See What Artists Had Their Streams Taken Away In Latest Spotify Purge

For the last four months, Spotify has removed notable streaming volume from tracks across genres.

The latest purge happened a few days ago.

While Spotify doesn't announce who lost streams, there are ways of figuring it out.

Despite all the talk of botting in Hip Hop -- and the big Drake lawsuit --no major rap artists have been mentioned.

Instead, the big cheaters have been revealed as overseas artists, particularly K-pop and Afro-Beat stars.

Stream removals have been happening for 6 months. In early December, Jimin’s Who lost 7.14M streams, while Jungkook’s Seven, 3D, and Standing Next to You each lost 2.5–2.7M. V's Love Me Again 150k.

These drops showed up in a new day update, so actual removals were higher. Who,… https://t.co/ENyNcW3Ad5

— ChartMasters.org (@chartmastersorg) May 4, 2025

.@davido's 5ive album reportedly lost over 18 million streams on Spotify due to recent stream deductions... pic.twitter.com/j5tWnLJwmX

— ChartsAfrica 📊 (@chartsafrica) May 2, 2025

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