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Calvin Harris Hits 1 Billion Plays on Spotify

After recently topping the Forbes List of Highest Paid DJs for the second year in a row, Calvin Harris has even more to celebrate.  The 30 year-old DJ recently hit more than 1 billion plays on Spotify, making him the first British solo artist to receive the honor.  To break it down, 1 billion plays is about 5,000 years of consecutive song-playing, or roughly three plays for every person in the United States.

“We would like to congratulate Calvin Harris on reaching the huge milestone of a billion streams on Spotify, conclusive proof if any were needed that he is one of the most popular artists on Spotify,” Steve Savoca, Spotify’s VP of Content and Distribution said.  Indeed, his track Summer was played more than 160 million streams alone.

“This is a landmark achievement for Calvin and deserved recognition that he is in the elite tier of global artists,” Mark Terry, Co-President of Columbia Records UK added. “His recent level of success has been extraordinary and something that all of us here at Columbia are very proud to be part of.”

Help celebrate the news  by tuning in September 9th at 12PM PST and hear Calvin Harris host a the official Spotify Playlist Takeover.  You can also follow the updates with #CalvinTakeover.

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First gig in the music industry was as a low power FM broadcast radio DJ in 1996. First concert was Blink 182 with Bush and Filter in 1999. First electronic show was Benny Bennasi in June 2011. We've come a long way, baby.

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