Calvin Harris named 1st Brit solo artist to hit 1bn streams on Spotify

Calvin Harris has been named as the first Brit solo artist to reach one billion streams on Spotify.

The good news comes after Scottish DJ's hit single 'Summer' streamed more than 160 million times worldwide, Contactmusic reported.

Columbia Records UK co-president Mark Terry said that this was a landmark achievement for the 30-year-old DJ and deserved recognition that he was in the elite tier of global artists.

Harris' one billion streams on Spotify has also beaten the likes of Paul McCartney, Adele and Elton John.