Here's this year's list of top trending musicians and songs in the U.S., according to Google
Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift were just two of the musicians people were typing into their Google search bars
Google’s “Year in Search” can often show insight into the general zeitgeist of the public. While the search engine can help us find things like affirmations, mental health services, the Mercury in retrograde schedule, and aid us in our doomscrolling—we also use it in abundance to simply find out who someone is and what they’re doing. We look up our favorite songs and musicians or we get spoilers for that movie or TV show everyone is talking about.
This year, people wanted to learn more about rapper Travis Scott, most likely following the deadly event at his festival Astroworld. Country singer Morgan Wallen also piqued interest due to his ongoing controversies. Daft Punk presumably landed on the list following their surprise end in February.
This year also marked pop newcomer Olivia Rodrigo’s rise as one of the biggest Gen-Z acts, so it’s unsurprising that in addition to being one of the trending names, three songs from her debut album SOUR landed on the top trending song list, with her single “drivers license” at the top.
If that’s not an indication of her skyrocketing popularity, “drivers license” was not only the top trending search in the U.S., but also around the world.