Webby Awards crown Kanye West as artist of the year for 2016

American rapper Kanye West was crowned artist of the year by the 2016 Webby Awards on Tuesday. Webbys wrote via a blog:
"A leader and innovator in the music industry, Kanye is changing the cultural paradigm of how music is shared, released, presented, & consumed."
It's an unimpeachable assertion, given that his Life of Pablo album was streamed a reported 250 million times via subscription music service Tidal during its first 10 days online.

Webby winners will be presented during a ceremony in New York City on May 16—with a livestream to follow the next day. Now in its 20th year, the awards received close to 13,000 entries from more than 70 countries.
He was cited as an influential and powerful figure in the music industry due to his individual and changing methods of how music is released and shared.