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Bad Bunny named Spotify’s Global Top Artiste in 2025, Rose’s Apt. is Apple Music’s biggest song
The Straits Times
|December 05, 2025
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has dethroned American pop star Taylor Swift to once again become Spotify’s Global Top Artiste.
The 31-year-old, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, topped the list with 19.8 billion streams in 2025, according to Spotify Wrapped, the music streamer's annual campaign released on Dec 3.
This is the fourth time he has claimed the title after doing so in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Swift, 35, was the winner in 2023 and 2024, with more than 26.1 billion and 26.6 billion global streams respectively.
Rounding out the list of top five artistes in 2025 are Canadian singer The Weeknd, Canadian rapper Drake and American singer Billie Eilish.
This story is from the December 05, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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