Here’s one accolade Taylor Swift won’t be winning this year – the most-streamed artist in the world is British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, according to Spotify. Sheeran, who served as the opening act of Swift’s North American tour last year, received over 860 million streams in 2014, due largely in part to his latest album, “x,” which was played on the music service site a whopping 430 million times.
Eminem was named the second most-streamed musician while Coldplay came in third. Katy Perry led the way for females, with Arianna Grande and Lana Del Rey behind her. Rihanna, who has held the top spot the previous two years, did not crack the top five in 2014.