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The Boy continues to make history. According to a tweet from Chart Data, Drake has become the first artist in history to generate 50 billion total streams on Spotify. Drake marked the news via a post to his Instagram Story. ChartMasters has a breakdown of the data, which includes 35,704,203,269 streams for songs in which Drake is credited […]
Aaliyah would have turned 42 on Saturday, and to coincide with the occasion her estate indicated it was working hard to get her music on streaming services. “We hear you and we see you,” the statement from the late singer’s Twitter account reads. “While we share your sentiments and desire to have Aaliyah’s music released, we […]
In a development that makes sense given the date and all, Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” broke the Spotify record for most streams in a single day. The new mark to shoot for is now set at 17.223 million and, in case it’s unclear, was established on Christmas Eve. In reaction […]
Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s holiday album collection Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving is now available for the first time on all streaming platforms. The album also features two new original songs, “The Return” and “Who’s to Say.” The project repackages the two Chicago natives’ mixtapes Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama […]
Spotify has released its annual year in review “Wrapped” figures for 2020. The list features categories for the most streamed artists, songs, albums, and more on the platform. Spotify’s most streamed global artists for the year were Bad Bunny, Drake, J. Balvin, the late Juice WRLD, and The Weeknd while the most streamed female artists globally were Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, […]
As we enter deeper into the story-pocalypse with more and more apps beginning to add Snapchat-like services, it appears as though Spotify might be putting itself on the lengthy list of platforms that don’t really need a story function, but have one anyone. The Verge reported that Spotify is in the middle of testing a Snapchat story-style feature that would […]
It’s hard to understand the impact 50 Cent had on culture when he first dropped. But like he often does, Jay-Z might have described it best when he said, “50 came through like hurricanes do.” This whirlwind of influence is still being felt as the inner-bands of 50’s debut album continues to cause damage. Last week, Spotify […]
Joe Rogan has defended his decision to again give a platform to far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Jones, considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center an “extremist” who is “almost certainly the most prolific conspiracy theorist” in present-day America, was recently a guest on Rogan’s podcast. During the three-hour discussion, which also included conservative-leaning comedian Tim Dillon, Jones […]
Workers in the music industry have banded together to demand better treatment from Spotify. The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers has created the “Justice at Spotify” campaign to push for radical changes to the streamer’s business model. The group of musicians, DJs, producers, road crew, and others aims to “collectively take resources and power […]
Joe Budden told his audience in the most recent episode of his podcast that, with seven episodes left, the show “will not be” a Spotify exclusive after Sept. 23. “What seven episodes left means is that September 23rd, this podcast—new episodes of this podcast—will no longer be available on Spotify exclusively,” Budden said. “September 23rd, I […]
