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DJ Akademiks Is Looking Compromised After His Spotify Wrapped Puts Kendrick Lamar Over Drake

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While DJ Akademiks is probably the biggest Drake supporter in hip-hop media right now as far as his reach, he’s certainly not the most delusional, unreasonable, or biased OVO fan… Or Kendrick Lamar fan, for that matter. Still, he received a pretty fiery cooking on social media from both sides for having “Not Like Us” rank as his top song on his Spotify Wrapped, whereas “euphoria” landed at number three. Drizzy’s “Family Matters” and “Push Ups” landed at numbers four and five respectively, which is incredibly ironic considering all the smoke the media personality has for K.Dot. But how much does this really matter?

After all, haven’t we all had that experience reacting to our streaming service wrap-ups? We come across them and sometimes think, “How the heck did that song/artist make it so high?” In fact, DJ Akademiks had an explanation for why Kendrick Lamar landed as his number two artist behind only Drake and above Lil Durk, NBA YoungBoy, and Future. “Normally Kendrick Lamar wouldn’t sniff my spotify wrapped.. but he’s #2 on mine,” he tweeted. “The explanation for that is thats what happens when u beef with every1 favorite rapper.. we gotta listen to ur s**t too cuz of the beef. Beefing when its just musical competition helps both artists.”

Read More: DJ Akademiks Extensively Explains The Petty Beef Between Drake & Dillon Brooks

DJ Akademiks Gets Cooked By Both Drake & Kendrick Lamar Fans For His Spotify Wrapped

However, Kendrick Lamar and Drake were not the only artists that DJ Akademiks was obsessed with this year. In fact, one of his previous artistic associations – which seemingly continues to this day – is with Playboi Carti, as he even appeared on his 2020 album Whole Lotta Red via a vocal sample from his livestream. Recently, the Opium boss even reposted a tweet from Ak to promote his upcoming album, one that fans still express skepticism over.

Meanwhile, beyond DJ Akademiks, the fallout of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef is still a huge part of public discussion around both artists. The former can’t even add a second Toronto show to his “Grand National” stadium tour with SZA due to high demand without fans connecting it to the battle. But who knows? Maybe there really will be another chapter when that concert rolls around.

Read More: DJ Akademiks Brings Kendrick Lamar Back Down To Earth After “GNX’s” Massive Billboard 200 Debut

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DJ Akademiks Attempts To Explain Why Kendrick Lamar Landed On His Spotify Wrapped

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DJ Akademiks has provided an explanation as to why Kendrick Lamar landed at No. 2 as the most-streamed artist on his Spotify Wrapped. “Normally Kendrick Lamar wouldn’t sniff my spotify wrapped.. but he’s #2 on mine,” Ak wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday morning. “The explanation for that is thats what happens when u beef with every1 favorite rapper.. we gotta listen to ur sh*t too cuz of the beef. Beefing when its just musical competition helps both artists.”

Fans on social media haven’t been buying the explanation. “N***a convincing us why he got kendrick in his playlist. no one asked for an explanation bro,” one user replied. Another remarked: “A whole paragraph on why Kendrick Lamar is #2 on your wrapped is crazy.” One more fan wrote: “You can’t explain number 2 on Spotify Wrapped off of listening to beef responses alone. You need thousands of minutes to land top 2.” In a follow-up post, Ak later added: “Just proof that beefing with a bigger artist is the ultimate stimulus package u can get.”

Read More: DJ Akademiks Brings Kendrick Lamar Back Down To Earth After “GNX’s” Massive Billboard 200 Debut

Kendrick Lamar Performs During Austin City Limits Music Festival

Kendrick Lamar performs Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin. © Briana Sanchez / American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Lamar landing on Ak’s Spotify Wrapped comes after the release of his new album, GNX. The project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart after selling over 300k equivalent album units. The figure left even Akademiks impressed. “I think it’s a decent number,” he said on a recent stream. “It’s definitely a good number for Kendrick. And I understand that there’s a bunch of Drake fans here and Kendrick fans here who want to compete and compare these two. There is no comparison. I keep trying to tell you: Kendrick could die 15 deaths, he doesn’t compete with Drake overall for streaming.” He also described GNX as a “stellar” release for him.

