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A murderer, a rapist and a torturer… at the top of Spotify’s drill rap playlist

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Spotify has been accused of glamorising violence by featuring a string of criminals in its official drill music ‘chart’. At least ten of the top 30 tracks on the music-streaming giant’s Sound Of UK Drill playlist last week involved thugs with convictions for offences including murder, rape and torture. Jayden O’Neill-Crichlow, who performs under the … Read more

Billie Eilish is named as Spotify’s ‘most streamed’ female artist of 2020

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Billie Eilish is named Spotify’s ‘most streamed’ female artist of 2020.   The singer-songwriter, 18, who garners 49,736,031 monthly listeners on the platform, beat out Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande for the top spot. ‘These female artists had the most streams across Spotify in 2020 #2020Wrapped,’ wrote Spotify, who unveiled the statistics via Twitter on Tuesday.   Top spot: Billie … Read more