Louise Bernard with Alexis Patri 11:55 am, August 31, 2021
Singer Justin Bieber, carried throughout the summer by the success of his song "Peaches" performed with artists Daniel Caesar and Giveon, beats a record of monthly listenings on the music streaming platform Spotify.
He thus dethroned the American pop star Ariana Grande with this feat.
83.3 million.
This is the stratospheric number of monthly listeners that Canadian singer Justin Bieber reached on Spotify in August, becoming the most listened to artist on the music streaming platform.
An exploit carried in particular by the summer success of its title
Peaches
, interpreted in featuring with the artists Daniel Caesar and Giveon.
The artist thus beats a record previously held by American pop star Ariana Grande.
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Justin Bieber far ahead of the competition
The singer, who started her career in a Disney series, had previously reached 82 million monthly listeners.
A figure that has now fallen to 56.7 million.
With his 83.3 million monthly listeners, Justin Bieber also distances his current competition: no other artist crosses the 80 million mark.
The Canadian singer is followed on the podium by The Week-end (74.53 million monthly listeners) and Ed Sheeran (72.41 million monthly listeners).
An uniquely male top trio.
The most listened to female artist is Dua Lipa.
The British singer counts 65.5 million monthly listeners.