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Drake is the most streamed artist of the year globally on Spotify

Drake has been confirmed as Spotify's most streamed artist of the year globally. Spotify announced it's end of the year list on Tuesday and reported that Drake earned 1.8 billion streams in 2015. Rihanna was this year's most streamed female performer with 1 billion streams, while Major Lazer's song "Lean On", was the most streamed song of the year with 540 million streams. The Weeknd's breakout album, "Beauty Behind The Madness" was the most streamed album of the year, beating out Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" which came in at No. 2. In the United States, Drake topped the list of most streamed artists, followed by The Weeknd, Kanye West, Ed Sheeran, and Eminem. Fetty Wap's song "Trap Queen" was the most streamed song in America this year. In Spotify's all-time lists, Sheeran is the most streamed act with more than 3 billion streams; Justin Bieber has the record for most streams in a day with 36 million streams; and Major Lazer's "Lean On," which features MO and DJ Snake, is the leading song. By Devon Pyne for RAPstation.com