Nikolaj Iversen

Den canadiske kunstner Drake er den første til at runde 50 milliarder streams med albummet 'Scorpion' skriver Forbes.

Rapperens album 'Scorpion' brød flere streaming-rekorder blot få timer efter udgivelsen. Spotify annoncerede, at streamingtallene nåede 10 millioner i timen, og ved enden af udgivelsesdagen rapporterede Apple Music, at albummet var blevet spillet over 170 millioner gange.

epa06878002 (FILE) - US rapper Drake poses with his awards in the press room of the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 21 May 2017 (reissued 10 July 2018). According to reports from 10 July 2018, all 25 tracks of Drake's current album 'Scorpion' have made it to the 'Billboard Hot 100' charts. Drake has seven tracks in the Top Ten at the same time, which breaks a record held by The Beatles of five tracks in the Top Ten. EPA/NINA PROMMER
epa06878002 (FILE) - US rapper Drake poses with his awards in the press room of the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 21 May 2017 (reissued 10 July 2018). According to reports from 10 July 2018, all 25 tracks of Drake's current album 'Scorpion' have made it to the 'Billboard Hot 100' charts. Drake has seven tracks in the Top Ten at the same time, which breaks a record held by The Beatles of five tracks in the Top Ten. EPA/NINA PROMMER Foto: NINA PROMMER
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I går annoncerede den 31-årige musikers pladeselskab, Republic Records Media, så, at albummet var blevet spillet over 50 milliarder gange henover de globale streamingplatforme. Nogle spekulanter mener endda, at 50 milliarder er lavt sat. Tallet er formentlig en del højere, da det kun omfatter de officielle spillelister i rekorden og ikke de tal, som ligger udenfor de etablerede musiklister.

'Scorpion' ligger nummer et på Billboard Top 200 for tredje uge i streg, og singlen 'In my feelings' fra albummet topper Billboard Top 100 for fjerde uge i streg.

Aubrey Drake Graham udsendte sit første mixtape i 2006, og karrieren tog virkelig fart, da den Kanye West-instruerede video til singlen 'Best I Ever Had' kom i 2009.