Ariana Grande became the first female artist to have 14 songs surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify, entering the platform for its sixth installment Billionaires Club series.
True to its title, the series welcomes artists who have reached the milestone of 1 billion streams on the music service. In the midst of recording at New York City's Jungle City Studios, according to a press release, Grande received a total of 14 plaques for: “One Last Time,” “Bang Bang (feat. Jesse J & Nicki Minaj),” “Santa Tell “. Me', 'Dangerous Woman', 'Side by Side', 'Inside You', 'No Tears Left to Cry', 'God Is a Woman', 'Thank You Next', '7 Rings', 'Stuck With (feat. Justin Bieber),” “Rain on Me (feat. Lady Gaga),” “Positions,” and “Save Your Tears (feat. The Weeknd).”
To highlight each of the singer's achievements, Spotify placed objects next to each plaque that represented the song as Grande shared the memories behind the music. “We've crammed so much into the last 10 years and I'm so grateful for the love and support of the people listening to these songs,” he said. “That really shook me up a bit.”
In the episode, Grande recalled that her hit Christmas track, 2014's “Santa Tell Me,” was actually a “backup video.” “In the original video, I was in weird Christmas underwear and hitting Santa with a cane pole,” she laughed. “I was like, 'This is the right vibe for this song, trust me.' And the label was like, “Hey honey… I don't think we can use this.” He added, “I was glad I suffered at the time.”
Her dog, Toulouse, provides company through her walk down memory lane. Her furry friend has made several appearances in her music videos, including “No Tears Left to Cry.”
When I revisited “7 Rings,” the Grammy winner remarked, “That was my first one to go through a billion streams.” He said, “It's a really absurd number. I can't wrap my head around the number.”
Post it Billionaires Club video on Instagram, Grande wrote that “filming this little episode was such a sweet little memory and burst of gratitude, if you will.” She continued, addressing her fans and noting that she didn't expect to get emotional during filming: “but it really, really hit me! so much of my life has been spent doing this, with and for all of you. so many little pieces of my life forever piled into these little silly songs.”
After announcing that her seventh studio album Eternal sunshine is set to drop on March 8, the singer said she won't be sharing any more new singles before its release. “I wanted to say … as hard as it is to resist the urge to share another song or single with you as soon as possible, I'd love for you to experience the album in full this time,” she said earlier this week.
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