Bruno Mars continues to shatter data, this time changing into the primary artist to achieve 150 million month-to-month listeners on Spotify.
The feat, introduced Monday (January 27), comes simply over two months after Mars surpassed The Weeknd‘s earlier document of 120.7 million month-to-month listeners. With the most recent listener rely, Mars’ listeners now account for somewhat over 1 / 4 of Spotify’s complete international consumer base, which stood at 640 million in Q3 2024.
Since claiming the highest spot, Mars’ streaming numbers have continued to develop considerably. Notably, Mars hasn’t launched a brand new solo album for eight years. His most up-to-date solo studio LP was his third, 24K Magic, which dropped in 2016.
The Grammy-winning artist’s streaming success is boosted by his smash collaborations:
- Die With A Smile with Girl Gaga, launched in August 2024, with 1.67 billion Spotify streams, and;
- APT. with ROSÉ, launched in October, which has simply surpassed a billion Spotify streams
APT, launched by Atlantic Information, grew to become the first Okay-pop monitor to hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay Chart. Three days later, it additionally climbed to a new peak of No. 3 on the Billboard Sizzling 100, whereas Die With A Smile continues its reign at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week. The collaboration with Girl Gaga is nominated for Music of the Yr and Greatest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency on the 2025 Grammys on February 2.
Mars’ streaming dominance extends throughout his complete catalog, with 17 songs surpassing one billion streams every. These embody basic hits like Locked out of Heaven, That’s What I Like, Simply the Means You Are, and extra.
Bruno Mars’ long-time writer is BMG, although he bought a portion of his tune catalog to Warner Chappell in 2021.
The Atlantic-signed artist’s newest achievement comes on the heels of the discharge of his newest collaboration, Fats Juicy & Moist with Sexyy Purple, which dropped on Friday (January 24). The music video for the monitor stars Girl Gaga, BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ and Mars dancing and popping champagne bottles.
In simply three days for the reason that video dropped, Fats Juicy & Moist has thus far reached 8.2 million views on YouTube.
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