Bad Bunny has officially been named Spotify’s leading global artist of the year.
As part of Wednesday’s rollout of Spotify Wrapped, the streaming giant unveiled a full look at how listeners engaged with music throughout the past twelve months.
The Puerto Rican star, who is scheduled to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February, was announced as the most-streamed artist worldwide for 2025, collecting more than 19.8 billion plays.
He was followed closely by Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake and Billie Eilish.
This achievement marks the fourth time the Latin powerhouse has earned Spotify’s global streaming crown, after previously leading in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, also topped the global albums chart with his 2025 project DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, while his 2022 release Un Verano Sin Ti secured the tenth spot.
The rest of the global top five albums included the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, SZA’s SOS Deluxe: Lana and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n' Sweet. The final three projects arrived in 2024.
On the worldwide songs list, Bunny reached fifth place with DtMF. That chart was led by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’s duet “Die With a Smile,” which crossed 1.7 billion streams, followed by Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” Rosé and Mars’s “APT.” and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary.”
The Joe Rogan Experience maintained its status as Spotify’s Global Top Podcast, continuing its six-year streak at the top.
Listening trends shifted across regions. In the U.K., Swift ended the year as the most-streamed artist, while Carpenter’s Short 'n' Sweet and Warren’s Ordinary ranked as the leading album and song.
In the U.S., Swift once again claimed the top artist position, with Bad Bunny landing in fifth. Kendrick Lamar and SZA had the most-played track with “Luther,” and Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem was the year’s most-streamed album.
Beginning Wednesday, Spotify users can access a personalized summary of their own listening habits for the year.
Lizzo has responded to fat-shamers online.
The Grammy-winning artist went on her official Instagram page to call out people making jokes about her body.
“Today I came across a fat joke about me in 2025 and it was going viral,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself relaxing in a yellow and black snakeskin bikini.
“It was a silly joke and they were laughing at me simply because I’m fat. Let me remind everyone to never let anyone make you feel bad for what you decide to do with your own body. When you are bigger, they talk st. When you are smaller, they talk st. Your body will never be enough for them because it is not meant for them. It is meant for you.”
The About Damn Time singer has faced body-shaming comments throughout her entire mainstream pop career.
Earlier this year, during an appearance on the Just Trish podcast, Lizzo shared that she tried Ozempic but eventually chose to focus on changing her diet as part of her personal weight loss journey.
“If I get a BBL, mind ur business. If I lose 100lbs, mind ur business. If I gain every pound back and then some, mind ur f**king business,” she wrote at the end of her caption.
“Anyways, my fat ass stays living with a paid-off mortgage in y’all b**ches heads.”
Lizzo’s message to her critics comes shortly after she drew attention for a Substack essay she posted titled Cancel Me (Again): A ‘Cancelled’ Woman’s Take on Why Everyone Should Get Cancelled at Least Once.
“Not everybody liked my most recent essay and that is exactly why I wrote it,” she said in a follow up post.
“I deserve the freedom to express myself like anyone else. I am human and I have earned the right to be wrong, to be prickly and even unlikable sometimes. It feels freeing for someone like me who used to be a chronic people pleaser. Thank you for the comments and the criticism. I welcome all of it.”
