Many of the artists with the most listeners over the past month (28 days to be exact) have released new music as recently as this year, drawing in many listeners. Latin pop is not the only popular music, however, and pop stars such as Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish are also up for awards. They’re also up for numerous awards this year. Latin music artists Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, and J Balvin are all among the artists with the most monthly listeners. There is significant overlap in the artists that are popular in Latin America and in other locations around the globe. Although the Spotify Awards are (almost) completely based on listeners in Mexico, we have reviewed data from music fans worldwide. In anticipation of the event, 24/7 Tempo has identified the 25 artists with the most monthly listeners on Spotify. The first ever Spotify Awards will be held in Mexico City on March 5, with awards exclusively based on data generated from Spotify users in Mexico. With the growth of its streaming service, Spotify has chosen to expand.

The number of people around the world who pay for a music streaming service is only increasing, and streaming is the primary method of listening to music for many already. Sheeran’s album has racked up over 3.1 billion streams on Spotify since its release in March, making it the most streamed album of the year.Music streaming service Spotify dominates the global music streaming market with a 36% market share, or more than 108 million subscriptions. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne “Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay “Despacito” (remix) – Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee feat. Sheeran’s “Shape of You” surpassed Drake’s “One Dance” to become the all-time most-popular song on Spotify, with over 1.4 billion streams. Sheeran dominates, but for the first time Daddy Yankee claims a spot in the Top Five Most Streamed Male Artists list.Ģ017 was a big year for artists in groups breaking out on their own to go solo: Fifth Harmony’s Camila Cabello and One Direction’s Harry Styles and Liam Payne hit it big on their own as the top 3 breakout artists of the year.Ĭoldplay’s collaboration with The Chainsmokers on “Something Just Like This” put them at the top of the groups list.

Drake is the only top 5 artist carried over from last year.įor the third year in the row, Rihanna takes home the title of most streamed female artist. Sheeran leads with over 6.3 billion streams this year, dethroning Drake who took the top spot in 20. See Spotify’s full breakdown of 2017 below:

Top spotify artists of all time