Olivia Dean is Apple Music’s 2026 artist of the year
Dean's late 2025 album "The Art of Loving" hitting in late 2025, her Grammy, and four BRIT awards including artist of the year cemented her place as Apple Music's top artist . In the span of a year she had a four-night residency at Madison Square Garden, and followed up with a six-night sold-out run at London's O2 Arena. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/olivia-dean-essentials/pl.cf5a5e61e9de46459101fd8837cf3b12 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Dean's late 2025 album "The Art of Loving" hitting in late 2025, her Grammy, and four BRIT awards including artist of the year cemented her place as Apple Music's top artist . In the span of a year she had a four-night residency at Madison Square Garden, and followed up with a six-night sold-out run at London's O2 Arena. https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/olivia-dean-essentials/pl.cf5a5e61e9de46459101fd8837cf3b12 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Dean's late 2025 album "The Art of Loving" hitting in late 2025, her Grammy, and four BRIT awards including artist of the year cemented her place as Apple Music's top artist .
In the span of a year she had a four-night residency at Madison Square Garden, and followed up with a six-night sold-out run at London's O2 Arena.
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/olivia-dean-essentials/pl.cf5a5e61e9de46459101fd8837cf3b12
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