As a whole, the past year has found itself being relatively great for the music industry for more reasons than anyone can count on two hands. For one act in particular, Ed Sheeran, June 2014 saw the start of Ed shifting from your average English singer into a rising worldwide superstar. With music that instantly clicked with the public via his X album, the singer quickly racked up hit after hit. Arguably, the most know record from the LP is none of than the infectious ‘Thinking Out Loud.’ More than a year old, the single is still proving to be beneficial for Ed Sheeran as the track has just set a new Spotify record.
Today, Spotify can reveal that Ed Sheeran has set another record: His monster hit “Thinking Out Loud” is the first song ever to reach 500 million streams on Spotify.
“Chuffed to hear that ‘Thinking Out Loud’ has had half a billion plays on Spotify,” said Ed Sheeran upon hearing the news. “Being the first artist to hit that milestone is amazing. Thanks to all the people who use this as a wedding song, soundtrack to a date, and as a way to woo someone into a netflix-and-chill situation.”
A huge accomplishment for any artist, congratulations are definitely in order for Mr. Sheeran. As the world awaits his third studio album, from the looks of things, it doesn’t appear that anyone will grow tired of his second studio album any time soon.