PlayStation Music passes 5 billion streams
Sony Music s PlayStation Music celebrated its first year of collaborating with Spotify by notching up 5 billion streams. The partnership had notched up an impressive 785 million tracks streamed on…
Sony Music’s PlayStation Music celebrated its first year of collaborating with Spotify by notching up 5 billion streams. The partnership had notched up an impressive 785 million tracks streamed on PlayStation 4 in the first three months.
Hip hop is the most popular genre. According to figures from Spotify, Drake was the most streamed artist in the first year, followed by Eminem and Justin Bieber.
The most streamed song globally was Major Lazer’s Lean On (ft. MØ and DJ Snake) while Drake’s Jumpman took the honours in the United States.
In Australia, as well as the rest of the world, the most popular day to listen to Spotify on PS4, PS3 and Xperia devices is Saturday. But Friday between 8 to 9 pm is the most popular hour for listening while gaming.
According to PlayStation Music Year-One Popularity Charts:
Most streamed artists worldwide:
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Drake
Eminem
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd
Fetty Wap
Most streamed tracks worldwide:
Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)" by Major Lazer
See You Again (feat. Charlie Puth) – from Furious 7 by Wiz Khalifa
Can’t Feel My Face by The Weeknd
Hotline Bling by Drake
Trap Queen by Fetty Wap
Most streamed gaming soundtracks worldwide:
The Music of Grand Theft Auto V, Vol. 1: Original Music
The Last of Us
Rocket League
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Minecraft – Volume Alpha
Most streamed artists in the US:
Drake
Future
Fetty Wap
The Weeknd
Eminem
Most streamed tracks in the US:
Jumpman by Drake, Future
Hotline Bling by Drake
White Iverson by Post Malone
Me, Myself & I by G-Eazy, Bebe Rexha
Antidote by Travi$ Scott
In the meantime, background music to Xbox One is coming up. But it is not sure if it will be through Spotify, as Sony has indicated it’s looking for other partners.
Word from last week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco is that Sony is working on a PlayStation 4.5, with increased graphical power and games running at 4K resolution (four times more powerful than the current one and allow it to be more competitive with PCs), supported by the upcoming PlayStation VR headphones. PS4 owners will soon be told if they can upgrade or have to buy a new device to handle the power boost.
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Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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