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Drake Sets New Global Streaming Record On Spotify

POSTED ON June 19, 2024 •   Entertainment      BY Ebiakuboere England
Canadian Singer and Rapper Drake

Canadian singer and rapper, Drake has become the first artist in history to reach 100 billion streams on the popular streaming platform Spotify.

According to the news published by music data and chart tracking platform Chart Data, Drake is the first artist in history to reach 100 billion streams across all credits (as a lead artist and a featured artist) on Spotify.

"@Drake officially becomes the first artist in history to earn a milestone 100 billion streams on Spotify."

Over the last 10 years, Drake has been the most famous and commercial rapper in the world whose music has garnered billions of streams. Famous for being able to sing and create pop records while exploring different genres around the world, Drake is one of the most successful artists of the digital era.

On his path to becoming the most streamed artist in the history of Spotify, Drake recently became the second artist to have 15 songs with over a billion streams which is a record he shares with fellow Canadian superstar Justin Bieber.

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