

It is the first hip-hop video to hit one billion YouTube views and broke the Spotify record for most streams in a single day. “See You Again” shattered records, proving that the Walker farewell song had gone mainstream and stuck with audiences. The last hip-hop song to win the coveted golden statuette was Three 6 Mafia for “It’s Hard out Here for a Pimp.” This year’s Oscar mentions for best song include “Earned It” ( Fifty Shades of Grey), “Manta Ray” ( Racing Extinction), “Simple Song #3” ( Youth), “Til It Happens to You” ( The Hunting Ground) and “Writing’s on the Wall” ( Spectre).

The song beat out “Love Me Like You Do” from Fifty Shades of Grey, “Til It Happens to You” from The Hunting Ground, “One Kind of Love” from Love & Mercy, “Writing’s on the Wall” from Spectre and “Simple Song #3” from Youth. Congrats to #SeeYouAgain, Best Song winner from It’s a pitch-perfect tribute.
