Apple Music has named Tyler, The Creator its Artist of the Year for 2025, following a period the platform described as the most commercially successful of his career.
According to Apple Music, the artist generated more than 4.5 billion minutes of listening time worldwide between November 2024 and October 2025 — his strongest 12-month performance on the service to date across plays, listeners, and hours streamed.
The year included Tyler’s largest tour to date and the release of two full-length projects. His album CHROMAKOPIA, issued at the start of 2025, delivered his biggest first-day and first-week numbers on Apple Music.
Midway through the tour, he released a second project, DON’T TAP THE GLASS, which reached No.1 on Apple Music’s charts in more than 55 markets on release day.
“I appreciate you so much. This year, for my career, was the biggest so far. To be this year’s Apple Music Artist of the Year, it’s sick. I appreciate the love.”
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Tyler also headlined several US festivals in 2025, including Governors Ball, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and Osheaga. The eleventh edition of his Los Angeles festival, Camp Flog Gnaw, also took place this year.
Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s Global Creative Director and lead anchor for Apple Music 1, said: “Tyler continues to prove that anything is possible. His creativity has been incredible all year. His creative risk-taking is only matched by the care he takes to present it, and he inspires his peers and fans now, just as he will continue to inspire generations to come.”
In a statement, Tyler thanked listeners for their support, adding that 2025 had been “the biggest” year of his career so far.
“To everyone who listens to my music, thank you,” said Tyler.
“I appreciate you so much. This year, for my career, was the biggest so far. To be this year’s Apple Music Artist of the Year, it’s sick. I appreciate the love. I appreciate the recognition. It means a lot to me, especially for the music and things that I make. Please keep supporting folks who are a bit out of the box for how they do things; it means a lot to us.”
Beyond music, Tyler is set to make his feature-film debut in Marty Supreme, a period drama directed by Josh Safdie and starring Timothée Chalamet. He also closes 2025 with five Grammy nominations across CHROMAKOPIA and DON’T TAP THE GLASS.
As part of the Artist of the Year honor, Tyler will receive the Apple Music Award trophy, which is built around a suspended custom silicon wafer encased in glass and anodised aluminium, a physical representation of the chip technology that powers Apple’s music ecosystem.
Apple Music has also released curated playlists celebrating Tyler’s catalogue. Users who have recently Shazamed Tyler may also receive a message from the artist within the app.Music Business Worldwide
