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While fans of Rihanna have been waiting for her to release her next album, they have been making due with her old music videos on Youtube. Rihanna now has the record of most YouTube videos that have a billion views, done by a female artist.

According to Chart Data, Rihanna is record-holder for most videos by a female artist with at least 1 billion views on YouTube. Previously, the record had gone to Taylor Swift, who had 5 videos with a billion views. Rihanna’s “We Found Love” featuring Calvin Harris crossed the 10-figure mark this week.

.@rihanna becomes the female artist with the most videos with over 1 billion views each on YouTube (7).

— chart data (@chartdata) November 22, 2021

List of Rihanna’s Billion View Videos

“We Found Love” originally came out on October 19. 2011. It had only just this week found its way to the billion views club.

“Work” Featuring Drake is another video with a billion views. It had crossed that threshold in 2019, debuting on February 22, 2016.

“This is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris, featuring Rihanna currently has over 2.5 billion views. It was released on June 16, 2016. On November 29 of that year, it had reached its first billion views.

Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna also hit 1 billion views in 2016, according to Reddit. It was originally released in 2010 and currently has 2.3 billion views.

Shakira’s “Can’t Remember to Forget You” was released in 2014. It got a billion views in 2019.

DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” is the most recent video to get one billion views. It was released in 2014. According to Chart Data, it reached the billion-views mark earlier this year.

.@djkhaled, @rihanna and @brysontiller's "Wild Thoughts" has now surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.

— chart data (@chartdata) March 14, 2021

It is looking like the next video of Rihanna’s that is going to hit a billion views is going to be “Stay” featuring Mikky Ekko. It is only 8 million views away from also getting to the view goal.

Written by Justin Acosta

Twitter: @hahalacka

XXXTENTACION will live forever through his music

It’s been just over three years since XXXTENTACION was tragically shot and killed in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The rapper, 20 years old at the time, was the victim of an attempted robbery.

Despite his premature death, he has proven to be one of the most impactful rappers of his generation. His track “Changes” has just reached 1 billion streams on Spotify.

The piano ballad is the fourth song by XXXTENTACION to reach this mark. His tracks “Sad!,” “Moonlight,” and “Jocelyn Flores” have also surpassed the billion-stream milestone on Spotify. With this accomplishment, he posthumously finds himself in league with artists like Drake, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, and Post Malone, to name a few.

More than just music

This landmark achievement is a bright spot in a controversial time. Just a few months ago, the late rapper’s estate was the subject of much drama with his brother suing his mother over it. His posthumous album releases have received criticism, with some fans thinking his family handling his music poorly.

Still, he remains one of the most celebrated rappers since his death. He’s one of many young rappers we’ve lost too early over the past few years, such as Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke. His legacy will continue to live through his music.

Written by Andrew “Jetlag” Preisig | IG @ThankYouJetlag | Twitter @ThankYouJetlag