Rihanna, Beyonce most sought-after singers on Spotify

On International Women’s Day, Spotify released a list of most sought-after artists on the streaming service. And guess who rules it? Rihanna and Beyonce.

Rihanna and Beyonce fans can rejoice! On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Spotify, the leading streaming service, released a list of most popular female artists and found that Rihanna led the pack as the most-heard artist globally.

Rihanna and Beyonce rule Spotify with maximum number of listeners. (REUTERS)

The Barbados-born singer’s 2012 hit Diamonds has been streamed nearly 240 million times and FourFiveSeconds, her collaboration with Paul McCartney and Kanye West, has more than 282 million listens.

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But Spotify said that Beyonce was the most popular among listeners who identified as female. Beyonce also was number one among Spotify users in the United States.

Watch Rihanna’s Diamonds here:

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Second to Rihanna on the global level was Ariana Grande and then Beyonce, followed by English singer Ellie Goulding and then Katy Perry.

Watch Single Ladies by Beyonce here:

Leading female hip-hop star Nicki Minaj, who did not figure in the global top 10, ranked second in the United States.

Incidentally, Beyonce and Rihanna are two of the most prominent artists trying to promote Spotify’s upstart rival Tidal, which is led by Jay Z.

Taylor Swift, a top-selling woman in music, refuses to stream on Spotify due to criticism over the compensation.

British ballad star Adele, who has not made her latest blockbuster album 25 available for streaming, placed eighth both globally and in the United States.