Olivia RodrigueHer and The weekend all have won awards at the redesigned Apple Music Awards, which have expanded to include global music trends. Rodrigo received Breakthrough Artist of the Year, his album, “Sour”, was selected as Album of the Year, and his single “Driver’s License” was named Song of the Year.

HER was chosen songwriter of the year by the streaming service, while The Weeknd was named global artist of the year, a step up from last year’s title, which was simply artist of the year. According to Billboard, HER said in a statement, “I am deeply honored and blessed to receive this recognition. As a young black and Filipina artist, and a woman who is on stage giving it her all, there is no doubt that representation matters. Meanwhile, The Weeknd expressed his gratitude to Apple for the accolade and for supporting “not only my work, but the great music of newer artists, where it’s so important for creators to be found and supported.”

The Apple Music Awards, now in its third year, also added a new awards category honoring musicians from five countries and regions – Africa, France, Germany, Japan and Russia – who have had the greatest cultural and business in their respective countries. countries and regions. The winners are Aya Nakamura for the French region, OFFICIAL HIGE DANDism for Japan, RIN for Germany, Scriptonite for Russia and Wizkid for Africa.

According to the service, winners are selected through a process that takes into account both Apple Music’s editorial perspective and what users around the world listen to the most. Apple selected rapper Lil Baby Artist of the Year last year, Taylor Swift Songwriter of the Year and Megan Thee Stallion Breakthrough Artist of the Year.

See the list of winners here:

Global Artist of the Year:

The weekend

Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year:

Olivia Rodrigue

Songwriter of the Year:

HER

Artist of the Year (Africa):

Assistant

Artist of the Year (France):

Aya Nakamura

Artist of the Year (Germany):

NIR

Artist of the Year (Japan):

OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM

Artist of the Year (Russia):

Scriptonite

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