Eventually, both Apple and U2 ended up apologizing in the face of substantial pushback Apple even launched a site to help users remove Songs of Innocence from their libraries.įor Spotify, the reveal is that what their playlists and recommendations are really about is not, lo and behold, you. “This is incredible for us, and incredible for all of our customers-I can’t think of anyone they would like to have music from more,” enthused Apple’s Tim Cook at the launch. The gesture reminded me of nothing so much as when Apple, in September 2014, deposited a free download of U2’s then-new album, Songs of Innocence, in everyone’s iTunes folder, whether we wanted it there or not. Perhaps this decision was driven by profit, or they just thought it was funny, seeing Drake gamely play the poster child for “ Ambient Chill.” Or maybe they realized that they could, so they did.

The streaming giant “recommended” his new album, Scorpion, to each one of us, regardless of our usual taste in streaming music, by putting his face on the cover of every playlist-even those not featuring his songs. After people had a chance to listen to the 22-track project on Sunday, March 19-the album was released late on Saturday, March 18, so most people hit play the next day-the title broke Spotify’s records for the most streams for one album in a single day (with 61.3 million plays) as well as the most one-day streams for an artist (all Drake music was played 76.3 million times on that day).This weekend, Spotify blanketed its app in Drake. These three accomplishments are in addition to the pair of records Drake smashed after More Life had been available for just one full day. He once was able to manage 125 million plays in one week, a feat which the rapper himself has now doubled, making it all the more likely that the only person who will beat him in the future is himself (again). Before this week, the artist who had managed to rack up the most streams of all their music in a single week was.Drake. That is, again, a new record, and one that isn’t even close to the previous best. Of the 460.5 million streams Drake’s catalog enjoyed this week, 255.6 of them were based here in the United States. Most Streams For An Artist In A Week - U.S.

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