DJ Akademiks Clarifies Why He’s Been Listening To Kendrick Lamar

Drake dominated streaming overall, finishing as one of the top global artists on Spotify overall, despite not putting out a new album. Check out DJ Akademiks’ full explanation of his Spotify Wrapped below.

Read More: DJ Akademiks Gives His Highly-Anticipated Review Of Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX”

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What Is The Most-Streamed Album On Spotify In 2024?

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Happy Spotify Wrapped day to those who celebrate! Spotify unveiled the 2024 edition of the year-end Wrapped recap today (December 4), and along with personalized user data, the streaming service has also shared some 2024 superlatives from across the platform.

What Is The Most-Streamed Album On Spotify In 2024?

Whether you’re checking the global chart or just in the US, the most-streamed album on Spotify in 2024 was Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, specifically the expanded The Anthology version. Swift was also the most-streamed artist on Spotify this year, while “Cruel Summer” was one of the most-streamed songs.

Taking second place on the global chart is Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard And Soft, and at No. 2 in the US is Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time.

Find the lists of the most-streamed albums globally and in the US below.

Spotify Wrapped 2024: Most-Streamed Albums Globally

1. Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
2. Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
3. Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
4. Karol G — Mañana Será Bonito
5. Ariana Grande — Eternal Sunshine
6. Taylor Swift — 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
7. SZA — SOS
8. Taylor Swift — Lover
9. Benson Boone — Fireworks & Rollerblades
10. The Weeknd — Starboy

Spotify Wrapped 2024: Most-Streamed Albums, US

1. Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology
2. Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time
3. Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
4. Noah Kahan — Stick Season
5. Chappell Roan — The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
6. Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
7. SZA — SOS
8. Morgan Wallen — Dangerous: The Double Album
9. Zach Bryan — Zach Bryan
10. Taylor Swift — 1989 (Taylor’s Version)

What Is The Most-Streamed Song On Spotify In 2024?

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Spotify Wrapped 2024 is here. This means personalized year-end listening data for every user, but it also means Spotify reveals the top artists, songs, and albums across all of Spotify in 2024.

What Was The Most-Streamed Song On Spotify In 2024?

One of the biggest superlatives is the most-streamed song, and on both the global and US-only charts, that honor belongs to Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.” The song, which was released in April, currently has over 1.65 billion streams on Spotify.

On the global chart, it beat out Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” while on the US chart, it topped Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

Find the full lists of the most-streamed songs globally and for the US below.

Spotify Wrapped 2024: Most-Streamed Songs Globally

1. Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
2. Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
3. Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
4. FloyyMenor & Cris Mj — “Gata Only”
5. Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
6. Djo — “End of Beginning”
7. Hozier — “Too Sweet”
8. The Weeknd, Jennie, & Lily Rose Depp — “One Of The Girls”
9. Taylor Swift — “Cruel Summer”
10. Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga — “Die With A Smile”

Spotify Wrapped 2024: Most-Streamed Songs, US

1. Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
2. Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
3. Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
4. Post Malone — “I Had Some Help” Feat. Morgan Wallen
5. Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”
6. Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
7. Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
8. Billie Eilish — “Birds Of A Feather”
9. Zach Bryan — “I Remember Everything” Feat. Kacey Musgraves
10. Noah Kahan — “Stick Season”

When Is Spotify Wrapped Coming Out In December 2024?

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Spotify recently teased the 2024 edition of Spotify Wrapped, a year-end data dump of a user’s most-played songs, artists, albums, podcasts, etc. A video shared to the digital streaming service’s social media account included nods to some of the year’s biggest albums, including Short N’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter, The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess by Chappell Roan, Cowboy Carter by Beyonce, Brat by Charli XCX, and Hit Me Hard And Soft By Billie Eilish.

When Is Spotify Wrapped Coming Out In December 2024?

So far, all we know is that it’s “coming” (helpful!). Here’s when it’s been in previous years:

2018: December 6
2019: December 5
2020 and 2021: December 1
2022: November 30
2023: November 29

The 2024 Wrapped is going to be on the later side, since it’s already early December. But to get ready for whenever Wrapped drops, Spotify suggests users have the latest update of the app. The instructions are as follows:

1. Visit the Apple App Store if you have an iPhone or the Google Play Store if you have an Android.
2. Search and find your Spotify app.
3. Once it appears, you will see whether you have the latest version or the option to hit the “Update” button.
4. Hit “Update” and you’re all set.

