Apple Music named the best singer of 2024: her songs have been listened to billions of times

Apple Music has announced 22-year-old American artist Billie Eilish as its Artist of the Year, recognizing the singer-songwriter's extraordinary impact throughout 2024. After her historic second Oscar win and two additional Grammy Awards for her contribution to the feature film "Barbie" with the track What I Was Made For, Billie released her third full-length album, "HIT ME HARD AND SOFT."

After its release, it soared to number one on Apple Music's all-genre album chart in 138 countries. This is stated on the company's official website.

In August of this year, Billie performed her new hit Birds Of a Feather at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, singing on stage in Los Angeles, where the next Olympic Games will be held. On that day, Eilish reached the highest number of auditions on Shazam.

In addition to being nominated for seven more Grammy Awards this year, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year, she also became the first person to win Apple Music's Artist of the Year award twice, winning the first in 2019. Her 2019 debut album, which reached number 30 on Apple Music's Top 100 Albums list in May 2024, introduced her to the world as a phenomenon.

"Ever since we first heard 'Ocean Eyes' nearly a decade ago, we've been fans and supporters of Billie's work," said Rachel Newman, Senior Director of Content and Editorial at Apple Music, "It's always special when a young artist connects with so many people so quickly. But what's really impressive about watching her develop over the past year is not only that her voice and artistry continue to resonate so widely. It's that she's blossomed just as bravely and honestly on her own terms, in her own way."

It's worth noting that Ailish's success is especially noticeable on the YouTube platform. The singer's most popular video for the song Lovely, recorded in a duet with the artist Khalid, has garnered more than 2 billion views. Meanwhile, the famous Bad Guy video, which was released 5 years ago, has 1.2 billion views. OBOZ.UA has collected ten of Billie's hit songs according to YouTube.

Billie Eilish, Khalid – Lovely (2.1 billion views)

Billie Eilish – Bad Guy (1.2 billion views)

Billie Eilish – When The Party's Over (950 million views)

Billie Eilish – Bellyache (694 million views)

Billie Eilish – Ocean Eyes (522 million views)

Billie Eilish – Bury a Friend (478 million views)

Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted (426 million views)

Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever (396 million views)

Billie Eilish – idontwannabeyouanymore (358 million views)

Billie Eilish – You Should See Me In a Crown (286 million views)

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