The Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2020. (AFP pic)

PARIS: Times have been tough in the music business this year, from the mass cancellation of summer festivals to the closure of live music venues and concert halls.

But all was not lost, and musicians hung tough and fought back, often maintaining or just slightly delaying the release of their latest singles and albums. Spotify is now celebrating those artists with its annual series of rankings, painting the picture of music in 2020.