Love Island USA Turns Janelle Monáe Remix Into a Spotify Sensation
Imagine scrolling your Spotify on a chill morning and getting low-key shook by a reality-TV theme song blowing up your feed. That’s the vibe since Love Island USA dropped its latest season on June 3. Spotify insiders tell us that streams of Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel – EDX Dubai Skyline Remix” have skyrocketed nearly 2,000% stateside, making it the unofficial anthem of summer island romances.
Fans aren’t stopping at the theme, though. They’re crafting every conceivable Love Island playlist, from “First House Flirts” to “Recoupling Bops,” sending “LI”-tagged mixes up a whopping 6,300%, per Spotify data shared with TMZ. Seriously, if you search “Love Island,” you’ll find more fan-made compilations than you have unread messages.
And it’s not just bangers for ballroom dives and poolside confessions. Top streamed tracks include Charli XCX’s pulsating “360,” Demi Lovato’s self-empowerment jam “Confident,” and David Guetta & Sia’s euphoric “Let’s Love.” Tove Lo’s “No One Dies From Love,” Troye Sivan’s “One Of Your Girls,” Ella Eyre & Sigala’s “Came Here for Love,” and ROSIE’s dreamy “Never the 1” round out the most-added songs on Love Island playlists. Together, they read like the ultimate soundtrack to flirtations, fallout, and recouplings under neon lights.
Podcast addicts are also getting in on the action. Love Island-themed shows have seen a 4,100% bump in listens since the premiere of Season 5, according to Spotify’s own charts. Whether you’re into episode recaps, hot takes on who’s getting ghosted, or fan theories about who’ll steal the final rose, there’s a pod for that. Think reality-TV meets audio deep dive and you’ve got your daily listen.
Of course, superfans are narrowing in on individual Islanders. Dedicated playlists for Amaya, Chelley, Huda, Olandria, and Iris have popped up, each curated with tracks that echo a contestant’s vibe—sun-kissed pop for the laid-back surfer, moody electro pop for the brooding underdog, you name it.
So yeah, Love Island USA has done more than deliver guilty-pleasure drama. It’s officially reshaped streaming habits—one remix, playlist, and podcast episode at a time. If you needed proof that reality TV can influence your next road-trip playlist, well, here it is.
Anyway, that’s how the island breeze is echoing through our headphones this summer. Do with it what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, Spotify data
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