With 75 million monthly Spotify listeners to his name, the French mastermind reaches outrageous new heights
Riding sky-high on a wave of global smash singles, musical trailblazer and international megastar David Guetta has rocketed to #4 most streamed artist on Spotify, celebrating with a thank you to his fans on Instagram.
The French DJ titan currently holds two spots in the Global Top 50 on Spotify for the very first time, with monster single ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ – which is just about to turn Double Platinum in the UK, with a mammoth 1.8 billion streams – sitting at #35, and ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’ – with over 250 million global streams and 25 million UK streams to date – at #44.
Guetta’s latest single, ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’ featuring fellow superstars Anne Marie and Coi Leray, has become a worldwide hit, having peaks of #12 in Global Shazam and #3 on UK iTunes, and hitting the Spotify Top 20 across 10 markets. On radio, the track has reached playlists on Capital, Kiss (+Kiss Dance), Hits Radio, Radio 1’s C-List and was chosen as Radio 1’s Track Of The Week. The track has also received the remix treatment by Sofi Tukker, Robin Schulz, Ozone & Diagnostix, Joel Corry and Cedric Gervais, as well as earlier versions by Hypaton, Borai & Denham, and DJs from Mars, which featured in Guetta’s Remixes EP.
Three months on from its release, ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’ is still sitting pretty in the Top 50 across countless countries: #9 in Belgium and Switzerland, #10 in Ireland, #11 in Austria and Netherlands, #12 in Germany, #13 in the UK, #14 in Norway, #24 in Canada, #26 in France, #28 in Finland, #30 in Italy, #39 in Sweden and #47 in Denmark. The track has been certified Gold in Netherlands and Italy.
It followed previous single ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ with Bebe Rexha, which has just surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, as well as hitting #1 on the UK Singles chart, #2 on Global Spotify, #1 on Spotify UK, #1 on Apple UK, #1 on Amazon Music UK, #2 on UK Shazam, #3 on Global Shazam, and #1 in 15 territories including Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway and Finland.
Earlier this year, the track also earned the international icon the ‘Dance Song of The Year’ award at the IHeartRadio Music Awards, where he was also previously named ‘Dance Act of the Year’. He also recently received awards for ‘DJ of the Year’ at the NRJ Music Awards, Producer of the Year at the Brits and #1 Producer by 1001Tracklists, continuing to cement his status at the very top of the DJ pile.
The French mastermind has also been busy lending his production skills: three tracks on Coi Leray‘s album, Coi, ‘Lost In The Rhythm’ with Morten, ‘Live Without Love’ with Shouse, ‘Be My Lover’ with Hypaton and his remixes for Lvcas & Peso Pluma’s ‘La Bebe’ and Calvin Harris’ ‘Miracle’.
With over 40 billion global streams in addition to this year’s ‘Producer of the Year’ win at the BRITs and DJ Mag’s #1 DJ for the third year running, David Guetta has now skyrocketed to #4 most streamed artist on Spotify globally, selling over 50 million records worldwide in a career in which he has reached top position across I-Tunes charts over 113 countries and achieved over 24 million Spotify followers worldwide.
The numbers keep rolling in for David Guetta – the unstoppable freight train at the very apex of the global music landscape.
David Guetta tour dates
07.07 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
09.07 – Les Déferlantes – Port Barcarès – FR
10.07 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
14.07 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
17.07 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
21.07 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
24.07 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
28.07 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
31.07 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
03.08 – Smukfest Festival – Skanderborg – DK
04.08 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
05.08 – Weekend Festival – Espoo – FI
06.08 – Untold Festival – Cluj PL
07.08 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
09.08 – SudoEste Festival – Odemira – PT
11.08 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
12.08 – Sziget Festival – Budapest – HU
13.08 – Medusa Festival – Cullera – SP
14.08 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
18.08 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
19.08 – Findings Festival – Oslo – NO
20.08 – Dreambeach Festival – Coruna – ES
21.08 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
25.08 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
26.08 – Creamfields North – Liverpool – UK
27.08 – Primer Music Festival – Athens – GR
28.08 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
01.09 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
04.09 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
08.09 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
09.09 – Lollapalooza – Berlin – DE
10.09 – Dream Village Festival – Netherlands – NL
11.09 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
15.09 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
18.09 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
22.09 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
25.09 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
29.09 – Hï – Ibiza – SP
02.10 – Ushuaïa – Ibiza – SP
ABOUT DAVID GUETTA:
DJ. Producer. Artist. David Guetta is a musical trailblazer and an international icon. Currently the #4 most streamed artist on Spotify globally and with 2x Grammys awards, 11x Grammy nominations, 7x UK number 1 singles, over 40 billion global streams, 50 million records sold worldwide, and over 75 million monthly Spotify listeners to his name, he has been voted the world’s best DJ in the DJ Mag ‘Top 100’ three times and won the accolade for best electronic artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards. He won two awards at the LOS40 Music Awards, two awards at MTV EMA’s, the ‘Dance Act of the Year’ award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards and ‘DJ of the Year’ award at the NRJ Music Awards, and was additionally named #1 Producer by 1001Tracklists, as well as this year he was awarded ‘Producer of the Year’ by the BRITs in recognition of his production successes.
The French producer mastermind has collaborated with some of the world’s biggest stars including SIA, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, J Balvin, Becky Hill, Raye.
Guetta stormed into 2023 with his new dance smash ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’, with the two pop megastars Anne-Marie and Coi Leray. It arrived as the hotly anticipated follow-up to Spotify global #1 and streaming monster, ‘I’m Good (Blue)’. The track earned Guetta his eleventh Grammy nomination, receiving a nod for ‘Best Dance/Electronic Recording’, has garnered 1.5 billion global streams and simultaneously hit #1 at the US Top 40 & US Dance Radio charts. It has also received reworks by Sofi Tukker, Robin Schulz, Ozone & Diagnostix, Joel Corry and Cedric Gervais, as well as earlier versions by Hypaton, Borai & Denham, and DJs from Mars, which featured in Guetta’s Remixes EP.
Elsewhere he has provided remixes for some of the world’s biggest stars including pop royalty Sam Smith & Kim Petras, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion and Kodak Black. He also released the acid-fuelled remix of Sam Smith & Kim Petras’ ‘Unholy’, while he recently delivered his remix for Coi Leray’s new hit with ‘Players’.
A master creative across genres, Guetta has also gone from strength to strength with his underground-focused Future Rave project alongside Morten; the duo released their eagerly awaited Future Rave EP ‘Episode 2’, which featured the powerful lead single ‘You Can’t Change Me’ with Raye. His underground alias Jack Back also made a recent return with ‘The Walk To Church, a gospel-inspired collaboration featuring Wh0 and Roland Clark .
His renowned live show experience has extended this year to headlining the main stage at Ultra Miami Festival in March, as well as his newly announced two Ibiza residencies: Hï Ibiza with Future Rave and Ushuaïa Ibiza with legendary party F*** Me I’m Famous!. He also continues this year with his own residency at Encore Beach Club in Las Vegas and many of the world’s biggest events and festivals.
While maintaining an epic level of quality for his live streams during the pandemic and lockdown, he hosted his iconic United At Home series, a number of unforgettable concerts from Paris’ Louvre Museum, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Icon Brickell in Miami, and atop the Rockefeller Center, raising $2 million in donations for numerous charities.
As he continues to dominate the global charts and play some of the most exciting sets of his career, all while expanding his creative vision, exploring new sounds and evolving as an artist, David Guetta demonstrates time and time again why he is the most cherished electronic artist of our generation.
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