{"id":85392,"date":"2021-05-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=85392"},"modified":"2021-05-14T12:12:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T11:12:06","slug":"spotifys-singles-have-been-streamed-5-billion-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotifys-singles-have-been-streamed-5-billion-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify\u2019s Singles have been streamed 5 billion times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Spotify Single series, which features artists re-recording their song and covering another track, continues to be hugely popular and has now reached 5 billion total streams.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Spotify<\/a> are celebrating the success of one of their most popular series, Spotify Singles, which has reached the massive landmark of 5 billion streams. A collection of stats released by the streaming platform shows the evolution of the program and the most notable artists and trends involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never come across any Spotify Singles<\/a> before? The series, launched in 2016, features artists big and small re-recording one of their songs, and also covering another track by a favourite artist of their choice. The new version of their own song is often a fresh take with a creative sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Singles are exclusive to Spotify<\/a> and have been recorded by artists of all genres from Toots and the Maytals to Shawn Mendes.<\/a> To date there’s been 630 recordings from over 300 artists. The chosen artists record in a world-class recording studio and through the pandemic have taken part from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The program has worked neatly in tandem with Spotify playlists, capitalising on their profile-raising potential; producing original tracks in collaboration<\/a> with RnB playlist Are & Be<\/a><\/em>, dance playlist mint<\/a><\/em>, multi-genre POLLEN<\/a>, and hip-hop playlist RapCaviar<\/a>. Singles have also been released for PRIDE and to mark occasions like Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spotify Singles which have been added to the most editorial playlists are Radiohead cover \u201cCreep\u201d<\/a> by R3HAB and GATT\u00dcSO, Lionel Richie’s \u201cAll Night Long\u201d<\/a> covered by Benjamin Ingrosso, and \u201cwhen the party\u2019s over\u201d <\/a>by Lewis Capaldi. Capaldi\u2019s Billie Eilish cover<\/a> makes the list of the top three Singles added to user playlists too, along with \u201cGirl Crush\u201d<\/a> by Harry Styles and \u201cDive\u201d<\/a> by Luke Combs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michele Santucci, Recorded Music Lead at Spotify said: \u201cThe Spotify Singles catalogue is wide-spanning \u2014 huge pop stars,<\/a> up-and-comers, international artists, icons, and more \u2014 which has attracted listeners from around the world. The program supports an artist\u2019s strong suits by getting them in the studio with like-minded, best-in-class recording pros and showcasing their art in new ways. By fostering relationships with the artist community and creating content exclusive to Spotify that feeds into our editorial playlisting<\/a> strategy, Spotify Singles\u2019 reaching 5B streams shows that we\u2019re at the forefront of the audio space with an engaged listener base.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harry Styles\u2019 \u201cGirl Crush\u201d takes the most-streamed Spotify Single crown, with 145 million streams and counting. With regards to artists recording other musicians\u2019 tracks, songs by Post Malone and Bob Dylan<\/a> were the most-covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore all the Spotify Singles with the Complete Collection playlist.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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