NEW YORK — Drake is the king of Spotify: He is the platform’s most-streamed artist of the year.
Spotify said Tuesday the rapper had 8.2 billion streams in 2018. He has the year’s most-streamed album and song with “Scorpion” and “God’s Plan.”
Following Drake on the 2018 list of top artists are Post Malone, XXXTentacion, J Balvin and Ed Sheeran, who was Spotify’s most-streamed artist last year.
No women made the Top 5, but Ariana Grande ranks first among female artists globally on Spotify. She’s followed by Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello.