The ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper topped reigning champ Ed Sheeran.
Spotify continued to beef up in 2015, adding functionalities to find new music and track local concerts.
The platform became the go-to streaming service for the likes ofBarack ObamaandHillary Clinton.
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Sheeran stayed popular, though, maintaining his designation as Spotifys most-streamed artist of all-time.
He came in second to Drake worldwide in 2015.
The Weeknd, Maroon 5, and Kanye West rounded out the top five global artists.
Some of the years most buzzed about artists also topped Spotifys various lists.
In other categories, Rihanna won big, even though were still waiting onAnti.
Spotify also shared American-specific winners, and the results varied stateside.
Nicki Minaj and Beyonce both beat out Rihanna on the list of the most-streamed female artists in the States.
