The second Apple Music Awards go to Taylor Swift, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion & Roddy Ricch
Apple today announced the winners of the second generation of its annual Apple Music Awards. Apple says the second annual Apple Music Awards recognize the best and most daring musicians of 2020 and their impact on global culture.
The company said the winners chose a process that reflected both Apple Music’s editorial perspective and what customers around the world appreciated the most. While the winners of Global Artist of the Year, Composer of the Year and Groundbreaking Artist of the Year have been selected by the global editorial team of experts and creators of taste d ‘Apple Music, Best Song of the Year and Best Album of the Year awards are based on Apple Music streaming data.
The Apple Music Awards are our opportunity to recognize and honor the incredible artists who we believe have deeply influenced and inspired the world and our customers, and helped us feel connected through music this year, said said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music at Apple. and Beats.
As for the winners, Lil Baby took home the Artist of the Year award for several titles from ‘My Turn’ and ‘The Bigger Picture’. Megan Thee Stallion, on the other hand, won the Breakthrough Artist of the Year award for her tracks including WAP and Savage.
Taylor Swift won the Songwriter of the Year award for her album “Folklore,” which she wrote during the pandemic. The best song of the year went to “The Box” by Roddy Ricch. Finally, the best album of the year went to Roddy Ricch’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.
The Apple Music Awards celebration kicks off on December 14 with a week of special performances, fan events, streaming interviews around the world on Apple Music, Apple Music TV and the Apple TV app.
