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Ed Sheeran Tops Spotify’s 2017 Most-Streamed List

LA PLATA, ARGENTINA - MAY 20: Ed Sheeran performs during the 'Devide' Tour at Ciudad de La Plata Stadium on May 20, 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Santiago Bluguermann/LatinContent/Getty Images)

The Grammys may have dissed Ed Sheeranbut Spotify says he is the most streamed artist of the year.

The streaming service announced Tuesday that Sheeran tops its 2017 list with 6.3 billion streams. He also has Spotify’s biggest album of the year with Divide, streamed 3.1 billion times, and the top song with “Shape of You,” logging 1.4 billion streams.

Sheeran received two Grammy nominations last week, but was shut out of the major categories, including album, song and record of the year.

No female acts were in the Top 5 most streamed acts of the year: Sheeran is followed by Drake, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar and The Chainsmokers. Rihanna is the most streamed female performer of the year, followed by Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” remix, co-starring Justin Bieber, was the second-most streamed song of the year. The original version of the song was ranked third.

Drake’s More Life, which he didn’t submit for consideration at the upcoming Grammy Awards, is the second-most streamed album of the year. Lamar’s DAMN.,” The Weeknd’s Starboy and Post Malone’s Stoney round out the Top 5.

Spotify says hip-hop increased by 74 percent in the last year, while Latin music jumped 110 percent.

Spotify’s Global Year In Music 2017

Most Streamed Artists 
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Drake
3. The Weeknd
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. The Chainsmokers

Most Streamed Artists
1. Ed Sheeran
2. Drake
3. The Weeknd
4. Kendrick Lamar
5. The Chainsmokers

Most Streamed Albums 
1. “Divide” – Ed Sheeran
2. “More Life” – Drake
3. “DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar
4. “Starboy” – The Weeknd
5. “Stoney” – Post Malone

This article originally appeared on the Associated Press.