So simply what did Ed Sheeran get from Spotify for turning into the primary artist on the platform with 100 million followers? In a video posted to his social media accounts, the musician revealed his huge prize was a “awful t-shirt.” The shirt in query is adorned with the assertion, “ASK ME ABOUT MY 100 MILLION SPOTIFY FOLLOWERS.”

The 43-second video Sheeran posted to interrupt the information to his followers was captioned “Completely psychological.” Within the video, he walks round backstage, hoping his crew will discover and, in flip, ask him about his shirt. Earlier than the tongue-in-cheek skit, the star remarked, “So I simply hit 100 million followers on Spotify, and Spotify has despatched me this T-shirt. So I will stroll across the stadium and ask individuals to ask me about my 100 million followers.”

Hoping to search out anybody who cares seems to be a virtually unimaginable activity within the video, during which one crew member even says, “no matter.” Lastly, Ed comes throughout his opening act, Maisie Peters, who tells him, “Effectively executed, Ed Sheeran!” earlier than giving him a giant hug.

With so many huge names within the music trade, it is actually fairly unimaginable that Ed Sheeran has overwhelmed all of them to the highest of the Spotify mountain. And while you have a look at the numbers, it wasn’t even an in depth race.

The following most distinguished star on the listing is Ariana Grande, who, as of this writing, has 81.7 million followers. Billie Eilish at the moment tops out at 66 million followers, simply barely forward of Drake (65.5 million followers) and Justin Bieber (63.6 million followers).

Are you stunned that Ed Sheeran is the primary artist to make it to 100 million followers on Spotify? Are you a kind of adoring followers who cannot get sufficient of the “Unhealthy Habits” star?