Drake has been named essentially the most streamed rapper within the U.S. and Globally on Spotify.
Drake Is Most Streamed Rapper on Spotify
Spotify continues to roll out its yearly Wrapped bulletins. On Wednesday (Dec. 4), the streaming big revealed Drizzy was essentially the most streamed rapper on the platform in 2024. He is available in fourth on the record of prime 10 artists globally solely behind Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Dangerous Bunny. On the highest U.S. streaming artists record, The Boy solely is available in second to Taylor Swift.
That is reportedly Drake’s eighth 12 months in a row being the highest streaming attract hip-hop. In line with ChartData, Drizzy can be the best-selling rapper in 2024 up to now by complete album models bought, regardless of not dropping an album this 12 months.
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Drake Takes Authorized Motion In opposition to Spotify
Sarcastically, the announcement comes lower than two weeks after Drake filed a pre-action petition in New York Supreme Court docket accusing Common Music Group and Spotify of colluding to artificially inflate the numbers of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Aubrey claims UMG used bots and payola to make the five-time Grammy-nominated diss tune larger than it really is. In doing so, Drake insists UMG violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, the NY Misleading Enterprise Act and the NY False Promoting Act.
Drake filed an identical authorized motion in opposition to UMG and iHeartRadio in Texas as properly. Along with the pay-for-play scheme, Drake is accusing UMG of defamation for distributing the tune, which refers to him as a pedophile. Drake’s chess transfer has obtained combined opinions. The courtroom submitting got here three days after Kendrick Lamar launched his new album GNX.
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Try Spotify’s year-end wrap-up beneath.