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DUBAI: Audio streaming service Spotify has released its annual Wrapped campaign, which includes a roundup of the most popular artists, songs, albums and podcasts streamed in each country over the past year, as well as a personalized experience for each user based on their own activity on the platform during that time.

鈥淲rapped is such an exciting time of the year where we celebrate the role music and podcasts play in soundtracking our lives,鈥� said Mark Abou Jaoude, Spotify鈥檚 head of music.

鈥淭his year, once again, we saw how open Saudi listeners are to different genres of music and it was great to see local artists making huge splashes.鈥�

Canadian superstar The Weeknd topped the list of the most-streamed artists in 抖阴短视频, followed by Taylor Swift and K-Pop group BTS. Another Canadian, Drake, was fourth, followed by veteran rapper Eminem. Billie Eilish, The Neighbourhood, Justin Bieber, Imagine Dragons and Lana Del Rey completed the top 10.

Local artists experienced a growth in listeners, Spotify said, with Abdullah Al-Farwan the most-streamed Saudi performer in the country, followed by Abdul Majeed Abdullah and Sheilat artist Badr Al-Ezzi.

Spotify reported that there has been a massive growth in the popularity of Sheilat, lyrically driven folkloric songs, in recent years. According to 2021 data from the company, 80 percent of Sheilat listeners on the platform stream the music while they are gaming. This year, the top 10 list of most-streamed Saudi artists included a higher number of Sheilat singers, including Ghareeb Al-Mukhles, Fahad bin Fasla, Abdullah Al-Mukhles, and Mohammed bin Grman, alongside popular household names such as Abdul Majeed Abdullah, Mohammed Abdu and Rashed Al-Majed.

In terms of the year鈥檚 most-popular songs, 鈥淵a Ibn Khamash鈥� by Mohammed Al-Najm is the most-streamed Khaleeji track in 抖阴短视频 this year. Assala Nasri and Badr Al-Ezzi each have two songs in the top 10: 鈥淗enain鈥� and 鈥淎l-Sourah鈥� from the former, and 鈥淜alemni鈥� and 鈥淶ikrayat鈥� from the latter.

A number of educational, motivational and cultural podcasts also proved very popular with Spotify listeners in 抖阴短视频 this year, including 鈥淜anabet El-Sebt,鈥� 鈥淔injan鈥� and 鈥淧odcast Tanafuss.鈥�

Spotify users can access their personalized Wrapped experience on the platform鈥檚 mobile app now.