Drake Becomes First Artist To Reach 50 Billion Streams On Spotify

Drake’s new studio album Certified Lover Boy is no more than two weeks away. If it doesn’t drop this upcoming New Music Friday on the 22nd, it’s safe to assume it’ll be released on the 29th.

With only Dark Lane Demo Tapes dropping last year with no promotion, Drake still topped the list of the most streamed artists of 2020 with 5.615 billion streams. Immediately behind him were Juice WRLD, NBA YoungBoy, Lil Uzi Vert and Post Malone. Today, the news breaks of another new streaming record that Drake has broken, one of his biggest ever.

Kendrick Lamar Shakes Up The Super Bowl With Bold Drake Diss And Surprise Guests

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 59 halftime performance was nothing short of legendary, leaving fans buzzing with surprise cameos and bold moments that took his long-running feud with Drake to new heights. Kicking off with an unreleased song snippet and followed by “Squabble Up” from his latest album GNX, Kendrick immediately set the tone for a game-changing performance. Fans eagerly waited to see if Kendrick would play his diss track Not Like Us, especially with Drake's ongoing lawsuit against him and his label for defamation and harassment. Lamar's performance included an unexpected appearance by SZA and a quirky cameo from Serena Williams, along with Samuel L. Jackson’s comedic interruptions, all building the suspense around the Drake drama. In the middle of his performance, Kendrick turned up the heat, looking straight into the camera and directly addressing Drake with his famous lyrics, “I heard you like them young," as fans held their breath. Despite the tension, Kendrick censored himself when it came time to call Drake a "certified lover boy" and avoided saying “pedophile,” which had been widely speculated. Social media lit up with mixed reactions, with some fans mocking the performance as a "mid mashup" and others noting the intense hostility toward Drake. With the hashtag #KendrickBowl trending, it’s clear that Kendrick’s performance was a cultural moment that pushed boundaries—but has he gone too far, or is this just another chapter in hip-hop history? Only time will tell, and Drake has yet to respond.

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Today, Drake became the first artist ever to reach a whopping 50 billion streams on Spotify. It includes everything that he’s credited on. That number’s so big that it’s sort of unfathomable and hard to imagine. But it’s the equivalent of everyone on the planet right now streaming a song that Drake’s on 6.4 times, only on one streaming service. Insane. Drizzy reacted to the news on his IG story.