And the award goes to....

Drake is the world's most streamed artist on Spotify this year. He had over 1.8 billion streams and 46 million listeners! Congrats Drake, I guess listeners could not get enough of "Hotline Bling"! (I know I couldn't)!

Spotify also released the yearly top-of-the-top rankings!

Global Results
Top Five Global Artists

1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. The Weeknd
4. Maroon 5
5. Kanye West

Top Five Global Males

1. Drake
2. Ed Sheeran
3. The Weeknd
4. Maroon 5
5. Kanye West

Top Five Global Females

1. Rihanna
2. Ariana Grande
3. Nicki Minaj
4. Beyoncé
5. Ellie Goulding

Top Five Global Tracks

1. Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) – Major Lazer
2. Cheerleader – Felix Jaehn Remix Radio Edit – OMI
3. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
4. See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – Wiz Khalifa
5. Love Me Like You Do – From “Fifty Shades Of Grey” – Ellie Goulding

Top Five Global Albums

1. Beauty Behind The Madness – The Weeknd
2. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake
3. Peace Is The Mission – Major Lazer
4. Stories – Avicii
5. Title – Meghan Trainor

I love when the new year is right around the corner, it means new music is in store for us! Can't wait to round up the best songs and music videos of 2015!

Quote of the day: "Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination." - Drake

 

 

Signing off,

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