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Lady Gaga, Sam Smith see huge Spotify bumps after Oscars

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Sam Smith brought home the Oscar for Best Original Song, but Lady Gaga triumphed in the streaming world.

Her nominated song, “Til It Happens To You,” saw an enormous 1,689 percent increase of plays on Spotify, according to the service. Smith’s award-winning Spectre theme song, “Writing’s on the Wall,” grew 407 percent after hte ceremony.

The peak times occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. ET — the hour after the Oscars concluded — and were compared to the same period the prior day.

Smith, Gaga, and The Weeknd were the three of the five nominees who performed during Sunday’s ceremony. The 23-year-old Smith had a restrained performance, but Gaga’s was an emotional tour de force. Her song was penned for The Hunting Ground, a documentary that examined rape on American college campuses. Survivors of sexual assault appeared on stage halfway through the song and joined Gaga on stage.

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MUSIC: ALL CROPS: Recording artists Lady Gaga (L), in Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane, and Sam Smith attend Saint Laurent at the Palladium on February 10, 2016 in Los Angeles, California for the Saint Laurent Los Angeles show.
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Lady Gaga, Sam Smith see huge Spotify bumps after Oscars
Oscars 2016: Lady Gaga, Sam Smith see Spotify bumps
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