boy Group — BTS (1.33B) K-pop Girl Group — BlackPink (167M) K-pop Male Solo Artist — Jung Kook (187M) K-pop Female Solo Artist — Jennie (262M)

Consequence crowned ‘Hooligan’ by BTS the Best Song of 2026.

ARIRANG by BTS is the first album in history to have all of its tracks chart on the Billboard Global Excl. U S chart for 10 consecutive weeks.

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

Drake earned 2.7 billion streams in May 2026, setting a new record for the most streams in a single month by a hip-hop artist in Spotify history.

Jung Kook is the most-streamed male K-pop solo artist on Spotify in May, with over 187 million streams.

Jennie is the most-streamed solo K-pop artist on Spotify in May, with over 262 million streams.

ARIRANG by BTS is the first 2026 album to have every track spend 60 days on the Global Spotify chart.

Drake is the first artist in history to peak at every position within the Top 40 of the Hot 100.

The release of BTS family photos for the 2026 Festa caused Weverse to crash.

Lisa is the only Asian artist featured on FIFA’s official 2026 World Cup album.

Artists Set to Perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show: 1. BTS 2. Madonna 3. Shakira

Artists Set to Perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony in the United States: – Katy Perry – Future – Anitta – Lisa – Rema – Tyla

BTS to Perform at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show

BTS was the most popular artist in May.

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