Drake crowned most streamed artist on Spotify in 2015

Digital music and audio | The Guardian 2015-12-23

Summary:

While Ed Sheeran is Spotify’s most streamed artist of all time, Drake has topped 2015’s global stats

In a year in which Drake released two albums, won one almighty rap beef and had memes made out of his every move, the Canadian artist has been named as the most streamed artist in the world on Spotify in 2015.

Drake was listed as having 46 million listeners and over 1.8bn streams this year. He beats the likes of Ed Sheeran, the Weeknd, Maroon 5 and Kanye West, who occupy the rest of the all-male, global artists’ top 5.

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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/01/drake-most-streamed-artist-spotify-2015

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Date tagged:

12/23/2015, 10:08

Date published:

12/01/2015, 10:28