Bad Bunny is The Most Streamed Artist Globally on Spotify for Second Year In a Row
It’s El Conejo’s world and we’re just living in it. Spotify Wrapped was revealed today, and the number 1 artist globally on the platform is none other than Bad Bunny for the second year in a row, with over 9.1 billion streams in 2021.
While Benito did not release a new album this year, YHLQMDLG was the most streamed album last year and remains in the 20 Top Albums for 2021 globally. However, he released singles “100 Millones” with Luar La L, “De Museo” and fan-favorite “Yonaguni.” Bad Bunny was also part of massive collaborations like “AM Remix” with Nio Garcia and J Balvin, “Volando Remix” with Mora and Sech, “Volví” with Aventura, and last but not least, “Lo Siento BB:/” with Tainy and Julieta Venegas.
According to Spotify, over 870 million users have listened to at least one Latin song in the past year, and over 20.4 billion Latin songs were streamed last month. Artists like Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G, to name a few, are talking La Cultura to new heights.
When it comes to genres, 8 latin music genres made it the Top 50 most streamed globally, including Latin at #11, Reggaeton at #29, Regional Mexican at #36 and Corridos at #42.
Read: Latin GRAMMYs 2021: Bad Bunny Literally Set the Stage on Fire, and 5 Most Memorable Performances
Karol G, Rauw Alejandro and More Artists in the Spotify Wrapped Global Top 50
12 de los nuestros cracked the Spotify Global Top 50 lists including J Balvin on the #7 spot, plus some amazing feats from Rauw Alejandro who moved 17 spots from last year to reach #12 in 2021 with hits like “Todo De Ti” and his GRAMMY-nominated album “Vice Versa”. Colombian singer Karol G holds her title as the top latin female artist for second year in a row with the #48 spot. Last but not least, Jhay Cortez jumped over 100 spots and landed on #37 with the help of his latest album, “Timelezz.”
