5 February – The Polarjazz Festival opens in Longyearbyen , Norway, running until 9 February.[ 7] 21 February – Per ‘Sodomizer’ Eriksson leaves Katatonia , to be temporarily replaced by Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief , Wisdom of Crowds) and Tomas Åkvik (Nale).[ 8] 28 February – Swedish DJ Avicii 's single Wake Me Up becomes the first song in history to surpass 200 million listeners on Spotify , making it the platform's most-streamed track at the time. The song will remain the most-played track on the platform for 506 days until overtaken in May 2015.[ 9]
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