LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Taylor Swift is setting records in the music industry every other day, and she is showing no signs of slowing down. The 33-year-old Grammy winner has recently become the female artist with the most solo songs garnering over 1 billion streams on Spotify, according to a tweet made by The Swift Society on X.
She surpassed the records of pop icons Ariana Grande and Adele to bag the top spot, reported Netflix Junkie, which is a remarkable feat considering the musical powerhouses that they are.
The title of the most streamed artist of all time on Spotify is held by Canadian rapper and singer Drake. However, in the category of the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify, Swift once again reigns as champion.
Taylor Swift broke Billboard record
On November 18, Swift completed a record-extending 85th week at the top spot of the Billboard Artist 100 chart.
Much of the credit for this feat goes to her latest rerecorded LP, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), reported Billboard. The release debuted with 1.653 million equivalent album units, which is the largest one-week total since Adele’s album '25' was released in 2015.
Taylor Swift's winning streak
The present year brought a lot of wins for the pop icon in terms of awards.
Swift was nominated in 20 categories at the Billboard Music Awards and ended up winning 10 out of those, tying with Drake to hold the record of the artist with the most Billboard Music Awards in history. Both of them have bagged 39 of these awards throughout the course of their careers.
At the 2023 Grammys, Swift made history by securing Best Music Video for her directorial debut in the short film 'All Too Well.'
The 'Lavender Haze' singer also stole the spotlight at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, where she bagged 9 awards out of the 11 categories that she was nominated for.
Internet reacts to Taylor Swift setting new records
Netizens, especially Swifties, are overjoyed at the marvelous achievements of the singer this year and have taken to social media to share their joy. As the news of her achievement spread across X, people took to the comment section to hail the singer and celebrate her success.
"Taylor Swift is the GOAT for many reasons," posted a user on X, as another showered her with love, writing, "History maker. Congratulations Taylor swift, we Love youuuu."
"She definitely deserves all the success she's achieved," claimed a third. "Taylor Swift's music resonates with so many people, and it's no surprise that her songs are so popular," the same user later noted.
"Damn Taylor Swift needs to do a lot of work to convince me that she is still human," posted yet another fan, in awe of all that she has achieved. "She’s just incredible…. The queen," exclaimed another.
