2020 has been filled with a ton of music and podcasts. Spotify is now giving its 2020 Wrapped to let fans know what everyone gravitated to. This year’s Spotify stream count was lead by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, who ran up 8.3 billion streams to become the most streamed artist of 2020. Following Bad Bunny is Drake at No 2 and J. Balvin at No. 3. The top five is rounded out by Juice WRLD and The Weeknd. Billie Eilish goes back to back as Spotify’s most streamed female artist, with Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande at the second and third spots and Dua Lipa and Halsey rounding out the top five. The most streamed song of the year is The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”, with nearly 1.6 billion streams. The second single was Tone And I’s “Dance Money”, followed by Roddy Ricch’s “The Box.” On the podcast side, The Joe Rogan Experience takes the number one slot, coming in second and third are TED Talks Daily and The Daily. The top five is rounded out by The Michelle Obama Podcast and the comedy show Call Her Daddy. See the the list below.

Most Streamed Artists Globally

1. Bad Bunny
2. Drake
3. J Balvin
4. Juice WRLD
5. The Weeknd

Most Streamed Female Artists

1. Billie Eilish
2. Taylor Swift
3. Ariana Grande
4. Dua Lipa
5. Halsey

Most Streamed Albums Globally

1. YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny
2. After Hours, The Weeknd
3. Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
4. Fine Line, Harry Styles
5. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa

Most Streamed Songs Globally

1. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
2. “Dance Monkey” by Tones And I
3. “The Box” by Roddy Ricch
4. “Roses – Imanbek Remix” by Imanbek and SAINt JHN
5. “Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa

Most Popular Podcasts Globally

1. The Joe Rogan Experience
2. TED Talks Daily
3. The Daily
4. The Michelle Obama Podcast
5. Call Her Daddy

Most Popular Podcast Genres Globally

1. Society & Culture
2. Comedy
3. Lifestyle & Health
4. Arts & Entertainment
5. Education

Spotify 2020 Wrapped U.S. Top Lists

U.S. Most Streamed Artists

1. Juice WRLD
2. Drake
3. Lil Uzi Vert
4. Post Malone
5. Taylor Swift

U.S. Most Streamed Female Artists

1. Taylor Swift
2. Billie Eilish
3. Ariana Grande
4. Halsey
5. Megan Thee Stallion

U.S. Most Streamed Songs

1. “The Box” by Roddy Ricch
2. “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
3. “Blueberry Faygo” by Lil Mosey
4. “ROCKSTAR (feat Roddy Ricch)” by DaBaby, Roddy Ricch
5. “Life Is Good (feat Drake)” by Drake, Future

U.S. Most Streamed Albums

1. Legends Never Die, Juice WRLD
2. Eternal Atake (Deluxe) – LUV vs. The World 2, Lil Uzi Vert
3. Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
4. After Hours, The Weeknd
5. Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial, Roddy Ricch

U.S. Most Popular Podcasts

1. NPR News Now
2. The Joe Rogan Experience
3. The Daily
4. Call Her Daddy
5. The Michelle Obama Podcast

U.S. Most Popular Podcast Genres

1. Comedy
2. Society & Culture
3. Lifestyle & Health
4. News
5. Education

Yesterday would have been rapper Juice WRLD’s 22nd birthday. In celebration, a new posthumous single from the rapper is now available to fans. Titled “Real Shit”, the track was produced by one of his go to collaborators, Benny Blanco. The new track is the latest release from the rapper, after a successful year that saw his album “Legends Never Die” top the Billboard charts, along with his name being featured at the top of Spotify year-end lists. Listen to “Real Shit” below.

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Happy Birthday

Singer Montell Jordan 52

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Kevin Madison, known professionally as K Solo, is an American rapper from Central Islip, New York, who along with Redman, EPMD, Das EFX and Keith Murray, was part of the Hit Squad in the 1990s. Madison’s biggest hits were “Your Mom’s In My Business” and “Spellbound.” He released the albums “Tell The World My Name” (1990) and “Time’s Up” (1992).

