{"id":106451,"date":"2025-11-21T12:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=106451"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:30:21","slug":"tyler-the-creator-apple-music-artist-of-the-year-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/tyler-the-creator-apple-music-artist-of-the-year-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler, The Creator named Apple Music\u2019s Artist of the Year 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the past year, Tyler dominated streaming, shaped culture, and delivered some of his best work yet. Here\u2019s why he\u2019s Apple Music\u2019s Artist of the Year.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Apple Music<\/a> has officially crowned<\/a> Tyler, The Creator as its Artist of the Year for 2025. It\u2019s an achievement that celebrates his unique artistry that has influenced music culture over the past year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He follows in the footsteps of Billie Eilish who won the award last year<\/a> (and 2019), as well as Lil Baby (2020), The Weeknd (2021), Bad Bunny (2022), and Taylor Swift (2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two albums for a record-breaking year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tyler kicked off 2025 riding the success of his personal and introspective album CHROMAKOPIA<\/em>, which instantly became his most successful release to date by first-day and first-week streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, mid-tour and without warning, Tyler surprise-dropped his ninth studio album DON\u2019T TAP THE GLASS<\/em>. A creative pivot from its predecessor, it topped Apple Music\u2019s overall charts in more than 55 countries on release day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those albums helped Tyler have his biggest year ever on Apple Music. He racked up more than 4.5 billion minutes of listening from listeners around the world between November 2024 and October 2025. He also hit new peaks across worldwide plays, total listeners, and total hours streamed. Those are milestones that reflect his huge global reach and the loyalty of his fanbase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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