Cyrus tops Yahoo in 2013

Source:Reuters Published: 2013-12-4 20:38:01

Miley Cyrus performs on stage during the 2013 American Music Awards in Los Angles on November 24. Photo: CFP

Miley Cyrus performs on stage during the 2013 American Music Awards in Los Angles on November 24. Photo: CFP



 Pop singer Miley Cyrus and the trial of boyfriend-killer Jodi Arias dominated Yahoo's online searches in 2013, the website search engine said on Tuesday, while rapper-producer duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis dominated music streams on Spotify.

Cyrus, 21, generated the most overall searches on Yahoo this year, overtaking reality TV personality­ Kim Kardashian, who topped the list last year.

Cyrus has had an attention-filled 2013, in which she grabbed headlines for her breakup with actor-fiancé Liam Hemsworth, danced provocatively on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in August, and released her new album Bangerz in October.

The murder trial of 33-year-old Arias, who was found guilty in May of killing her boyfriend Travis Alexander at his Phoenix-area home, captivated the public over five months with bizarre testimony and graphic sexual evidence, helping it become the most searched news item on Yahoo.

Arias' trial was followed on Yahoo by the Affordable Care Act and its common name "Obamacare­," which were counted as one search term, as the second most-searched news story, while the Boston Marathon bombing in April came in third.

Online music-streaming site Spotify also released its 2013 year in review on Tuesday and named Seattle's rapper-producer duo Mackle­more & Ryan Lewis as the year's most-streamed artist.

The pair have seen their career skyrocket this year as their debut album The Heist spawned hit singles "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."

Reuters



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