Taylor Swift Reacts to “Cruel Summer” Passing 1B Streams on Spotify: “Love You All So Much for This”
The news follows her milestone of becoming the first female artist in Spotify history to reach 100 million monthly listeners.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during the “Eras Tour” at Foro Sol on Aug. 24 in Mexico City Hector Vivas/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Taylor Swift on Sunday hit social media to thank her fans for helping her break yet another record.
The pop superstar’s song “Cruel Summer” passed 1 billion streams on Spotify, the music streaming service posted Sunday on X (formerly known as Twitter). The song is from Swift’s 2019 album, Lover.
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“It’s been no cruel summer for @taylorswift13 this year,” read Spotify’s post. “Congratulations on another track in the #BillionsClub.”
Swift’s “Anti-Hero,” from her album Midnights, also is on Spotify’s 1 billion-stream list, which features a total of 468 songs.
For her part, the singer took to her Instagram Story on Sunday morning recognizing the achievement.
“Summer just got a BILLION TIMES CRUELER,” she wrote. “Love you all so much for this.”
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