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Ronald Eugene Broomfield, known professionally as Eugene Wilde, is an American singer from Miami, FL. Broomfield had two No. 1 R&B hits in the 1980s. In 1984, Broomfield signed with Philly World Records, and wrote and recorded the track “Gotta Get You Home Tonight.” The song rose to No. 1 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, and also peaked at No. 18 on the U.K. Singles chart. After a few less than successful follow-ups, he hit No. 1 again with “Don’t Say No Tonight.” He also had some lesser known hits, including “Diana” (1986). His single “Personality” peaked at No. 34 in the U.K. Subsequent releases on the MCA label, solo and with the group Cabo Frio, were less successful. In 1985, Broomfield appeared in the film Rappin with Joanna Gardner, where they performed the single “First Love Never Dies”, a duet that also appeared on the film’s soundtrack. In 1987, he recorded a duet with Sheena Easton, “When We Fall In Love”, which appeared on Easton’s album “No Sound But A Heart.” He later ran the independent label Wilde City Records in Florida. In 2018, Broomfield launched the label 50ish Music Group. He has released the albums “Eugene Wilde” (1984), “Serenade” (1985), “I Choose You (Tonight)” (1989), “How About Tonight” (1992) and “Get Comfortable” (2011).

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2. All Of My Love Charlie Wilson & Smokey Robinson
3. Love Struck Boyz To Men
4. Mr. Midnight Raheem DeVaughn
5. Fly With You Force MDs
6. Nightmare Darryl Johnson
7. Dance Toni Braxton
8. The Power Of The One Boostsy Collins
9. Born To Luv Ya Tony Terry
10. Looking For Love 112
11. Single Minded Steven Christopher
12. When You Love Somebody Deniece Williams
13. Impossible Daron Jones
14. Anything For You Ledisi & PJ Morton
15. Wait Chrisette Michele
16. Don’t You Know That Rahsaan Patterson
17. How Will You Remember Avery Sunshine
18. Mad Love Infinity Song
19. Bad Brian McKnight
20. Lie To Me Kem

Up and coming San Francisco rapper Lil Yase, born Alexander Mark Antonyyo Jr., was shot and killed in the East Bay area on Saturday. He was 26. According to a press release from the Dublin Police Department, officials believe Yase was shot near the East Dublin BART station around 1:00 a.m., with officers responding to reports that a person with multiple gunshot wounds had been transported to a medical facility in Pleasanton, CA. The rapper’s label, Highway 240 Productions, paid tribute upon hearing the news. The label also teased a collaborative EP with fellow Bay Area MC Itsfatfat titled “Every Day Is Friday”, which was announced one day before Yase’s murder. According to his Spotify bio, Yase began making videos for his tracks on a borrowed iPad when he was 18 and living in Sunnyvale, a neighborhood outside San Francisco, falling in with a group of rappers that included Llama Llama, Sage The Gemini and Yatta. He gained local attention with the video remix of the 2015 single “Get It In”, featuring G-Val, Lil Blood, Mozzy, Nef The Pharoah and Yatta, followed by the singles “Bum B***ch”, “Worst Way” and “Furl.” He released the mixtape “From The Black Too Alot” in 2016 and followed with “Winner’s Circle” and last year’s “Sorry For The Heat” EP. Yase, who was best known for his 2019 collaboration with Shoreline Mafia “Mad”, also released the single “Case Closed” last month. May he rest in peace.

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Dominique Armani Jones, known professionally as Lil Baby, is an American rapper/singer/songwriter from Atlanta, GA. He rose to prominence in 2017 following the release of the mixtape “Perfect Timing”, becoming one of the most prominent figures on the trap music scene to date. Jones’ debut album, “Harder Than Ever” (2018), was certified platinum and featured the single “Yes Indeed”, a collaboration with Drake, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. He went on to release two more mixtapes in 2018, “Drip Harder” and “Street Gossip”, the former containing his most popular single, “Drip Too Hard”, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the latter peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. Jone’s sophomore effort, “My Turn”, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The single “We Paid”, taken from the album, peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. In June 2020, Jones released the single “The Bigger Picture”, which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the highest charting single of his career. He received three nominations at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. “Trenches” is a collaboration with fellow Atlanta native and R&B veteran Monica.

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Savannah Re is an emerging R&B artist from Tornoto, Canada. She isn’t new to the music scene and has shared stages with Jessie Reyez. She recently released her debut EP Opia.

Happy Birthday

Rapper/actor Anthony “Treach” Criss (Naughty By Nature) 50

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