World Music Awards :: News (2023)

Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” reigns at #1 for a 2nd week on the United World Chart, scoring another 357.000 points including 284.000 from global streaming, 42.000 from sales and 31.000 from airplay! Taylor scored a new All Time Record last week, with 5 songs debuting simultaneously in the United World top 10 for the very 1st time, including “Lavender Haze” at no.3 with 294,000 points, “Snow On The Beach”, her amazing collab with Lana Del Rey, at #4 with 278,000 points, 'Midnight Rain' at no.5 with 234,000 points, and 'Maroon' at no.8 with 202,000 points! 9 of 13 tracks off the album were charting in the Top 40! This week 6 songs are still charting in the Top 40 with 3 in the Top 10 including 'Lavender Haze' which slips 3-6 with 177,000 points and 'Midnight Rain' which drops 5-10 with 161,000 points!

"Anti-Hero" is the lead single from Taylor’s 10th studio album ‘Midnights’ and was written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff. Its lyrics are about self-loathing, depression and anxiety, inspired by Taylor's nightmares, and her issues with depersonalization and self-hatred! "Anti-Hero" broke the global and US records with the biggest opening-day streams for a song in Spotify history! "Anti-Hero" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, Swift's 9th #1 with 59.7 million streams, 13,500 digital downloads sold, and an airplay audience of 32 million, with Swift becoming the 1st artist in history to simultaneously occupy the top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the 1st artist to debut atop the Hot 100 with solo songs five times, the female artist with the most top10 entries (40), surpassing Madonna, the 1st artist to debut atop both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously 4 times and the 1st artist to occupy the entire top10 of the Hot 100, and the Streaming Songs chart and Digital Songs chart simultaneously! "Anti-Hero" also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl’US and holds atop both charts for a 2nd week! In Australia, "Anti-Hero" marked Taylor’s 9th #1 song and has spent two consecutive weeks atop the singles chart. "Anti-Hero" marked Swift's 2nd #1 single in the UK after "Look What You Made Me Do" in 2017. Swift became the first woman to simultaneously debut atop the UK Singles and Albums chart since Miley Cyrus in 2013 with ‘Bangerz’ and "Wrecking Ball". The song marked Taylor’s third chart-topper in Ireland, and scored a Chart Double with Midnights' debuting atop the IRMA Albums Chart! In Germany, "Anti-Hero" scored Swift her 1st top 10 song on the Top 100 Songs chart since "Look What You Made Me Do", debuting at #8! It also topped the charts in Canada, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines & Singapore and has entered the top 10 in Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan & Vietnam! “Anti-Hero” has already been certified gold in Canada for 40.000 sales units!

SAM SMITH and Kim Petras' “Unholy” holds at #2 for a 2nd week after 4 weeks at #1 on the United World chart, scoring another 306,000 points, (up2%) and 239,000 from streaming! Released on September 22, 2022 as the lead single from Sam's upcoming 4th studio album, "Unholy" has reached #1 in Australia, Canada, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia and the UK, and is a top 10 hit in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan (Billboard), Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Sweden & Switzerland. The Song has been certified Gold in Australia (35;000), New Zealand (15.000) and silver in the UK (200.000)!

David Guetta's "I'm Good (Blue)" with Bebe Rexha rebounds 6-3 on the United World Chart, scoring another 220.000 points in its 10th week on the list! Released on 26 August 2022, via What a DJ and Warner UK, the song was written by #Kamille and #Rexha who also composed the track with #DebaDakaj, #PhilPlested and Guetta. The song heavily samples Eiffel65's 1998 single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)” and after going viral on Tik Tik this year, it has topped the charts in 15 countries so far, including Australia, Belgum, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. It has also reached the top ten in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Lithuania, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia & South Africa! The song has been certified Platinum in Brazil for 40.000 sales units and in Canada (80.000) and is already gold in Austria (15.000), Denmark (45.000), France (100.000), Italy (50.0000), New Zealand (15.000), Spain (30.000) and the UK (400.000).

Harry Styles' chart-topper "As It Was" rebounds 7-4 in its 31st week on the United World chart, scoring another 212,000 points, and holds the record for the longest run at #1 in United World chart history (22 weeks)! "As It Was" is the title track from Harry’s record-breaking album ‘Harry’s House’ and is the World's top-selling song of 2022, at #1 on the United World year-to-date list with 10,478.000 points! "As It Was" earned the Guinness World Records title for the most streamed track on Spotify within 24 hours by a male artist, and broke the Apple Music streaming record for most 1st-day streams for a 2022 release. It's the fastest song to reach 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 & 900 Million streams on Spotify, the fastest Solo song to reach a Billion, and the fastest Song to reach 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 & 1.5 Billion streams! It's the longest-running #1 song of the decade on the US Hot 100, the longest running #1 solo song of All Time and the 4th longest running #1 Song in Hot 100 history! The song also opened atop the Billboard Global 200 with the greatest global streaming week of 2022, becoming Styles's 1st No. 1 on the chart ! In the UK, "As It Was" became Styles's 2nd solo #1 on the Official singles chart, debuting with the biggest sales and streaming week of any single in 2022. It spent 10 weeks at number one on the UK chart, becoming the longest-running #1 of the year . "As It Was" has topped the weekly charts in 35 countries including Australia where it topped the ARIA Singles Chart for 7 weeks, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Sweden & Switzerland! The song hit #2 in Argentina, Bolivia, Finland, Japan (Billboard Hot Overseas), Norway, Peru, Russia & South Africa! It's a top 5 hit in Costa Rica, Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Paraguay & the Philippines, and is a top 10 hit in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, Uruguay & Vietnam. The Song has been certified Diamond in France (333.333), 4x Platinum in Australia (280.000), 3x Platinum in Portugal (30.000), 2x Platinum in Italy (200.000), Mexico (280.000), New Zealand (60.000), Spain (120.000), Switzerland (40.000), UK (1.2000.000 and the US (2 Million) and Platinum in Austria (30.000) & Denmark (90,000). It's already Gold in Germany (200.000) and has also been certified Platinum in Greece for 2M streams!

