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ACM and Eurovision Winners (And One Disqualified Participant) Rise in Streams


Winners from the ACM Awards & Eurovision are up in streams this week following their triumphs, while Ian and Lithe enjoy viral success.

Last week’s Reba McEntire-hosted ACM Awards(May 16) treated viewers to show-stopping performances and moving acceptance speeches, both of which resulted in impressive streaming gains for some of country music’s biggest stars. “The Code,” an operatic drum-n-bass track by Swiss performer Nemo about their self-acceptance as a non-binary artist, emerged victorious in the Eurovision final, and its streams have skyrocketed in the days following the competition. As the dust around the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef settled, the hip-hop world’s attention turned to an enigmatic young rapper that simultaneously exists opposite to and in conversation with that generational battle.

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