Playboi Carti’s newly released album MUSIC has broken Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day record for 2025 so far. “Carti’s MUSIC is already making history,” Spotify said in a post on X/Twitter announcing the stat.

Playboi Carti season is finally here. At long last, the eccentric rhymer has released his new album, Music.

Rage rap meets a soulful sample. There are times when clashing aesthetics and opposites attract, but this isn’t one, as Swamp Izzo’s tag feels overbearing. Carti touches on substance abuse, from using pills to ketamine, and even compares himself to Young Thug. “OPM Babi” could’ve been taken to another level. — MICHAEL SAPONARA