Question: Who is currently the most listened to artist on spotify?

context: This list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of January 2020, Ed Sheeran has the most monthly listeners and followers on Spotify. Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016, and 2018).
question: Who is the most listened to artist on Spotify on December 2017?
short_answers: Ed Sheeran
context: This list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of January 2020, Ed Sheeran has the most monthly listeners and followers on Spotify. Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016, and 2018).
question: Who is the most listened to artist on Spotify on November 2017?
short_answers: Ed Sheeran
context: This list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of January 2020, Ed Sheeran has the most monthly listeners and followers on Spotify. Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016, and 2018).
question: Who is the most listened to artist on Spotify on October 2017?
short_answers: Ed Sheeran
context: This list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of January 2020, Ed Sheeran has the most monthly listeners and followers on Spotify. Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016, and 2018).
question: Who is the most listened to artist on spotify from February 2017 to February 2018?
short_answers: Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE
Ed Sheeran
Edward Christopher Sheeran
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question: Who is the most listened to artist on spotify from December 2016 to January 2017?
short_answers: The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
context: This list contains the most-streamed artists on the audio streaming platform Spotify. As of January 2020, Ed Sheeran has the most monthly listeners and followers on Spotify. Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake a record three times (2015, 2016, and 2018).
question: Who is the most listened to artist on spotify from May 2016 to November 2016?
short_answers: Drake
Aubrey Drake Graham

long_answer: Edward Christopher Sheeran, more commonly known as "Ed Sheeran'' was the most listened to artist on Spotify in October, November and December 2017. Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as The Weeknd was the most listened to artist on spotify from December 2016 to January 2017. Aubrey Drake Graham, more commonly known as "Drake'' was the most listened to artist on spotify from May 2016 to November 2016.  
long_answer: Since 2013, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists. From May 2016 to November 2016, Drake was the most listened to artist on Spotify. From December 2016 to January 2017, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, was the most listened to artist on Spotify. From February 2017 to February 2018, Ed Sheeran was the most listened to artist on Spotify.