Olivia Dean named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2026

Olivia Dean has been named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2026.

The 27-year-old singer released her second album, The Art of Loving, last year. It featured singles including “Man I Need”, “Nice To Each Other” and “So Easy (To Fall In Love)”, CE Report quotes ANA-MPA.

After topping the UK Albums Chart, the project also earned Dean a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, as well as four Brit Awards this year.

According to Wikipedia, Olivia Lauryn Dean (born 14 March 1999) is a British singer and songwriter.

In 2022, Dean was awarded the breakthrough artist of the year by Amazon Music.

She was selected as BBC Music Introducing Artist of the Year in 2023.

Her 2025 single "Man I Need" became a worldwide hit, including peaking at number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Together with the singles "Nice to Each Other", "So Easy (To Fall in Love)", and "Rein Me In", in 2025 Dean became the first female solo artist to have four UK top-ten singles at the same time.

In 2026, she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

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