By The Way: Spotify Adding Full MVs, Rihanna Makes History with 10 Songs Surpassing 1 Billion Streams, Travis Scott Escapes Criminal Charges, and Tracy Chapman Becomes the First Black Woman to Write a Top US Country Song

05-Jul-23 22:00

By The Way: Spotify Adding Full MVs, Rihanna Makes History with 10 Songs Surpassing 1 Billion Streams, Travis Scott Escapes Criminal Charges, and Tracy Chapman Becomes the First Black Woman to Write a Top US Country Song

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By The Way is a rapid-fire segment that gives you a snapshot of developing stories in the music world. This week, stories on Spotify adding full MVs on their platform, Rihanna makes history becoming first female artist with 10 songs surpassing 1 billion streams, Travis Scott escapes criminal charges over the disastrous Astroworld, and Tracy Chapman's groundbreaking achievement as the first black woman to write a top us country song

Produced by: Daryl Ong, Othniel Ting

Presented by: Daryl Ong, Othniel Ting

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Categories: music

Tags: Tracy Chapman, Fast Car, the pulse, by the way, spotify, music videos, rihanna, music streaming, travis scott, astroworld, astroworld updates, country music,

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