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Spotify's own data, reported in December 2024, said UK drum and bass streams had risen 94 per cent in three years and that most listeners were under 34. These are the numbers and the names.
These figures are from late 2024, not this month. They are the most recent public numbers we have found from Spotify, and Mixmag reported them on 17 December 2024.
Spotify said UK drum and bass streams had increased by 94 per cent since 2021, and that 68 per cent of listeners were younger than 34.
Spotify's top ten was Chase and Status, Rudimental, Bou, goddard., Sub Focus, Charlotte Plank, Skepsis, Hybrid Minds, Shy FX and Nia Archives. Chase and Status are the act with the album and 2027 arena tour in our news this week, and Hybrid Minds and Shy FX both have tracks in our October SoundCloud picks.
The three tracks Spotify named were Backbone by Chase and Status and Stormzy, Green and Gold with Charlotte Plank and Riko Dan by Rudimental and Skepsis, and Wasted Youth by goddard. and Cat Burns.
Spotify also released a short documentary called DnB: In for Life, with artists talking about the growth of the genre.
They cover streaming only, and only on one service. They say nothing about how many nights, venues or labels the scene supports. For that, see our nights pages, which list every upcoming drum and bass night On The Door has.
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