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Safaree Among Nicki Minaj’s Top Spotify Fans, Receives A Special Message

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Safaree recently took to social media to show off a message he received from Spotify for being one of Nicki Minaj’s top listeners. In the message, Spotify thanks him for being a fan, encouraging him to buy a special Pink Friday 2 T-shirt exclusive to her top Spotify listeners. It remains unclear whether or not he decided to buy one, though followers wouldn’t be surprised if he did.

“Look what Spotify sent me,” he captioned a screenshot of the message alongside a series of laughing emojis. “Yalll funny over there.” It’s no secret that Safaree continues to bump Nicki Minaj despite their 2014 split, however, his spot in her list of top listeners proves just how much of a fan he really is. While some find it strange that he still listens to his ex’s music years after their breakup, he never misses an opportunity to boast about it on social media.

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Safaree’s Message From Spotify

Back in October, Safaree shared that he was listening to some of Nicki’s music during a car ride. “Yoooo I’m driving blasting starships right now and it’s a beautiful SUNNY day wowwww,” he wrote. “IM SO HAPPPY GOD IS THE GREATEST! Let me just love music. I look like a damn fool right now [laughing emojis].” Clearly, he has nothing but love for the rapper and her hits.

Safaree also posted in honor of Nicki’s 40th birthday last year, throwing it back with an old photo of the two of them and claiming that he doesn’t have any regrets. “I wouldn’t change anything about my past!!,” he reminisced. “I’m like Kanye I love everybody.” What do you think of Safaree being one of Nicki Minaj’s top fans on Spotify? What about the message he received from them? Do you think he bought a Pink Friday 2 T-shirt? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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What Are The Best Streaming Christmas Songs On Spotify?

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Now that we’re in the first full week of December, it’s officially time for Christmas music to start taking over. If you don’t have a holiday playlist going yet, we’re here to help.

What are the best streaming Christmas songs on Spotify?

As of right now, the answer lies in Spotify’s latest Daily Top Songs USA chart, dated December 3. It’s full of holiday songs that people across the country are listening to, and the entire top 5 is currently Christmas tunes: From No. 5 to No. 1, there’s Wham’s “Last Christmas,” Andy Williams’ “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year,” Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,” and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.”

These are the rest of the holiday songs found in the chart’s top 50:

  • Dean Martin — “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
  • Burl Ives — “A Holly Jolly Christmas”
  • Michael Bublé — “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
  • Ariana Grande — “Santa Tell Me”
  • Bing Crosby — “White Christmas”
  • José Feliciano — “Feliz Navidad”
  • The Ronettes — “Sleigh Ride”
  • Nat King Cole — “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)”
  • Michael Bublé — “Holly Jolly Christmas”
  • Kelly Clarkson — “Underneath The Tree”
  • Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra — “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
  • Frank Sinatra — “Jingle Bells”
  • Elvis Presley — “Blue Christmas”
  • Darlene Love — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
  • Nat King Cole — “Deck The Halls”
  • Frank Sinatra and B. Swanson Quartet — “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
  • Chuck Berry — “Run Rudolph Run”
  • Justin Bieber — “Mistletoe”
  • The Beach Boys — “Little Saint Nick”
  • Eartha Kitt and Henri René And His Orchestra — “Santa Baby”
  • Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters — “Mele Kalikamaka (Merry Christmas)”

If all that’s still not enough, check out the full chart here. Spotify also has an official “Christmas Classics” playlist you can stream below or here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Spotify, Which Has Spent Much Of 2023 Firing Tons Of People, Announced They’re Cutting About 1,500 More Employees

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With all the great new music that was released in 2023, it was a great year to be a Spotify subscriber. 2023 was less awesome, though, for a noteworthy amount of now-former Spotify employees: Throughout the year, the company has had a number of significant layoffs.

