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Spotify's most streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by the English singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran. Currently, 902 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, [1] 151 have surpassed two billion, 18 have surpassed three billion, and two have surpassed four billion Spotify streams.
South Korean boy band BTS is the most-streamed group in Spotify's history. [1] The following list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of February 2024, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist, [2] and Canadian rapper Drake is the most-streamed male artist in Spotify's history.
Essence" was included in Spotify's Song of the Summer playlist in June 2021, [13] and in Barack Obama's favourite songs of 2020 playlist. [14] In April 2023, African Folder's staff listed Essence as one of the best African songs of all time. [15] In October 2023, Billboard's staff ranked "Essence" as number 407 in their Best Pop Songs of all ...
A new Grammy — best African music performance — will be ... The 2022 track became the first led by an African artist to hit 1 billion Spotify streams and has the record for the most weeks ...
For example, amapiano, a genre that in 2023 surpassed 1.4 billion streams on the music app Spotify. Raphael Benza, head of Johannesburg-based record label Vth Season, says the very name Best ...
The Official South African Charts (TOSAC) is the music industry standard record chart in South Africa launched by RISA for local and international songs. Chart rankings are based on digital sales and online streaming in South Africa through iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. The charts were launched in South Africa on 1 September 2021 ...
The song won Best Pop Single at The Headies 2014, and Song of the Year at the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards. It gained over 20 million views by 2016. [69] Ghanaian artist Sarkodie won Best International Act Africa at the MOBO Awards in 2012, and Best Hip Hop award at the 2014 MTV Africa Awards.
For the first time, African music will have its own category at the Grammys. The Recording Academy will showcase three new categories for this year’s awards, including “Best African Music ...