"I will definitely not be continuing my premium subscription if this keeps up." "Whoever thought it would be a good idea to put Drake in EVERY SINGLE section of the Spotify app needs to be fired," wrote one user on Spotify's community board. According to the transcript, the money was refunded. Apple Music and Amazon both told Variety "Scorpion" also broke its single-day streaming records as well.Ī Reddit user posted what they claimed was a chat transcript with Spotify asking for a refund for this month's subscription fee for the avalanche of recommended Drake content because they did not listen to Drake nor any similar music. According to Spotify Charts, songs from "Scorpion" were streamed more than 132,450,00 times within 24 hours of release on the platform, giving it the top spot. The promotional landslide helped the album get streamed more than 10 million times every hour during that period, according to Spotify. It also created a website where you could "Make Your Drake" album cover art, as well as inserted some secret surprises for fans who asked Siri about Drake's nicknames. Drake's picture and songs were plastered in every playlist from "Songs to Sing in the Car" to "All the Feels" to "Bachata Lovers." Drake's face was even used to promote playlists that didn't feature his songs, including "Happy Pop Hits," which goes against everything Sad Drake stands for.Īpple Music was drinking the Drake SZN kool-aid as well. You couldn't miss Drake and his latest album "Scorpion" if you listened to music on a streaming service last week. However a newer contender has emerged: Drake's "Nice for What." This year, social media consensus had the honors going to Cardi B's "I Like It" despite its early Memorial Day release.