In January, they cut 6 percent of their global workforce, which amounted to about 600 people. Then, in June, Spotify cut about 200 jobs from its podcast division. Now, more layoffs have arrived and it’s the biggest round of the year so far. Today (December 4), Spotify announced they’re cutting a whopping 17 percent of its employees. As The Verge notes, “Based on its total headcount of 9,241 revealed during its last earnings release, the cuts are expected to impact over 1,500 people.” So, across all three rounds, that’s about 2,300 people this year.

In a message shared to employees (and here), Spotify CEO Daniel Ek wrote in part:

“Over the last two years, we’ve put significant emphasis on building Spotify into a truly great and sustainable business – one designed to achieve our goal of being the world’s leading audio company and one that will consistently drive profitability and growth into the future. While we’ve made worthy strides, as I’ve shared many times, we still have work to do. Economic growth has slowed dramatically and capital has become more expensive. Spotify is not an exception to these realities.

This brings me to a decision that will mean a significant step change for our company. To align Spotify with our future goals and ensure we are right-sized for the challenges ahead, I have made the difficult decision to reduce our total headcount by approximately 17% across the company. I recognize this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions. To be blunt, many smart, talented and hard-working people will be departing us.”

Read the full message here.

Taylor Swift’s 2023 Spotify Earnings Are Over $100M: Report

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This week, Taylor Swift was named the most-streamed artist of 2023 on Spotify. It didn’t come as a huge surprise, as the hitmaker has had a major year. She kicked off her record-breaking Eras tour in March, which is expected to earn her roughly $4 billion.

She went on to release an Eras concert film in October, which has grossed an additional $250 million worldwide since it came out. On top of the massive success the Pennsylvania native has had with her tour, she also released several re-recorded “Taylor’s Versions” of her albums. Swift dropped the deluxe edition of her 2022 LP Midnights in May, as well. The 33-year-old has had a busy year, to say the least. Luckily for her, however, her hard work has truly paid off.

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Taylor Swift Took Over 2023

Taylor Swift's 2023 Spotify Earnings Are Over $100M: Report
Taylor Swift performs at the Taylor Swift “The Eras Tour” held at Allegiant Stadium on March 24, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images)

Her music garnered a staggering total of 26.1 billion streams worldwide on Spotify this year so far, passing up artists like Drake, The Weeknd, Peso Pluma, and more. She even topped Bad Bunny, who was named the most-streamed artist of the past three years in a row. According to Billboard, this also means a massive payday for the “Karma” performer, who’s expected to earn roughly $101 million in Spotify royalties alone by the end of the year. Once publishing revenue is factored in, that totals up to about $131 million.

This number also doesn’t include other major streaming platforms, such as Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. On those three services combined, the outlet estimates that she’s gotten around 38.3 billion streams in 2023. That equates to roughly $160 million in recorded royalties, and with publishing also added in, $200 million total. What do you think of Taylor Swift’s 2023 Spotify earnings? Are you surprised by how much she’s earned this year? What about her earning the title of most-streamed artist of the year on Spotify? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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A Christmas Song Is Already No. 1 (But Not Mariah Carey’s) On Spotify’s Latest Weekly Top Songs Chart

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Streaming services have become the way the majority of fans consume the music they love these days, and Spotify is the clear leader in the streaming space. That makes their tracking data significant, and fortunately, the company maintains the terrific Spotify Charts website. Their Weekly Top Songs charts can serve as a useful complement to the Billboard Hot 100 and offer further insight into what music is currently making music fans move.

Take a look at the the top 10 songs on the latest Weekly Top Songs USA chart (for the tracking week ending November 23) below. Check out the full top 200 list here, and if you’re curious about what the entire world is listening to, find the Weekly Top Songs Global chart here.

10. Tate McRae — “Greedy”

McRae is just barely hanging around the top 10 this week, but zooming out, “Greedy” is No. 1 on the global Spotify chart right now and has been for 11 weeks.

9. Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves — “I Remember Everything”

Bryan and Musgraves’ hit had a significant fall this week from last week, when it was all the way up at No. 2. The reason behind the descent will become clear shortly.

8. Noah Kahan — “Stick Season”

It’s a good time for Kahan to have a song racking up plays, as he’s the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

7. Andy Williams — “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”

Pretty much the instant Thanksgiving was over, the music listening public clearly turned its attention to holiday music, as Andy Williams’ timeless classic is one of a handful of Christmas tunes in this week’s top 10.

6. Wham! — “Last Christmas – Single Version”

Here’s another! There’s a select roster of holiday staples that surge up the charts annually, and “Last Christmas” has consistently been one of them.

5. Mitski — “My Love Mine All Mine”

Some tracks are still managing to break through the snow, though, like Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” which is actually the only non-holiday song in the top 10 this week to not move down in the ranks, holding steady at No. 5.

4. Bobby Helms — “Jingle Bell Rock”

“Jingle Bell Rock” is a remarkable 66 years old, and here we are, still enjoying the track like it’s 1957.

3. Mariah Carey — “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” is usually the holiday headliner, but at least on the USA Spotify chart this week, there’s a new sheriff in town.

2. Jack Harlow — “Lovin On Me”

Harlow managed to capture the No. 1 spot last week, and while he managed to outperform most of the holiday music, there was still one track able to beat him.

1. Brenda Lee — “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”

With over 12.2 million Spotify streams in the US, Brenda Lee’s 1958 favorite is on top this week. It looks like the song might even challenge “All I Want For Christmas Is You” for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, too.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Drake’s Music Was Streamed More Than 11 Billion Times On Spotify This Year

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It’s Spotify wrapped season, which means hundreds of thousands of fans are sharing the music they listened to the most this year. Included in the 2023 wrapped are normal features like the top songs are artists of a particular year alongside more novel data. This year’s wrapped includes a portion that explains what city your music taste is most closely aligned with. It also features personalized messages from dozens of artists for the fans who listened to their music the most.

But that’s only part of Spotify Wrapped. Artists themselves also get their own Wrapped which reveals stats about how fans listened to their music. As far as rappers go, it’s hard to find anybody with higher totals than Drake. He turned in an incredible 11.5 billion streams across all of his credits this year which towers above nearly all of his contemporaries. It also revealed that 195.3 million different listeners played his music this year in 184 different countries. Finally, it shared that fans spent 631.1 million hours listening to Drake’s music this year alone. Check out the full stats below.

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Drake’s Spotify Wrapped Numbers

Many of Drake’s massive numbers come from his album For All The Dogs which dropped earlier this year. The feature-packed album spawned a number of top 10 hits. Among its biggest songs are “Slime You Out” with SZA, “First Person Shooter” with J. Cole, “Rich Baby Daddy” with Sexyy Red, and “IDGAF” with Yeat. Earlier this month, Drizzy added six new tracks to the album via his Scary Hours 3 deluxe edition.

On the back of that release, the album returned for yet another week at the top spot on the Billboard 200. Drake was among the most streamed albums on the entire Spotify platform this year, though Taylor Swift ultimately led the way as the most streamed artist globally. Drizzy is currently number three in the world on Spotify behind only Swift and The Weeknd. What do you think of the streaming numbers Drake achieved on Spotify this year? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Is There A Spotify Wrapped For Apple Music Users?

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Happy Spotify Wrapped day! The streaming service dropped its annual recap, providing users with their year-end stats about their most-played songs, artists, podcasts, and many more tidbits of info. However, those who don’t use Spotify, or are new to using Apple Music, might be wondering if the latter gives a Wrapped-like feature to their users, too.

Here’s what to know.

Is There A Spotify Wrapped For Apple Music Users?

While Apple Music does not specifically provide users with a Spotify Wrapped, as they are two competing streaming platforms, the music company does give listeners a year-end stats list titled Apple Music Replay. These were rolled out to their users earlier this week.

