Drake Lindo Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 He might not have the No. 1 single in the country at the moment, and his latest Earth-shattering album isn’t moving units like it once was, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped listening to Drake, especially when it comes to streaming.Swedish streaming giant Spotify has just revealed that the hip-hop star has just become the first act to hit the 10 billion-stream count, further proving a popularity nobody was second guessing.A large portion of Drake’s 10 billion plays are thanks to his latest full-length, Views, which took over the world when it was released last year. His first No. 1 hit as a lead artist, “One Dance,” which wound up being the most popular cut from the blockbuster record, now has 1.15 billion plays alone, or just over 10% of his e. Back in December, the song became the first to reach the one billion play milestone. Plenty of other songs from Views have impressive play counts, including “Hotline Bling” with just over 600 million, “Too Good” with 520 million and “Controlla” with over 340 million. In fact, Drake racked up well over two billion streams with his last album alone, which hasn't yet been out for a year.A large chunk of Drake’s 10 billion streams may come from Views, but he also has a sizable back catalog that continues to be streamed by people all over the world every day. He now can count seven full-lengths of his own, each of which spun off successful singles, and he has been featured on literally hundreds of tracks fronted by other artists. While there are certainly standout smashes among the hundreds of songs featuring Drake's name, every stream counts, and they add up quickly.As time passes, Drake’s new music is played even more intensely than his older material, even if some of those songs were more successful when they were first released. New single “Fake Love,” which he released back in December, already has well over 320 million plays, while “Best I Ever Had,” the No. 2-charting song that helped launch him as a star, only has 78 million streams. As more and more people sign on and begin using Spotify (the company just hit 50 million paying subscribers earlier this month), the new hits from the biggest names will continue to collect streams at incredible rates.It’s only a matter of time before another global superstar hits the 10 billion mark, but by that time, Drake likely will have reached 15 billion, or possibly even 20. These are still early days for Spotify and streaming in general, and the numbers are only going to grow larger and larger.https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/03/17/drake-is-the-first-artist-to-hit-10-billion-streams-on-spotify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayn Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Imagine having more streams on your songs than there are people on planet earth? Drake can relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Clack Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 KING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingShoes Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Congrats man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 this is before he releases the 30 song album too LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reza Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 who else but Degrassi's first rapper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 All this Spotify slayage and he's still #teamapplemusic. King has his cake and eats it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossora Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 16 minutes ago, Callum said: All this Spotify slayage and he's still #teamapplemusic. King has his cake and eats it too and yet Gaga gets punished by Spotify bc she released 1 exclusive video for Apple Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazareth Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Wow, congrats to him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crymelanie Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 29 minutes ago, artangel said: and yet Gaga gets punished by Spotify bc she released 1 exclusive video for Apple Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedastardly Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 2 hours ago, artangel said: and yet Gaga gets punished by Spotify bc she released 1 exclusive video for Apple Music lol you guys are still selling this conspiracy story.. Anyway, slay king. More Life coming tomorrow to ruin the charts again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLO_FeEN Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 "Oh my god, if I die, I'm a legend." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossora Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, thedastardly said: lol you guys are still selling this conspiracy story.. Anyway, slay king. More Life coming tomorrow to ruin the charts again. If u didnt know theres a thing called sarcasam ...yeez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivaCup Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Gay on ATRL Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 12 hours ago, artangel said: and yet Gaga gets punished by Spotify bc she released 1 exclusive video for Apple Music More like her ex-manager she had ugly falling out with has stake in spotify so less promo opportunities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderao Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, MusicTalker said: More like her ex-manager she had ugly falling out with has stake in spotify so less promo opportunities? That's not it If we're talking playlists, they have a distinct curation team for that which Troy Carter doesn't have much to do with. It's just that her current sound is really not what most Spotify listeners are looking for. Comes down to demographics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrnoniee Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 I wouldnt call it an acheievement. People don't wanna buy my record and get away with listening to it on free. That's not how you respect an artists' work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♚ PRiNCE HiGH ♚ Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, alexanderao said: That's not it If we're talking playlists, they have a distinct curation team for that which Troy Carter doesn't have much to do with. It's just that her current sound is really not what most Spotify listeners are looking for. Comes down to demographics. But how do you know what really goes down behind the scenes? None of us do. _ What a KING. SO generous too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liberalmusiclover Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 13 hours ago, artangel said: and yet Gaga gets punished by Spotify bc she released 1 exclusive video for Apple Music It's not like Lady Gaga's music isn't available to stream on Spotify. The demand is just not there for her music. No one is punishing her. Consumers just aren't buying/streaming her music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timber Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) That's crazy! That's the equivalent of 67 million single sales in streams alone! Edited March 18, 2017 by Timber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacaveli Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 15 hours ago, Rawr said: this is before he releases the 30 song album too LOL ***a playlist, my dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speezy Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Pop girls wheaux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacaveli Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 DRAKE IS A KING! PERIOD. HE SMASHES EVERY ARTIST (EVEN ED SHEERAN). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyCantYouSee Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 biggest streaming artist alive... imagine if he made a mv for 1 dance and put it on utube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedastardly Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 10 hours ago, artangel said: If u didnt know theres a thing called sarcasam ...yeez That was some poorly articulated sarcasm sis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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