Rihanna celebrates her amazing comeback with 'Lift Me Up', the main track from the superhero film 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' and a powerful Tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. It’s Rihanna's first solo release since her 2016 studio album Anti, and her first overall in two and a half years.The song lands at #5 on the United World Chart with 208,000 points. It's Rihanna's 22nd United World Top 10 hit. "Lift Me Up" debuted at No. 1 in 45 countrys on Apple Music and generated 7.6 million streams on Spotify on the first day of its release. "Lift Me Up" debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with 48.1 million radio plays, 26.2 million streams, and 23,000 digital downloads in its first week, marking her 1st Top 10 entry since DJ Khaled's 2017 collaboration "Wild Thoughts". The song became the singer's 32nd top 10 hit, as well as her best Hot 100 entry of her career as a major artist, surpassing "Love the Way You Lie" with Eminem from 2010. The single also debuted at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs charts. In the UK, "Lift Me Up" debuted at #3 on the Official Singles Chart, becoming Rihanna's first top-5 single in five years and her highest-placing solo single in the UK in a decade, following "Diamonds" (2012). It’s Rihanna's 31st top-10 and 50th top-40 hit in the UK. The song debuted at #3 on the Irish Singles Chart, #5 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia and #1 in Switzerland! The Song has also landed at #3 in Canada, France, New Zealand & Norway, #4 in Slovakia and is a Top 10 hit in Belgium, Germany & Lithuania!

OneRepublic's "I Ain't Worried" rebounds 9-7 on the United World chart in its 19th week scoring another 175.000 points, after peaking at #4. It’s the 2nd and final single to the soundtrack for the film 'Top Gun: Maverick' (2022). Written and produced by Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, and Tyler Spry, the song also contains elements of Peter Bjorn and John's 2006 hit single "Young Folks" and features backing vocals from Tedder's son, Copeland. OneRepublic was the only band to present an original song for the film. "I Ain't Worried" has reached #6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, their 4th top 10 hit, and #3 on the Official UK chart, the band's biggest hit in the UK since "Love Runs Out" (2014). It has also reached #3 in Canada, and hit #1 in Belgium Wallonia, Iceland and New Zealand, #2 in Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Lebanon & Russia, #3 in Belgium Flanders, Hungary, Japan (Billboard), Malaysia & Singapore, #4 in Ireland, #5 in Lithuania, the Netherlands & Poland, #6 in Slovakia, Switzerland & Taiwan, #7 in France, #8 in Finland & Korea, #9 in Norway, #10 in Austria, Greece & South Africa, #12 in Denmark, #15 in Portugal & #19 in Germany. The song has been certified Double Platinum in Australia (140.000) & Canada (160.000), Platinum in France (200.000), New Zealand (30.000), Switzerland (20.000) & the US (1M) and Gold in Denmark (45.000), Italy(50.000), Poland (25.000), Portugal (25.000), Portugal (5.000) & UK (400.000) and Gold in Greece for 1M streams!

Colombian new star, Manuel Turizo rebounds 10-8 on the United World Chart after peaking at #5 with his latest smash hit "La Bachata", scoring another 171.000 points in its 15th week on the list! "La Bachata" was written by Turizo, Edgar Barrera, Andrés Jael Correa Rios, Miguel Andrés Martinez and Turizo's manager Juan Diego Medina. The song was released in May 2022 and reached number one in Argentina, Mexico, and the US Billboard Latin Airplay charts, his 5th No. 1. The track has reached #6 on the Global 200 and #3 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. As of October 28, 2022, the track has been #1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 for seven weeks!

Chris Brown's "Under The Influence" re-enters the United World Top 10 at #9 after peaking at #7, scoring another 163.000 points in its 13th week on the list. It's the 3rd track on the extended edition of his 9th studio album 'Indigo', which was released on October 4, 2019 by RCA Records. The song was written by Brown and Nigerian Icon Davido! "Under the Influence" went viral on TikTok three years after its original release, and was re-released as a single on September 6, 2022. The song has reached #21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with Brown now the first R&B singer in history to have over 50 songs debut on the chart! On the Global 200, it reached #3, Brown's 1st top ten on the chart! "Under the Influence" hit #1 in India, #2 in Greece, Malaysia & New Zealand, #3 in the Philippines & South Africa, #4 in Switzerland, #5 in Australia, #6 in Portugal & Slovakia, #7 in Luxembourg, Singapore & the UK, #8 in Hungary, #12 in Germany, #14 in Ireland, #16 in Austria & the Czech Republic, #17 in Denmark & #19 in Romania. It has been certified platinum in Australia (70.000), New Zealand (30,000), Switzerland (20,000) & the US (1M), Gold in France (100.000), Portugal (5.000) and the UK (400,000) and Platinum in Greece for 1M streams!