Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” Sees Spike In Streams As Fans Attempt To Save Him From Tax Debt

The #HotInHerreStreamingParty gave the song a visible boost, but won’t pay the bills.

BYTrevor Smith
Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” Sees Spike In Streams As Fans Attempt To Save Him From Tax Debt

Last week it was revealed that Nelly owes a whopping $2 million dollars in back taxes, a debt SPIN estimated would require 287,176,547 streams of "Hot In Herre" to pay off. Twitter took that stat and ran with it, declaring a #HotInHerreStreamingParty where fans did their best to play the song as many times as possible off of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. Many screenshots of 10-hour "Hot In Herre" playlists were shared, but it wasn't clear if the movement would actually show a visible spike in sales. Turns out it did, but the charity work fell well short of the mark.

Billboard has reported that streams of "Hot In Herre" increased 90% in the week ending September 13th, peaking at a 219% on the final day. Streams of the song jumped to 714,000, up from the previous week's 376,000. Seeing as the news broke on the 11th, that's not a bad haul.

Unfortunately these numbers will not put a dent in Nelly's debt, especially considering the depressingly large cut of the extremely small sum that must be handed to the label. Maybe a #CountryGrammarBuyingParty is the better solution?

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<b>Features &amp; News Writer</b> <!--BR--> Trevor is a music writer currently based in Montreal. Follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/trevsmith_" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.