As you might have already found out from pretty much everyone you follow on social media, Spotify's 2023 Wrapped was officially revealed this Wednesday. It's the perfect moment to review your year in listening and discover a few facts about yourself you might have not known — I seemed to listened a whole lot to Luis Miguel. But besides giving you a glimpse at your particular tastes, Spotify Wrapped also gives us a good understanding of the current state of the music industry and its trends. So how exactly did Latino artists perform during this year?
The bad news first. For the first time since 2019, a non-Latino musician topped the list of most streamed global artists in the world. Let us rephrase that: someone other than Bad Bunny topped the list. El Conejo Malo was dethroned after three consecutive years at the top by Taylor Swift, who amassed more than 26.1 billion global streams since January 1. To quote Spotify: Congrats Swifties, it's been a long time coming.
