Kendrick Lamar Luther billion streams on Spotify in record time. His hit song “Luther,” a collaboration with SZA, has quickly passed one billion streams. The track was only released in November. This makes it Lamar’s fastest song to reach this major milestone. It beats his previous record held by “Not Like Us.”
“Not Like Us” took eight months to hit one billion streams. However, “Luther” achieved this feat in just seven months. “Luther” is now Lamar’s eleventh song to reach one billion streams on Spotify. Other hits include “All the Stars,” “Humble,” and “Money Trees.” This shows his consistent power on streaming platforms.
Kendrick Lamar has been a top artist on the charts this past year. “Luther” has been especially successful. It spent 13 weeks in a row at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this year. It also led the Hip Hop chart for an impressive 25 weeks.
Kendrick recently celebrated his amazing year. He has truly shaped pop culture. The Compton rapper swept the BET Awards, taking home five trophies that night. The awards were held in his home city of Los Angeles. Lamar won Album of the Year for GNX, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Video of the Year for “Not Like Us,” and Best Collaboration for “Luther” (with SZA). He also shared Video Director of the Year with his longtime creative partner, Dave Free.
Lamar spoke on TV when he accepted his Album of the Year award. He gave a short speech to the audience. He said, “I ain’t been here in a long time but I always kept my heart BET.” He added, “I always made sure they representing the culture right and they put me in the midst of the cycle we represent and that’s real, true, down to earth music that people can feel so I always give my heart to BET.”
He thanked his supporters. “To my folks in the building, to my LA natives in the back, I see you. God first and foremost, my company pgLang, SZA in the crowd, we on tour right now, please come to the show. We gonna keep this thing going, I appreciate y’all.” The massive success of Kendrick Lamar Luther billion streams is a testament to this connection with his fans and culture.
K. Dot and SZA are currently on their Grand National tour. They will finish their North American shows soon. After that, the duo will head to Europe for a series of stadium concerts, continuing their global reach.
You can listen to “Luther” and other Kendrick Lamar hits on Spotify. For official chart rankings and music news, visit Billboard’s website.
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