Within the musical landscape, very select few personalities have had their unfettering shot at fame like Taylor Swift did. From wooing young female fans with her love ballads to becoming a regular trailblazer of Spotify records, Swift’s rise as a pop star has had many editions. Hence, from the roads of a teen icon to the broadways of the world tour, Swift is riding right now at the zenith of acknowledgement and success. While 2023 was a ladder to her peaks of accomplishment, fresh streaks of shattering records cue that 2024 seems like a good rest at the golden peak.

For Swifties, this year has been truly magical in every sense. Starting from her Grammy wins to her beau’s Super Bowl victory, 2024 has been a winning season for Taylor Swift and company. Hence, to keep the streak alive, Swifites have done it again to make Taylor Swift the Spotify conqueror. As of now, the ‘Love Story’ singer is the fastest artist in history to surpass 5 billion Spotify streams within a year.

 

If one reckons correctly, the ties between Spotify and the 34-year-old have always been special. Furthermore, this news has come close on heels after Spotify’s efforts to curate a friendship bracelet playlist for each of the songstress’s era. Considering the astounding global influence Swift delivers, Spotify traffic is often courtesy of Swift, and her consecutive Spotify record-breaking streak or bagging exclusive features will attest to it.

While it is no news that Swift has been a seasoned holder of Spotify records, their relationship did suffer a setback a while ago.

2023 has been Taylor Swift’s year of holding Spotify records, but in 2024, her longtime musical rival, Kanye West made his comeback. Hence, powering fuel to the old feuds, when Kanye West became the most daily streamed artist earlier in February following his ‘Vultures I’ drop, West could not hold back his jibe at Swift. Taking to his Instagram, he flaunted the record of having surpassed Swift.

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Yet, this overpowering game was in constant flux. More precisely, Swifties and West fans took it upon themselves to have the last laugh. As a result, a full-fledged online face-off began between the respective fanbases as the records made shifts back and forth. Although, for the moment, Swift’s reign on Spotify may have suffered bitterly, now it seems that her much-awaited return is here and for now at least, she is the only conqueror of this segment.