The Weeknd\u2019s\u00a0Blinding Lights<\/i>\u00a0has becomes the first song on Spotify to have been streamed 5 billion times.<\/p>\n
The hit song topped charts upon release in 2019, and six years later, it is still streamed at a heavy rate, which helped it to become the most-streamed song in Spotify history.<\/p>\n
Previously, when his song surpassed four billion streams on the platform, in 2024, the singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, said to\u00a0Billboard,<\/i>\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll never stop being humbled by anything I create making its way to millions of people let alone billions!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so thankful this song makes people feel a way that they keep going back to listen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Weeknd also has a remarkable 28 different songs that have been streamed over a billion times on Spotify, with 111 million monthly listeners.<\/p>\n
In recent months, many artists have chosen to withdraw their music from the streaming platform.<\/p>\n
Hotline TNT are among the latest to boycott Spotify, explaining to fans, \u201cThe company that bills itself as the steward of all recorded music has proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that it does not align with the band\u2019s values in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard took charge of bands removing their work from Spotify in July. The Australian band shared: \u201cA PSA to those unaware: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests millions in AI military drone technology. We just removed our music from the platform.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other acts who have boycotted the platform include Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Deerhoof and Cindy Lee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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