Stay tuned for Spotify Wrapped 2024. It will be here soon.

When Does Spotify Wrapped Stop Tracking For 2024?

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Today is not only Halloween. It’s also the last day for Spotify counting plays towards your year-end Wrapped… or is it?

When Does Spotify Wrapped Stop Tracking For 2024?

It’s been reported that Spotify stops tracking for Wrapped — which lists your most-played songs, artists, and podcasts — on the final day of October, leaving November and December as a free-for-all for you to listen to the most embarrassing songs imaginable (that’s a problem for next year’s results). The music streaming service said as much in 2019. “We’re afraid that listening to a bunch of stuff right now won’t make any difference to this year’s or next year’s Wrapped. This is because Wrapped only covers the 1st of January until the 31st of October for any given year,” the Spotify Cares account wrote on then-Twitter.

However, as of 2023, that may no longer be in the case. “The only thing that we end on Halloween is eating candy corn. Stream (and snack) all through the year and we will see you in Wrapped season,” @Spotify wrote in response to a Pop Crave tweet last year. In a separate reply to @PopBase, the account wrote, “Don’t worry, Wrapped is still counting past Oct. 31.”

So, when is the final day for Spotify Wrapped in 2024? Spotify hasn’t said, but it’s likely sometime in early November. There’s still time for you to be in the top 0.1 percent of Taylor Swift listeners.

What Is Spotify’s Time Machine Feature?

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Spotify is putting its users’ increased subscription fees to good use.

Over the last few years, the streaming giant has rolled out several new features and updated many existing components. From Daylist, AI playlisting, Duo, and Jams to its TikTok integration, the addition of music videos, and its audiobook-only plan, Spotify has something for every music lover—everything except increasing its payout to artists to a reasonable wage (well, until Congress intervenes).

Even with these fun add-ons, one of the most popular offerings is Spotify Wrapped. The user data-specific feature allows individuals to reflect on their yearly musical consumption. According to reports, Spotify is working on allowing users access to that data on a micro level through its rumored Time Machine feature.

Continue below for more information.

What Is Spotify’s Time Machine Feature?

For clarity, Spotify hasn’t announced a “Time Machine” feature. However, on March 23, Pop Base took to their official X (formerly Twitter) and Threads accounts to fan the flames of the rumor.

The aggregator wrote: “Spotify is reportedly introducing a ‘time machine’ feature that will show users monthly statistics on their most streamed artists, songs, albums, and minutes.”

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Again, Spotify hasn’t released any information regarding the alleged new feature or confirmed that something of the sort is even in the works.

Metro Boomin Shares Spotify Wrapped, Thanks Fans For Great Year

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Metro Boomin had an extremely busy 2023. Late last year, he released his feature-packed new album Heroes & Villains. The project’s biggest tracks spilled into 2023 where he scored one of the biggest hits of the year with “Creepin’” alongside The Weeknd and 21 Savage. The album did extremely impressive numbers throughout the year placing it among the best-selling rap records of 2023. The project could also end up being an award show darling as it’s nominated for Best Rap Album at next year’s Grammys.

On top of that project, Metro also released an entire soundtrack to the new animated superhero movie Spiderman: Across The Spiderverse. The soundtrack netted even more hits for Metro and his extensive roster of impressive collaborators. He even had the chance to make a brief cameo in the film itself. He also played a role in the curation and assembly of Young Thug’s new album Business Is Business. The currently incarcerated rapper’s project even got a special Metro’s Version re-release. Now he’s reflecting on his massive 2023, check out the post he shared with fans below.

Read More: Metro Boomin To Be Accompanied By Live Orchestra At LA Show

Metro Boomin’s Spotify Wrapped

Metro shared his Spotify Wrapped, a yearly feature the company rolls out for artists and fans to track their listening habits. As you’d expect given the work he put into his output in 2023 his numbers are extremely impressive. On Spotify alone, Metro’s songs were streamed 5.7 billion times by more than 164 million fans. They spent more than 280 million hours combined listening to Metro’s songs this year.

