Popular Music 2024 (97F)

What is the #1 most streamed song of all time on Spotify?

• Shake It Off - Taylor Swift

• Shape of You - Ed Sheeran

• Sunflower - Post Malone

• Blinding Lights - The Weeknd

Answer explanation

'Blinding Lights' has been streamed over 4.1 BILLION times on Spotify alone!

Which of these artists has the most Grammy wins of all time?

• Beyonce

• Jay-Z

• Quincy Jones

• Taylor Swift

Which artist had the most monthly listeners on Spotify in March 2024?

• Drake

• The Weeknd

• Taylor Swift

• Bad Bunny

Answer explanation

The Weeknd currently has 113.1 Million Monthly Listeners

Which form of physical music has sold the most in 2024?

• CDs

• Vinyl Records

• Cassette Tapes

According to research done in 2019, what is the average length of a pop song?

• 2 minutes and 22 seconds

• 2 minutes and 42 seconds

• 3 minutes and 42 seconds

• 4 minutes and 2 seconds

Which of these groups is the only act in history to have every song on a single album get either a gold and/or platinum certification?

(Hint: they have done it twice!)

• Queen

• Imagine Dragons

• twenty one pilots

• The Beatles

Answer explanation

twenty one pilots are the only act in history to achieve this feat. They did it with their albums 'Blurryface' (2015) and 'Vessel' (2013).

Jon Bellion is a pop singer, songwriter, and producer known best for his popular songs such as "All Time Low", "Beautiful Now", and "Good Things Fall Apart".

Which of the following hits did he NOT write/produce?

• Ghost - Justin Bieber

• Memories - Maroon 5

• Monster - Eminem ft. Rihanna

• Thunder - Imagine Dragons

Answer explanation

Jon has written popular songs for Justin Bieber, Eminem, Maroon 5, Dua Lipa, Jason Derulo, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Tori Kelly, and more!

Which of these rap artists has won the most Grammys throughout their entire career?

• Kanye West

• Eminem

• Lil Wayne

• Kendrick Lamar

Answer explanation

Kanye West has won 24 Grammy's throughout his entire career through his producing and writing credits.

What is the rap artist Travis Scott's real name?

• Jacques Bermon Webster II

• Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph

• Sir Robert Bryson Hall II

• Travis Scott

Answer explanation

He has a clothing brand and record label named "Cactus Jack" after his first name (Jacques)

Which of these artists is Pax's all time favorite?

• Weezer

• Jack Johnson

• Fleetwood Mac

• Bon Iver

Answer explanation

Pax said his 'favorite artist' title was a tie between Jack Johnson and Ben Folds!