Taylor Swift Sets Two Spotify Streaming Marks for 2026
Taylor Swift set two Spotify single-day records for 2026 after releasing The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on 25 September. “Patient Zero” became the year’s most-streamed song by a female artist in one day, while Swift became its most-streamed female artist in one day.
The release shows how strongly Swift’s audience responds to new music, even when it arrives as an expansion of an existing album.
The “Patient Zero” music video is scheduled to premiere at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, 27 September.
22 September — “Patient Zero” announced;
23 September — The Encore revealed
25 September — the four new songs released
26 September — Variety reported the Spotify marks.
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