At just 22 years old, the singer managed to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on the digital music platform. This year, the American artist released the album Hit Me Hard and Soft, her latest studio material.
American pop singer Billie Eilish broke a new record and joined a select group of artists.
Successful pop singer Billie Eilish surprised the world once again, this time, breaking a record. The thing is that the Californian star, at his 22 yearsbecame the youngest singer to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotifydigital music platform.
In her short career, Eilish already owns a Oscar award and nine Grammy awards. Just a month ago, the singer released Hit Me Gard and Softtheir new studio album that accumulated an impressive number of 72.7 million streams on his first day.
Billie Eilish’s record
It was in October 2015 when a still unknown Eilish He recorded his first single: Ocen Eyes. The debut track was uploaded to Soundcloud and, after going viral, racked up over two million streams on Spotify during its first year.
“Spotify has been a part of Billie’s story from the beginning. Since ‘Ocean Eyes’, their fan base has continually increased around the world,” Jeremy Erlich, global head of music at Spotify, told Billboard.
Since then, Billie Eilish’s career has grown exponentially. In almost 9 years on the music scene, the singer won nine Grammy Awards, an oscar and recently won a impressive new record.
Billie Eilish
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The American artist became the youngest singer to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Thus, Eilish joins a select club made up of performers of the caliber of The Weeknd – which has 107 million listeners per month – or Taylor Swift which reached 102.
Billie Eilish’s latest hit
On May 17, 2024, Billie Eilish released his third studio album titled Hit Me Hard and Soft. It didn’t take long for the artist’s long-awaited new musical project to break records on streaming platforms.
According to Spotify data, the record release became the biggest debut for an artist born in the 21st century. The figures achieved are impressive and the album achieved 72.7 million views on its first day. The impressive number broke the record previously held by the album Sour by Olivia Rodrigowhich he achieved 60.5 million listens in 2021.
With a total of 10 songs, the album has already surpassed 100 million views in just one month, which positions the Californian’s work as one of the most acclaimed of the year. In addition, the achievement consolidates Eilish – along with Taylor Swift, as the two most listened to artists of the 2024 Until now.
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