One project Metro Boomin didn’t drop this year is his collaborative effort with Future. Both the rapper and producer have been teasing the project extensively this year and hyping it up as a major affair. It’s unclear when exactly the project is expected to arrive but plenty of fans online are starting to get impatient with all the teases. What do you think of Metro Boomin’s Spotify Wrapped numbers? Did he make your top 5 artists of 2023? Let us know in the comment section below.

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SZA’s “Kill Bill” Among Bill Nye’s Top Songs Of 2023

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Earlier this week, Bill Nye took to social media to unveil his list of top songs of the year from his Spotify Wrapped. Among the engineer’s favorite tracks of 2023 were SZA’s “Kill Bill” and Taylor Swift’s “Karma.” Stealing the No. 1 spot, however, was the theme song to his own show, Bill Nye The Science Guy.

It’s no secret that Nye is a SZA fan, as the two of them were previously spotted in a photo together, which made its rounds online a couple of years back. It even ended up sparking some faux dating rumors, though he’s happily married. Regardless, he’s obviously jammed to “Kill Bill” quite a lot this year based on his Spotify Wrapped.

Read More: SZA Loves Creed & Nickelback, And You Should Too

Bill Nye Unveils His Spotify Wrapped

While it may come as a surprise to some, it seems that nearly nobody can resist the catchy SOS track. He’s not the only one shocking fans with his taste in music, however. SZA recently came through with a few of her own unexpected musical favorites as well. She chatted with Variety earlier this week, revealing that she’s a huge fan of Creed and Nickelback. According to her, they definitely don’t deserve all the hate they receive.

“I like Creed so much — ‘Higher’? Why are you hating on it? Have you ever felt more inspired and uplifted in your life?” she wondered. “I’m in the car and I’m blasting ‘Higher,’ I feel like it’s a gospel song, the vocals are going cr*zy and it’s also somehow slightly romantic, it just feels so fun. Because even if it’s cliche, he’s so f*cking dead a**! I will be a Creed fan forever. Like, it started just on a whim in the shower, ‘Oh, let’s play this,’ and then it became a week of Creed and Nickelback.” What do you think of Bill Nye’s top songs of the year? Are you surprised that SZA made the list? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Spotify Wrapped: Lil Durk Angers User By Taking Over Her Round-Up Despite Not Streaming Him

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Lil Durk’s distinct sound isn’t for everyone, but those who love the Chicago native consistently go hard for him. Unfortunately, amid Spotify Wrapped season, the 7220 artist is facing accusations of using streaming farms to boost his numbers after an angry content creator revealed that he completely took over her annual round-up despite her never personally listening to his music from her account. “I am literally so mad right now,” the young woman ranted while sitting in her car.

“Whoever hacked into my Spotify account and listened to Lil Durk for 21,000 f**king hours this year, I hope you rot,” she continued, moving closer to the camera as her rage builds. “You have ruined my entire life!” According to her story, she woke up earlier this week eager to reflect on her year in music but was sadly disappointed when the results didn’t match her expectations. “All I listen to is like, Noah Kahn, and like, Taylor Swift, Just some cute granola stuff with a little bit of SZA sprinkled in there,” the OP explained her usual taste.

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Through tears, she continues, “I wake up this morning to all my top songs, and my only artist being Lil f**king Durk!” At the top of the list is “All My Life” featuring J. Cole, followed by more new titles from the 31-year-old’s Almost Healed album. “I thought I logged into the wrong account like I don’t know. This is not me!” Now that the clip is circulating on social media, others are sharing their similar experiences after allegedly having “some dude in Ukraine” taking over their profile.

Lil Durk may have made several non-consensual appearances on the playlists of Spotify users in 2023, but he still couldn’t top the numbers done by Drake. Thanks to the release of his For All The Dogs album, not to mention his It’s All A Blur Tour, the 6ix God racked up over 11 billion streams on the streaming platform alone. Read more about that at the link below, and check back later for more hip-hop/pop culture news updates.

Read More: Drake’s Streams Reach Over 11 Billion On Spotify This Year

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