2023

Wrote, composed and co-produced her first Broadway musical which won two Tony Awards

Franklin reunited The Family and God's Property for The Reunion Tour featuring The Clark Sisters, Tye Tribbett, and Israel Houghton. He also reconciled with his biological father Richard Hubbard and released documentary 'Father's Day: A Kirk Franklin Story.'

Spears' autobiography debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list, detailing her life, career, and conservatorship experience.

Made acting debut in Amazon Prime Video series "Swarm" receiving positive reviews. Wrote "What Was I Made For?" for Barbie soundtrack, winning Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2024.

Extended Las Vegas residency multiple times, adding 34 additional shows and later 32 more shows extending into June 2024. Won Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance for "Easy on Me" at 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

His cover of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' reached number two on Billboard Hot 100 and streamed over 65 million times on Spotify in less than two months.

Fast Car earned him Single of the Year at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards on November 8, 2023.

Made her acting debut in the 2023 Barbie film, portraying Mermaid Barbie, and released 'Dance the Night' as the lead single from the film's soundtrack. The song became her fourth UK number-one single.

Wallen released his third studio album which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and broke Drake's record by charting all 36 tracks simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100.

Wallen achieved his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Last Night', which spent 16 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart and topped the 2023 year-end chart.

Brown surpassed Elvis Presley for the most RIAA gold-certified singles among all male vocalists and became the first R&B singer in history to chart over fifty top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Smith won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for 'Unholy' with Kim Petras, making Smith the first openly non-binary artist to win a Grammy in a major category.

Stefani received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was inducted into the inaugural Orange County Hall of Fame.

"Flowers" became 2023's most-streamed and most-downloaded song globally; achieved fastest track to surpass 100 million and 1 billion plays on Spotify; topped year-end charts worldwide and won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year

Released − ("Subtract") in May 2023 and Autumn Variations in September 2023, with latter being his first album through his own Gingerbread Man Records label with full copyright ownership.

Love On Tour concluded in July 2023 as fifth-highest-grossing tour of all time, earning $617.3 million. Collaborated with Stevie Nicks at British Summer Time festival in tribute to Christine McVie.

Horan became a coach on the 23rd season of The Voice, with his team member Gina Miles winning the season, making him the winning coach in his first season.

Horan released his third studio album 'The Show,' which debuted at number one in eight countries including Ireland and the UK, and number two in the United States.

Horan performed 'Heaven' at the White House for US President Joe Biden and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's Saint Patrick's Day celebration.

Horan's team member Huntley won the 24th season of The Voice, making Horan the winning coach for the second consecutive time.

Released Chemistry, her tenth studio album and final major label release, which earned her sixth nomination for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Ranked 178th on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, recognizing his historical significance.

Launched That Badu cannabis line in partnership with Cookies cannabis brand.

Ross received her second Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming the first woman to win the award twice, the latter as a member of The Supremes.