2024 in Music: Adele exits the stage
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🗓️ 15 December 2024
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Who is 2024’s artist of the year? We all have our favorites, but you may recall Apple giving the early nod to Billie Eilish. The longest-running number one song of the year? "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey is not only the longest-running number one song of the year, but also of the decade. Madonna and Bad Bunny took the top spots on Pollstar’s list of the highest grossing tours of the year, but where did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour land? A decade from now, what will we remember about 2024’s year in music? USA TODAY Music Reporter Melissa Ruggieri joins us on The Excerpt to break down some of the biggest music stories of the year.
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| 0:11.5 | Hello and welcome to The Excerpt. |
| 0:13.7 | I'm Dana Taylor. |
| 0:14.7 | Today is Sunday, December 15th, 2024. |
| 0:24.3 | Who is 2024's artist of the year? |
| 0:27.4 | We all have our favorites, but you may recall Apple giving the early nod to Billy |
| 0:32.1 | Eilish. |
| 0:33.1 | The longest running number one song of the year? |
| 0:35.5 | That would be a bar song, Tipsy, by Shibuzi. It's not only the longest running number one song of the year? That would be a bar song, Tipsy, by Shibuzi. |
| 0:38.7 | It's not only the longest running number one song of the year, but also of the decade. |
| 0:44.0 | Madonna and Bad Bunny took the top spot on Polestar's list of the highest grossing tours of the year. |
| 0:50.2 | But where did Taylor Swift's heiress tour land? A decade from now, what will we remember about 2024's Year in Music? |
| 0:58.7 | Here to break down some of the biggest music stories of the year is USA Today music reporter, Melissa Ruggieri. |
| 1:05.7 | Thanks for coming back, Melissa. |
| 1:07.5 | Any time, great to see you. |
| 1:09.0 | This year, a diva decided to exit the stage. Adel took her final |
| 1:13.6 | bow following a hugely successful Vegas residency. Is this it for her? I think it is for a while. |
| 1:21.3 | She made no bones about saying when she did a show in Germany over the summer that once her residency |
| 1:26.7 | ended, that was going to be the summer that once her residency ended, |
| 1:31.1 | that was going to be the last that you saw of Adele for a while. And I think she really just wants to go off and relax and nurture her relationship with Rich Paul and maybe have another |
| 1:36.9 | kid. And, you know, so I do think that as much as she seemed to enjoy this residency, |
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