Swift was 2024’s most-streamed artiste globally, raking in more than 26.6 billion streams. She’s followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish, in that order.
‘Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped. And it should come as no surprise that for a second year in a row, Taylor Swift has been named its most-played artiste.
On Wednesday (Dec 4), the streaming giant unveiled its annual overview of individual listening trends as well as trends from around the world. Users can now access their top artistes, songs, genres, albums and podcasts, as well as uncover which artistes had the biggest year on the platform.
Swift was 2024’s most-streamed artiste globally, raking in more than 26.6 billion streams. She’s followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish, in that order.
In the US, the list looks similar: It’s Swift in the top spot, followed by Drake, Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen and Kanye West.
Last year, Swift dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny for the top spot, globally. He held the coveted title for three years in a row beginning in 2020.
Swift also earned the title of most-streamed album in 2024, with The Tortured Poets Department. She’s followed by Eilish’s Hit Me Hard And Soft, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito and Ariana Grande’s eternal sunshine.
All of those titles are new to 2024 with the exception of Karol G’s album, which released early last year.
Carpenter leads the most-streamed songs both in the US and globally this year, with her summertime smash Espresso. It earned over 1.6 billion streams.
Globally, she’s followed by Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things, Eilish’s Birds Of A Feather, FloyyMenor and Cris MJ’s Gata Only and Teddy Swims’ Lose Control.
And in the US, she’s trailed by Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us, Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy), Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s I Had Some Help and Tommy Richman’s Million Dollar Baby.
This year, there are a few new features on Spotify Wrapped. Those include a new data story called Your Music Evolution, documenting three distinct musical phases for each user, and a personalised playlist. The individualised Your Top Artist feature has changed slightly, too, and now includes “Longest Listening Streak” as well as the familiar “Top Listeners”.
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/spotify-wrapped-2024-414756