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Spotify's most streamed song for the longest period of time was "Shape of You" (2017) by the English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Currently, 855 songs have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, [1] 129 have surpassed two billion, 17 have surpassed three billion, and two have surpassed four billion Spotify streams.
A study has shown that record labels keep a high amount of the money earned from Spotify, [376] [377] and the CEO of Merlin Network, a representative body for over 10,000 independent labels, has also observed significant yearly growth rates in earnings from Spotify, while clarifying that Spotify pays labels, not artists. [378]
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.
High-resolution audio (high-definition audio or HD audio) is a term for audio files with greater than 44.1 kHz sample rate or higher than 16-bit audio bit depth. It commonly refers to 96 or 192 kHz sample rates. However, 44.1 kHz/24-bit, 48 kHz/24-bit and 88.2 kHz/24-bit recordings also exist that are labeled HD audio.
In 1976, Makhoul and Cosell published the now-popular version with the 700 Hz corner frequency. [11] As Ganchev et al. have observed, "The formulae [with 700], when compared to [Fant's with 1000], provide a closer approximation of the Mel scale for frequencies below 1000 Hz, at the price of higher inaccuracy for frequencies higher than 1000 Hz."
Music streaming services have faced criticism over the amount of royalties they distribute, including accusations that they do not fairly compensate musicians and songwriters. [69] [70] In 2013, Spotify stated that it paid artists an average of $0.007 per stream.
A broadband speed of 2 Mbit/s or more is recommended for streaming standard-definition video, [70] for example to a Roku, Apple TV, Google TV or a Sony TV Blu-ray Disc Player. 5 Mbit/s is recommended for high-definition content and 9 Mbit/s for ultra-high-definition content. [71]
The frequency response for a conventional LP player might be 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±3 dB. The low-frequency response of vinyl records is restricted by rumble noise (described above), as well as the physical and electrical characteristics of the entire pickup arm and transducer assembly. The high-frequency response of vinyl depends on the cartridge.