With live concerts largely still canceled or limited, streaming continued its dominance. Spotify’s “2021 Wrapped” revealed that Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny was the most-streamed artist globally for the second year running, proving Latin music’s stranglehold on the charts. Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour broke records as the most-streamed album by a female artist in a single week, driven by TikTok virality (more on that below).
The primary driver was a permanent shift in consumer behavior: entertainment moved from the public sphere into the home, with becoming the new industry standard. 1. The Streaming Wars and the Home Cinema Revolution
was the undisputed champion, earning over $1.9 billion worldwide. Other major draws included Daniel Craig's Bond swan song in and the monster mash-up Godzilla vs. Kong .