Ariana Grande
- headlined Coachella + became the youngest and only the fourth female to headline
- “7 rings” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 + spent 8 total weeks at #1
- Became only the third female artist with multiple #1 debuts + only the fifth overall artist to ever do it
- ‘thank u, next’ debuted at #1 on Billboard 200 + had the largest streaming week for a pop album and for a female album
- First solo artist to occupy the top 3 spots on the Hot 100
- Sweetener World Tour ran from March through December (101 international dates)
- Executive produced Charlie’s Angels Soundtrack
- Won 3 VMAs, was nominated for 12
- Released “boyfriend” with Social House
- co-wrote Normani’s “Motivation”
- Featured on Lizzo’s “Good As Hell” Remix
Taylor Swift
- “ME!” featuring Brendon Urie broke the record for the biggest single-week jump in Hot 100 history after it jumped from #100 to #2
- “ME!” music video broke the VEVO record with 65.2 million views in its first 24 hours
- ‘Lover’ debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200
- First female artist in history to have six albums sell 500,000+ copies in a single week
- All 18 songs from ‘Lover’ entered the Hot 100 + set the record for most simultaneous chart entries for a female artist in history
- 3 GRAMMY nominations
- AMAs Artist of the Decade
- Starred in ‘Cats’ + released “Beautiful Ghosts” song co-written with Andrew Lloyd Webber
Billie Eilish
- First artist born in the 2000s to have a #1 album in the US
- First artist born in the 2000s to have a #1 song in the US
- “bad guy” reached #1 on the Hot 100
- When We All Fall Asleep Tour (66 international dates)
- 6 GRAMMY Nominations
- Became the youngest artist to be nominated in all 4 General Field categories
- 2019 Billboard Woman of the Year
Lizzo
- Released her major label debut album, ‘Cuz I Love You’
- Voiced a character in UglyDolls
- Made her on-screen acting debut as a supporting actress in Hustlers
- Her 2017 single “Truth Hurts” hit #1 and became the longest-running solo #1 by a female rapper
- “Good As Hell” is currently climbing the charts worldwide
- Performed at Coachella and Glastonbury, and on the BET Awards, VMAs, AMAs, and SNL
Lil Nas X
- “Old Town Road” went viral, hit #1 and remained there for 19 weeks
- Released the hit remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
- Became the longest running #1 song in US chart history
- Released his debut EP, ‘7’
- 6 GRAMMY nominations (most for a male in 2019)
Dan + Shay
- Won a GRAMMY for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Tequila”
- Earned multiple nominations this year at the GRAMMYs, iHeartAwards, BBMAs, ACMs, CMT Awards, Teen Choice Awards
- Performed at the GRAMMYs, BBMAs, ACMs, CMT Awards
- Toured with Florida Georgia Line and Shawn Mendes
- released “10,000 Hours” with Justin Bieber along with a music video
- Announced their 2020 headlining arena tour
Jonas Brothers
- They made their long-awaited reunion as a group
- Their comeback single “Sucker” debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 + became their first-ever #1
- Released ‘Chasing Happiness’ documentary on Amazon Prime Video
- Released their first new album in 10 years, ‘Happiness Begins’
- Appeared on NBC’s “Songland” + released promo single “Greenlight”
- Featured on Spanish hit “Runaway” + released collab with Diplo “Lonely”
- Earned a Best Pop Duo/Group Performance GRAMMY Nomination for “Sucker”
Megan Thee Stallion
- Dropped her first full-length mixtape, ‘Fever’
- Ignited the “Hot Girl Summer” before releasing the song feat. Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, which reached #11 on Hot 100
- Leapt from being an online sensation to becoming a rising star in music
- Featured on songs with Chance the Rapper, Khalid, Quavo/City Girls + more
DaBaby
- Jumped from viral star to one of the biggest stars in hip-hop
- Released two projects this year: ‘Baby on Baby’ + ‘KIRK’
- Appeared on songs by Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Camila Cabello, Chance the Rapper, J. Cole, Lizzo, Lil Nas X + more
- Dropped several creative music videos
- Performed a fun-charged performance on SNL
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