Brits Billion Award
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The BRIT Billion Award is a special award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) to artist who have achieved over one billion digital streams in the United Kingdom. An extension of the BPI's music certification system, the number of streams is verified using data calculated by the Official Charts Company and is the first time in the fifty-year history of the system that an artist's combined success over multiple projects has been recognized as a collective total. The one billion career streams include tracks where the artist is the primary performer, as well as tracks where they appear as a featured artist.[1][2]
BRIT Billion Award | |
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Awarded for | Achievement of over 1 billion digital streams in the UK |
Country | United Kingdom (UK) |
Presented by | British Phonographic Industry (BPI) |
First awarded | 2023 |
Currently held by | Various (see Recipients) |
Website | www |
The award was established in 2023 and first presented on May 4, 2023, to thirteen artists. To date, twenty-nine recipients have received the BRIT Billion Award. The most recent recipient is Mabel, who was presented with the award in May 2024. At 20 years old, Olivia Rodrigo is the youngest recipient. Ed Sheeran is the first artist to be awarded the gold version of the award for reaching ten billion streams.