Drake's "God's Plan" Breaks U.S. Spotify's Single Day Streaming Record

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Drake putting numbers up with his latest release.

Drake made everyone's weekend after he released his Scary Hours EP with the song's "God's Plan" and "Diplomatic Immunity." The two singles showed the different sides of Drake with one leaning closer to his pop sound while the other fed those craving straight bars from the 6 God. "God's Plan" has been teased for the past few weeks after videos of it surfaced online from parties and other events. The hype around it got so big that Drake actually broke another record on Spotify. 

Drake's "God's Plan" just broke Spotify U.S. record for most streams in a single day on a song by garnering a total of 4,326,679 streams on Monday, Jan. 22nd, according to chartdata. It's not surprising considering the hype around the single itself upon its release. As of today, the song has been streamed 9,772,004 and counting since its release.

Drake is no stranger to breaking records. The rapper previously created a record in March of last year following the release of More Life. The project received 61,302,082 streams in one day on March 19th, 2017.

The thing about Drake is no matter what record he sets, his vision isn't clouded by it. Last night, Drake revealed that he was back in the studio, working on more music following the record breaking numbers on Spotify U.S. Hopefully, he's back to working on his upcoming album which he's been teasing for the past few months. So far, we know that he's working with Pi'erre Bourne on it. There's also been speculation that he and Nigerian artist Tekno might have something in the works as well.


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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