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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. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/02/spotify-tracks-post-grammy-streaming-b

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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 

Spotify new+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"

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