This Week In Music Commentary

This week commentators in the music industry look at what what Billboard’s Power 100 list got right and wrong, streaming’s significant problem with math, why Ariana Grande’s fans are the fans every artist needs, and more. Billboard’s Power 100 List: The Right & Wrong The Elusive Obelus: Streaming’s Issue With…

Ariana Grande’s 7 Rings Shatters Spotify 24 Hour Record With 15 Million Streams of ‘7 Rings’

Ariana Grande has shattered Spotify’s record for the most plays within 24 hours. Grande’s single "7 Rings" clocked 14,966,544 streams in its first 24 hours after being released on Friday 18th. That’s 4 million more than the former record holder. The previous 24 hour record holder, holiday classic "All I…

Ariana Grande smashes Spotify 24-hour record with nearly 15m plays of 7 Rings

Track attracts over 4 million more plays than prior record-holder
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Ariana Grande Breaks Yet Another YouTube Record

Ariana Grande’s "Thank U, Next" just broke yet another YouTube record. In addition to being biggest music video debut in YouTube history, earning 55.4 million views in it’s first 24 hours, its is now also the fastest video to earn 100 million views, reaching the milestone in under four days…

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‘You Did This To Him’: Ariana Grande, Mac Miller and the Demonization of Women in Toxic Relationships

The lasting legacy of the “Yoko Effect” and the powerful — and damaging — myth that women are responsible for their male partner’s actions