Justin Bieber sets the most tweets this year
LOS ANGELES — Beyonce’s surprise self-titled album was, unsurprisingly, the most tweeted-about album of 2014, but overall, Justin Bieber generated the most buzz in the music crowd on Twitter, according to a comprehensive new report from the social media platform.
FILE - In this March 19, 2013, file photo, singer Justin Bieber performs during a concert at Bercy Arena in Paris. Canadian police say the pop star has been charged Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, with dangerous driving and assault after a collision between a minivan and an ATV led to a physical altercation in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say that the incident happened Friday afternoon, Aug. 29, near Bieber’s hometown of Stratford and that he was released on a promise to appear in court Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
LOS ANGELES — Beyonce’s surprise self-titled album was, unsurprisingly, the most tweeted-about album of 2014, but overall, Justin Bieber generated the most buzz in the music crowd on Twitter, according to a comprehensive new report from the social media platform.
However, despite Bieber taking the No 1 spot in terms of number of Tweets generated, it should be noted that three members of One Direction - Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Liam Payne - nabbed the second, third and fourth spots on the list, respectively. Fellow 1D-mate Louis Tomlinson came in at No 9.
Katy Perry, however, garnered the most followers. The songstress gained 13 million followers this year, bringing her to a whopping 60 million, more than any other musician. Following her in gained followers is Bieber, who brought on 11 million more followers to reach 56 million; and Taylor Swift, who gained 10 million followers to reach 46 million. The three are the most-followed musicians on Twitter.
The report also pointed out that music was the most Tweeted-about topic of the year, with hip-hop, R&B and pop being the genres Tweeted about the most. Top music-related trends include #vote5sos, #MTVHottest, #VoteDemiLovato, #MTVEMA and #LHHATL.
The end of the Super Bowl halftime show featuring Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers generated the most tweets per minute (229,533), followed by Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar’s performance during the Grammys (171,593), Lorde winning best pop solo performance at the Grammys (152,888) and her performance at the Grammys (146,083). Coachella was the most tweeted-about music festival, followed by, in order, Tomorrow World, Warped Tour, Glastonbury and Lollapalooza.
2014’s most-tweeted about artists:
1. Justin Bieber
2. Niall Horan
3. Harry Styles
4. Liam Payne
5. Ariana Grande
6. Demi Lovato
7. Lady Gaga
8. Beyonce
9. Louis Tomlinson
10. Taylor Swift
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