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Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n Trending<\/strong><\/p>\n Rihanna has become the most-listened-to Black woman on Spotify with over 100 million monthly listeners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n She reached this milestone nearly 10 years after releasing her last studio album, Anti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Her top-streamed tracks, including \u201cDiamonds\u201d and \u201cWe Found Love,\u201d continue to perform globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Rihanna<\/a> has done it again. Nearly 10 years since releasing her last studio album, Anti, the global superstar just made streaming history \u2014 becoming the Black female artist with the most monthly listeners in Spotify<\/a> history.<\/p>\n Music analytics outlet Chart Data confirmed the news, tweeting, \u201c@Rihanna officially breaks the all-time record for most monthly listeners for a Black female artist in Spotify history (100.7 million).\u201d Her label, Roc Nation, celebrated the accomplishment with a post that read, \u201cThat @Rihanna reign just won\u2019t let up. Rihanna has surpassed 100M monthly listeners on @Spotify.\u201d<\/p>\n Spotify\u2019s monthly listener count tracks how many unique users stream an artist within a 28-day period and crossing the 100-million mark places Rihanna in company with The Weeknd<\/a>, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga, according to Spotify Stats<\/a>. It\u2019s a testament to how strong the Barbadian singer\u2019s catalog remains popular with fans, even after so many years without releasing a new project.<\/p>\n With eight studio albums under her belt, her most-streamed songs include \u201cWe Found Love\u201d featuring Calvin Harris, \u201cUmbrella,\u201d \u201cOnly Girl (In The World),\u201d \u201cDon\u2019t Stop the Music,\u201d \u201cWhere Have You Been,\u201d \u201cLove on the Brain,\u201d \u201cS&M,\u201d \u201cStay,\u201d \u201cBreakin\u2019 Dishes,\u201d and \u201cDiamonds.\u201d Each track showcases the range and impact that have made her one of the defining artists of her generation.<\/p>\n In August, the mother of three marked a major career milestone: the 20th anniversary of her debut album, Music of the Sun. On Instagram, she reflected on her journey, writing, \u201c20 years ago, I left my country, my culture, my food, and family to embark on a journey that started with the release of my very first body of music! So many of you were a part of my life and career since the very beginning, and some of you have joined the adventure along the way. I\u2019m forever grateful to all of you.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued by thanking her fans, collaborators, and family for two decades of love and support, closing her message with, \u201cI thank God, He\u2019s been very generous to me and the Glory belongs to Him! #R20.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
Rihanna celebrates 20 years of \u2018Music of the Sun\u2019 with heartfelt message<\/h2>\n