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Three Canadians Place In 2020 Global Artist Top 10 Chart

Korean boy band BTS took top honour in international music industry trade org

Three Canadians Place In 2020 Global Artist Top 10 Chart

By FYI Staff

Korean boy band BTS took top honour in international music industry trade org IFPI’s 2020 annual global recording artist of the year award, a distinction calculated on global streams and sales, but Canada’s count in the top 10 was more than impressive.

Drake and The Weeknd placed 3rd and 4th after Taylor Swift, with Billie Eilish, Eminem, Post Malone, Ariana Grande, and Juice Wrld snatching positions 5 through 9, and Justin Bieber taking 10th place in the countdown.

Drake had two previous wins: placing at No. 1 in 2018 and 2016.

Respectively, by country, Canada placed 2nd on the list, with 6 American artists in the top 10, Canada with three, and Korea with one.

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Meg Symsyk to Receive the Visionary Leadership Award at Billboard Canada Power Players 2026
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The president and CEO of FACTOR will accept the prestigious award on June 10 at Rebel in Toronto as part of NXNE.

In a tumultuous year for arts funding, Meg Symsyk has been at the forefront of ensuring that Canadian talent and creative businesses have the support they need to thrive. This year, the president and CEO of FACTOR will be honoured with a special award at Billboard Canada Power Players: The Visionary Leadership Award.

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This will be the first time this award has been presented in Canada. Known as the Clive Davis Visionary Award in the U.S., this honour has previously been given to such industry powerhouses as Sharon Osbourne, EMPIRE CEO Ghazi Shami, HYBE's Bang Si-hyuk and Clive Davis himself.

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