While Drake would certainly benefit from an arrangement like that since he’s one of the platform’s most successful artists, it’s hard to envision a world where rolling out a system like what he described wouldn’t lead to backlash from smaller artists, sitting on the sidelines as they watch the rich get richer. He also wrote, “We should get bonuses like athletes to motivate the future artists to be consistent and competitive…so feel free to send me a Lebron sized cheque I have enough dinner plates certainly an idea. In an Instagram Story posted last night (February 1), Drake shared a news story about being the first artist to pass 75 billion streams on the platform. Now, Drake has come up with an idea to inspire other artists on the streaming front. Artists, though, often have mixed feelings about it, mostly due to the platform’s often-criticized payment rates.

Whoever says it to you – their faves do not get as much attention as Marshall does.Music fans love Spotify, as they’ve made it the most-used music streaming platform in the world. Next time you hear that “nobody listens” to Eminem, remember that in fact, he is the one that has a bigger audience than virtually any hip hop artist in the world. Meanwhile, Eminem’s audience has grown just under 4 million since that point and put him one step above Drake on the Spotify ranking at No.11.Įminem is on an upward trend with no new projects released and no PR tricks played, just on the sheer strength of his catalogue. Drake has lost several points in the ranking since the beginning of the year when he was the No.8 artist with slightly over 69 million monthly listeners and Eminem got his 65 million for the first time in his career. The gap is admittedly not big, only around 5000 listeners separate two hip hop stars, but it is a new achievement for Marshall. More people tuned into his streaming catalogue this month than into Drake’s. Eminem is now the most listened-to hip hop artist on Spotify.

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