According to Billboard, the commercial success of “Royals,” the album’s lead single, solidified Lorde’s position as the youngest solo artist, then 16 going on 17 years old, to top the Hot 100 since 1988. The New Zealand singer had her breakout year in 2013 with the release of her debut album Pure Heroine. Hollywood’s Top 10 Legal Disputes of 2014
The Highest-Rated Broadcast Series of 2014 - and How People Watched Them Closing the year, Azalea was ranked number one on Billboard’s Top New Artists year-end chart and is a Grammy contender for Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Rap Album. She became the only artist since the Beatles in 1964 to achieve the feat of having her first two Hot 100 hits rank at number one and two simultaneously on the chart, according to Billboard. In the same week, Ariana Grande’s “Problem,” featuring the Australian rapper, held the number-two spot, setting yet another chart record for Azalea. The song’s success on the Billboard Hot 100 (it remained in the top spot for seven consecutive weeks) set a new record for both artists as the first time either had reached number one on a U.S. Below are the other trending musicians who made it onto the search giant’s year-end list.Īzalea had only released a 6-track EP (signed as an artist under mentor T.I.’s record label Grand Hustle) and three singles off of her upcoming album (“Work,” “Bounce” and “Change Your Life”) when she solidified her place in the American music scene early in 2014 with the release of her number-one-charting hit “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX. Google’s recent reveal of the year’s top trending names, titles and events helped recap some of 2014’s most buzzworthy moments in entertainment, and Iggy Azalea was the center of that buzz in the music scene.
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