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This Artist Passed Up The Weeknd For Most Spotify Listeners in August

The Weeknd Is No Longer Spotify’s Most Streamed Monthly Artist as Listener-Wide Free Fall Strikes

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New Study Shows Songwriters Can Barely Make a Living From Digital Streaming Profits

Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” Becomes Band’s Second Song to Reach 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

“You Give Love a Bad Name” Becomes Bon Jovi’s Second Song Ever to Reach 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

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