Spotify Tracks Post-Grammy Streaming Bump
Spotify tracked the streaming increases after last night’s Grammy Awards. Lionel Richie and The Alabama Shakesexperienced the biggest post ceremony bump with Richie getting a 146% increase in streams in the U.S. and The Alabama Shakes up 89%. Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life” saw the highest jump for a song (+173%) following Miguel’s rendition of that song.
Increases were calculated by comparing hourly streams pre- and post-show on Spotify. Here are highlights:
+146% artist streams of Lionel Richie
Following John Legend, Demi Lovato, Luke Bryan, Meghan Trainor and Tyrese Gibson’s performance of a Lionel Richie medley
+89% artist streams of The Alabama Shakes
+173% plays of Michael Jackson's "She's Out of My Life"
Following Miguel’s performance of "She’s Out of My Life"
+150 plays of Alabama Shakes – "Don’t Wanna Fight"
+92% plays of B.B. King's "The Thrill Is Gone"
Following Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr. and Bonnie Raitt performing "The Thrill Is Gone"
+75% plays of Earth, Wind & Fire's "That's the Way of the World"
Following Stevie Wonder and Pentatonix’s performance of "That's the Way of the World"
+74% plays of Kendrick Lamar – "The Blacker The Berry"
+71% of James Bay – "Let It Go"
+71% plays of Pitbull's "El Taxi"
following the performance of Pitbull, Travis Barker, Joe Perry and Robin Thicke’s "El Taxi"