These contain the same key points of information, including your Top Artists, Top Songs, and more. While the Apple Music one isn’t quite as colorful as Spotify’s, or features extra details like your listening personality and… which city you would be in this year based on your habits (Burlington or Cambridge?), it does still get the job done.

It also provides you with a similar playlist of all the songs you listened to the most this year, just like Spotify.

For more information about how Apple Music users can access their 2023 Replay, visit here.

Spotify Wrapped 2023 Has Sparked A Hilarious Meme War With Apple Music Users Over Year-End Recap Supremacy

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Spotify takes the headlines every year when users receive their annual Wrapped stats. However, considering Apple Music dropped their “Replay” lists for users a few days ago that display essentially the exact same stats, it has created a divide between those who swear allegiance to their chosen streaming path. On social media, users have been not holding back on the memes either.

One user, who was on Apple Music’s side it seems, compared the platform to HBO. And Spotify, well, was Netflix.

Another stepped in to support Spotify, using the Real Housewives Of Atlanta video reaction, where Kandi notoriously accuses Porsha of making things up. “People are really on here trying to say Apple Music is better than Spotify,” they captioned.

Spotify users also felt that the Apple Music crowd, since they already got their Replays earlier this week, shouldn’t be posting their recaps today. This is the Wrapped’s to shine.

And then there are those who, for some reason, don’t have Apple Music or Spotify — but they do have YouTube Music or another streaming service in 2023. They feel even more left in the dust of the conversation.

Continue scrolling to enjoy some more memes about the Apple Music Replay versus Spotify Wrapped debate.

Burlington? Berkeley? Spotify Wrapped 2023 Is Comparing Users’ Music Tastes To Cities And The Memes Are Glorious

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Spotify Wrapped for 2023 is here! Every year, the main idea is the same: Users can open the app to view a presentation highlighting their most-streamed artist, songs, albums, and other takeaways from their years in music. Spotify often tries incorporating a new feature here and there, and one in particular is lighting up social media timelines right now.

Early in the in-app presentation, one slide starts, “This year, your listening took you places, and one place listened just like you.” Using my personal Wrapped as an example, Spotify then compared my listening habits to those of people in Berkeley, California (quite a ways from my home in Portland, Maine), saying, “People there are far more likely to be fans of Vagabon, Petey, and The Japanese House.”

It turns out a lot of people got Berkeley in their Wrapped, and Burlington, Vermont was another popular city. In fact, after Wrapped was unveiled, both of them were trending on X (formerly Twitter) alongside Spotify, and the reactions and memes are pretty great. One Sopranos parody in particular is wonderful:

Cambridge, Massachusetts was also a popular city, and one user joked, “spotify is trying to make a gay commune in berkeley, a lesbian commune in burlington, and a bisexual commune in cambridge”

Check out some more reactions below.

When Does Tracking Start For Spotify Wrapped?

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Spotify Wrapped is officially here. Today (November 29), Spotify users received their annual interactive summary of their listening habits, along with fun character and personality assessments.

While some are excited to see their Spotify Wrapped, some are a bit confused about their results. Because of this, they are hoping to get on top of the tracking process and produce more accurate assessments for future editions of Spotify Wrapped.

When does tracking start for Spotify Wrapped?

Tracking begins on January 1, according to various sources. This can also be confirmed by the fact that each Spotify user is told which song they kicked off each year with.

Tracking continues over the course of several months, however, ends at an unknown date toward the end of each calendar year. The date has often been thought to be Halloween, however, Spotify has since confirmed that this isn’t the case.

Spotify remains secretive about the process, however, individual Spotify users are encouraged to share their Wrappeds with their friends. For this year’s Wrapped, Spotify introduced Blend, a feature with allows each Spotify User to combine Wrapped playlists with one or more fellow Spotify users.

Spotify users can see their Wrappeds by opening up the app on their mobile device, or by visiting here.