Alysa Liu's Milan Gold Sparks Donna Summer Disco Streaming Boom
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Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu’s gold-medal free skate to Donna Summer’s MacArthur Park triggered a 505% surge in U.S. on-demand streams for the song (roughly 12,000 daily streams before the skate, then about 115,000 on Friday and 139,000 on Saturday). Spotify streams for MacArthur Park jumped nearly 1,300% the day after her performance. The boost underscores the growing commercial impact of music choices in skating and highlights ongoing licensing considerations in the sport.
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