Drake is the most reproduced artist in Spotify of 2016

What a year for Drake. He won more than 300 million dollars, declares his love for Rihanna and also is the reproduced artist in one of the most popular app of 2016, Spotify. Turns out to be the most searched and reproduced.

Drake and his music career

His first album, Thank Me Later, which was produced in 2010. Debuted as number 1 on the Billboard 200 and was certified for platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

His second album, Take Care, of 2011. Led the charts in the United States and Canada, through the production of several singles, among which stand out Headlines, Take Care, Make Me Proud and The Motto.

In the promotion of his second album, Drake made his respective tour, the Club Paradise Tour. Which became the most successful in the hip hop genre of 2012, raising more than 42 million dollars. Another succes for him.

With his already mentioned second album, Drake was the winner of a Grammy in the category of Best Rap Album.

The third album, Nothing Was the Same, released in 2013. Achieved a great commercial success and was well received by the singles, Started from the Bottom and Hold On, We’re Going Home.

Drake on Spotify

Drake has had many reasons to have to smile in this 2016. His fourth album, Views, broke every one of the streaming records known so far.

His most successful singles, One Dance and Controlla, were undoubtedly two of the most heard songs of the summer. And his hometown, Toronto, hosted the NBA All Star Game. And now, by the end of 2016, Drake has another achievement to add to his long list.

Spotify announced that Drake was the most-heard artist throughout 2016. More than 4.7 billion views this year.

His album Views, was the most transmitted of the year, generating a total of 2.45 million dollars raised. In addition, One Dance, is the most reproduced song of the year, with a total of more than 970 million reproductions.

Drake joins Justin Bieber, Rihanna, 21 Pilots, and Kanye West, in the top 5 of the most played artists at Spotify this year.

The announcement made by Spotify should not be a big surprise. The service recently announced that Drake was the most searched artist in the service.