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Who the artists behind the world’s most-played songs are, where they are from and how the music is made, one sourced fact at a time. Members write and correct these pages; what you read is the reviewed version.
Artists
A2O LITE
A2O LITE is a nine-member K-pop girl group from A2O Entertainment, the company of SM founder Lee Soo-man. It debuted on 13 October 2026 with 'NEON', which reached No. 1 on Melon in 29 hours and won three music shows in its first ten days.
Alena Omargalieva
Alena Omargalieva is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter, half of the duo TamerlanAlena from 2009, who released her first solo single in 2020 and moved to Ukrainian in 2022; 'Не пʼяна – закохана' and 'Фанат' topped YouTube's weekly Ukrainian song chart, and she won YUNA's best female artist in 2026.
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande is an American singer and actress whose eighth album, 'petal', opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in August 2026, after its lead single 'Hate That I Made You Love Me' topped the Hot 100.
BLACKPINK
BLACKPINK is a K-pop girl group formed by YG Entertainment: Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa. It debuted on 8 August 2016 with 'Whistle' and 'Boombayah'. 'Born Pink' topped the Billboard 200 in 2022, and in 2026 its channel became YouTube's first Official Artist Channel with 100 million subscribers.
BLOK3
BLOK3 (Hakan Aydın) is a Turkish rapper with five Billboard Turkey No. 1s, among them 'Kusura Bakma' and 'Sebebi Yar'; Spotify's top artist in Türkiye, 2025.
BTS
BTS is a seven-member South Korean pop group whose 2026 comeback single 'Swim' won Song of the Year and Best K-Pop at the MTV Video Music Awards, five years after 'Dynamite' lost the Song of the Year race.
Calin
Calin is a Czech singer and rapper from Brno, a co-founder of the label MIKE ROFT. POPSTAR (2022), ROADTRIP with Viktor Sheen (2023) and Bieber Fever (2024) each entered the Czech albums chart at No. 1, and he played Prague's O2 arena on two nights in December 2025.
Chú Út Lông Bông
Chú Út Lông Bông, who calls himself Tuấn Nguyễn on his channel, is a self-released songwriter and YouTuber whose 2026 song 'Ngày Còn Đôi Mươi', sung with the AI singer Tiểu Mỹ, reached YouTube's Vietnam charts in October 2026.
Dangrangto
Dangrangto (Trần Hải Đăng) is a Vietnamese rapper, singer and songwriter who led the crew WORKAHOLIC$. 'Wrong Times' (2023) made his name; he reached the final of Rap Việt 2024, and 'xương rồng (intro)' from his first album topped Spotify's and YouTube's weekly Vietnam charts in 2026.
Desh (Hungarian rapper)
Desh is a Hungarian rapper and singer, a former garbage collector who rose with Azahriah; he topped YouTube's Hungary artist chart in 119 weeks, more than any act since February 2019, and IFPI named him the EU's most dominant domestic artist.
Desireless
Desireless is French singer Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop, not a band. Her 1986 'Voyage, voyage', an imaginary trip around the world, was No. 1 in four countries.
Drake
Drake is a Canadian rapper and singer who in May 2026 became the first act to hold the top three places on the Billboard 200, and who on 2 October reissued 'HABIBTI' as 'HABIBTI (FOMO)' with four songs from his film.
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa is an English singer whose 2024 song 'Training Season' returned to the UK top five in September 2026 and reached a new high of No. 3 on the Billboard Global 200, carried by a manifesting trend on social media.
Eiby
Eiby, known as 'La Trama', is a Panamanian urban artist who first charted in Panama in 2021; his October 2026 song 'Me Blindé' with Daniel Castro went to No. 1 on YouTube's Costa Rica Top Songs chart and put him on its Top Artists list.
Frvnz_la_F
Frvnz_la_F is the streaming name of Franz la F, a Colombian beatmaker credited as co-artist and producer on Køddy G's 2026 singles 'Hagalo', 'Bachateo' and 'Beretta', which put him on YouTube's Top Artists charts for Colombia and Ecuador.
GAVIN:D
GAVIN:D is a Thai singer, rapper and producer, formerly of the RS Kamikaze trio 3.2.1; in October 2026 he reached No. 1 on YouTube's Thailand artist chart as his song 'อย่ามากกว่าฉันก็พอ (Jealous)' topped the Thai charts.
Hard Rico
Hard Rico, credited as RICO on his releases, is a Czech rapper from Ostrava; seven songs he performed on reached No. 1 on YouTube's Czech weekly chart from 2023 to 2026, and his fourth album, 'Focus', came out in June 2026.
HUGEL (DJ)
HUGEL, real name Florent Hugel, is a French Latin house DJ known for 'I Adore You', 'Jamaican (Bam Bam)', 'Movin' To The Sun' and his 'Bella Ciao' remix.
IVE
IVE is a six-member K-pop girl group formed by Starship Entertainment: Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Wonyoung, Liz and Leeseo. It debuted on 1 December 2021 with 'Eleven', and 'Love Dive' won Song of the Year at the 2022 Melon Music Awards and MAMA Awards.
Jack - J97
Jack - J97 (Trịnh Trần Phương Tuấn) is a Vietnamese singer, songwriter and producer from Bến Tre. 'Hồng Nhan', the K-ICM duo songs 'Bạc Phận' and 'Sóng Gió' (2019) and the solo 'Hoa Hải Đường' (2020) each passed 230 million YouTube views; his first studio album came out in 2026.
KAROL G
KAROL G is a Colombian singer and songwriter whose sixth album, 'No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto', came out in August 2026 and includes 'BbY WOW', her first song to hold No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for more than one week.
KATSEYE
KATSEYE is a six-member pop girl group based in Los Angeles, put together by HYBE and Geffen Records, whose 2026 EP 'Wild' became its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200.
Kavabanga Depo Kolibri
Kavabanga Depo Kolibri (KDK) is a hip-hop trio from Kharkiv, Ukraine: Kavabanga, Depo and Kolibri. Active from 2012, it led YouTube's weekly Ukraine artist chart for the first time in October 2026, after appearing on it in most weeks from February 2019.
LISA
LISA is a Thai rapper and singer in BLACKPINK whose song 'Dream' won Best Pop at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, the first win in that category for a K-pop solo artist.
MCK
MCK (also RPT MCK, earlier Nger) is a Vietnamese rapper, singer and songwriter from Hanoi's Rapital crew who reached the final eight of Rap Việt in 2020. His albums '99%' (2023) and 'HVL' (2026) charted track by track in Vietnam; he led YouTube's weekly Vietnam artist chart in five weeks of 2026.
MEOMURU
MEOMURU (Korean: 머무르) is a South Korean AI music artist whose songs are sung by voices generated with Suno. Its single 'The Adult I Dreamed Of' (2026) reached No. 3 on Melon's TOP100.
Outdate Electro
Outdate Electro is an electronic music project, tagged witch house and electroclash, whose first release came out in 2022 and which released on NEDOSTUPNOSTЬ and SINCE 1999; in October 2026 'Peak' and 'Plastic You' put it on YouTube's Russia charts for the first time.
PORZAX
PORZAX is a Thai rapper, singer and producer who released his songs himself; 'ไม่ได้เลวขนาดนั้น' (Not That Bad) took him to No. 1 on YouTube's Thailand artist chart in October 2026.
PTK
PTK (Patrik Aišman), written 'P T K' on streaming services, is a Czech trap rapper from Cheb. Six of his albums, Painkillers with Yzomandias among them, reached No. 1 on the Czech albums chart from 2022 to 2026, and he started the clothing brand ICEDOUT.
PUN (Thai singer)
PUN is a Thai singer-songwriter and rapper, formerly PUNYARB of YARBCREW, known for 'KRYPTONITE', 'DAY ONE' and 'Living Death'; he won Best New Artist and Best Album at the 2025 TOTY Music Awards.
Quavo
Quavo is an American rapper whose third solo album, 'QRÖMELIFE', produced and executive-produced by Pharrell Williams, came out on 2 October 2026 through Quality Control Music and Motown.
ROSÉ
ROSÉ is a singer and songwriter in BLACKPINK whose duet with Bruno Mars, 'APT.', was the world's best-selling single of 2025 and won Song of the Year at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards; her single 'new trick' came out in September 2026.
Shakira
Shakira is a Colombian singer and songwriter whose 2026 World Cup song 'Dai Dai', with Burna Boy, spent seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200; her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour holds the Guinness record for the highest-grossing tour by a Latin artist.
T. Danny
T. Danny (Telegdy Dániel) is a Hungarian rapper who broke through with 'Megmondtam'; his No. 1 hits include 'No Woman No Cry', 'SZÍVTIPRÓ' and 'ROCKSTAR'.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter whose twelfth album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', returned in September 2026 as 'The Encore', an expanded edition led by the new single 'Patient Zero'.
The Velvet Sundown
The Velvet Sundown is a rock act that released three albums in six weeks of 2025, passed a million monthly listeners on Spotify, and then described itself as a synthetic music project composed, voiced and visualized with the support of artificial intelligence.
YENA
YENA (Choi Yena) is a singer and former IZ*ONE member whose 2026 song 'Catch Catch' reached No. 5 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart and passed 100 million Spotify streams.
Young Fly (Hungarian singer)
Young Fly is a Hungarian singer, rapper and songwriter known for his songs with Desh; ten of his songs reached No. 1 on YouTube's Hungary Top Songs chart, and 'OHMAMMA' spent 17 weeks there, more than any other song on the chart since February 2019.
Yzomandias
Yzomandias (Yzo), formerly DJ Logic, is a Czech rapper and the co-owner of the Pardubice label Milion+. Prozyum won the Anděl rap award for 2020, his records with Nik Tendo and PTK reached No. 1, and he sold out Prague's O2 arena twice in September 2026.
Zlata Ko
Zlata Ko is the name credited for the female vocal on pop singles released by MUV in 2026, first on Kolibri's 'Червоний мак' (Red Poppy), whose first version was sung by AI according to Kavabanga Depo Kolibri; it was No. 1 on YouTube's weekly Ukrainian song chart for 19 weeks in a row.
