Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” reaches #1# on US Spotify for the first time ever, up nearly 70% in streams on June 29th (1.751 million). It also reaches #1# on the Global Spotify chart for the first time, up nearly 20% today.

Spotify removed 500K+ streams of Malcolm Todd's Earrings after a 70% surge in 24 hours sent it to #1# on Spotify USA and coincided with suspicious Kalshi wagers (@stephistacey / Financial Times) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

.@renato_mariotti unpacks the prediction market scheme that allegedly generated 500,000 fake Spotify streams for Malcolm Todd's "Earrings" in an effort to influence a market outcome. Thank you to @realfi_co for being a sponsor of the CoinDesk Media Network.

Don Toliver has had one of the craziest lineups of guest performers on his OCTANE World Tour so far 🤯 ▫️ Ye ▫️ Drake ▫️ Travis Scott ▫️ SZA ▫️ Justin Timberlake ▫️ Peso Pluma ▫️ Malcolm Todd ▫️ Offset ▫️ Key Glock ▫️ Lil Baby ▫️ T-Pain ▫️ Ludacris ▫️ Rema ➕ more

Columbia Records occupy each of the top two positions on today’s Global and U.S. Spotify charts. Global: #1#. Earrings (Malcolm Todd) #2#. Loser (Tame Impala) USA: #1#. Choosin’ Texas (Ella Langley) #2#. Earrings (Malcolm Todd)

Don Toliver brought out a stacked lineup of surprise guests during leg one of the OCTANE Tour ☢️🔥 👤 Ye 👤 Travis Scott 👤 SZA 👤 Peso Pluma 👤 Sheck Wes 👤 Malcolm Todd 👤 NAV 👤 Yung Miami Leg two kicks off on August 4th in Sacramento... who would you want to see on the next run? 🤔

Songs with the most days at #1# on the global Spotify chart in 2026 (so far): #1# End of Beginning, Djo (32) #2# Beauty And A Beat, Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj (31) #2# Dai Dai, Shakira & Burna Boy (31) #4# DtMF, Bad Bunny (27) #5# SWIM, BTS (25) #6# hate that i made you love me, Ariana Grande (22) #7# Billie Jean, Michael Jackson (19) #8# stupid song, Olivia Rodrigo (10) #8# Stateside, PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson (10) #10# Babydoll, Dominic Fike (4) #11# Risk It All, Bruno Mars (2) #11# Wonderwall, Oasis (2) #13# The Fate of Ophelia, Taylor Swift (1) #13# Aperture, Harry Styles (1) #13# American Girls, Harry Styles (1) #13# drop dead, Olivia Rodrigo (1) #13# Make Them Cry, Drake (1) #13# the cure, Olivia Rodrigo (1) #13# I Knew It, I Knew You, Taylor Swift (1) #13# Earrings, Malcolm Todd (1) #13# petal, Ariana Grande (1)