With J. Cole’s ‘KOD’ album release the latest feat he has achieved with this is smashing Spotify and Apple Music streaming records.
J. Cole’s new album squashed Apple Music 24-hour record with 64.5 million streams and also Spotify with 36.7 million streamsbreaking its first day U.S. album streams record. This new feat overshadows Drake’s ‘Views’ record with over 1 million streams.
Those weren’t even the only historic elements of J. Cole’s new music. The album’s opening track, “KOD,” also broke Spotify’s opening day record for streams in the U.S. The track racked up 4.2 million streams in 24 hours, surpassing Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.”
While Cole has since released a video for “ ATM” and “KOD” is earning all the streams, it’s the album’s outro, “ 1985 – (Intro to ‘The Fall Off’) ,” that has all the fans talking. The song finds Cole addressing hip-hop’s new generation of rappers and offering them words of advice.
Released on April 20, KOD serves as J. Cole’s follow up to his 2016 album, 4 Your Eyez Only. The project features 12 songs and includes two features from an artist named Kill Edward on the songs “The Cut Off” and “Friends.” While Kill Edward has one song out, fans assume the name is just an alter ego for Cole.
Check out the tweets from Spotify and Apple Music below.
It’s a #ColeWorld. @JColeNC breaks our 24 hour record with #KOD coming in at 64.5 million streams!
Listen now: https://t.co/Bn85kyX9qO pic.twitter.com/xJVi6zFSr3— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) April 23, 2018
36,656,086 streams.
0 guest features. @JColeNC’s #KOD now holds the record for most first day U.S. album streams. ???? pic.twitter.com/Uak1moPkN4— Spotify USA (@SpotifyUSA) April 23, 2018
