Tyler, the Creator has officially been named Apple Music's 2025 "Artist of the Year."
The announcement was made on Thursday (November 20), with the streaming platform citing the Odd Future co-founder's contributions to music, film and overall cultural landscape.
"Tyler continues to prove that anything is possible. His creativity has been incredible all year," Zane Lowe, Apple Music’s global creative director, said in a press release. "His creative risk-taking is only matched by the care he takes to present it, and he inspires his peers and fans now, just as he will continue to inspire generations to come."
There’s no question that 2025 has been a banner year for Tyler. Just eight months after he released his eighth studio album, 2024's Chromakopia, Tyler blessed fans with its chart-topping follow-up, Don’t Tap the Glass.
The effort delivered a handful of Hot 100 hits, including the Pharrell Williams-assisted "Big Poe," "Ring, Ring, Ring," and "Sugar on My Tongue." But perhaps most impressive is that Tyler wrote and recorded Don’t Tap the Glass during his headline world tour in support of Chromakopia.
Both albums have earned Tyler five nominations at next year's Grammy Awards. Chromakopia is up for Album of the Year and Best Rap Album, while Don't Tap the Glass has received a nod for Best Alternative Music Album.
"Across Apple Music, Tyler had his best year ever in terms of worldwide plays, listeners, and hours listened, with fans around the world logging more than 4.5 billion minutes of listening time between November 2024 and October 2025," a presser from Apple Music read.
Tyler also headlined the Governors Ball, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands and Osheaga festivals this year, and is gearing up to perform at his 11th annual Camp Flog Gnaw festival this weekend (November 22 and 23).
Next month, Tyler will make his feature film debut in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, a critically-acclaimed sports comedy-drama starring Timothée Chalamet.
Although Tyler has a lot on his plate these days, he expressed gratitude for all the support he’s received over the past year.
"To everyone who listens to my music, thank you," he said in the Apple Music press release. "I appreciate you so much. This year, for my career, was the biggest so far. To be this year’s Apple Music Artist of the Year, it’s sick. I appreciate the love. I appreciate the recognition. It means a lot to me, especially for the music and things that I make. Please keep supporting folks who are a bit out of the box for how they do things; it means a lot to us."