- By Mark Savage
- BBC Music Correspondent
Inevitably sufficient, Taylor Swift was the biggest-selling musician in the globe in 2015 – yet brand-new numbers from the videotaping sector recommend that Western musicians have actually shed their hold on the charts.
Four of the leading 10 record-breakers originated from South Korea, with bands such as Stray Kids and Seventeen outselling celebrities consisting of Drake and The Weeknd.
Although none of the bands have actually damaged the UK Top 40, they are in charge of countless streams worldwide, as K-Pop proceeds its remarkable development.
In the 12 years given that Psy’s Gangnam Style ended up being a global hit, K-pop has actually constantly broadened its reach – making remarkable invasions in America’s commonly bulletproof songs sector.
The cost was led by …