With the revelation that Nelly is facing a massive $2.4 million tax lien from the IRS, fans are rallying to help the Grammy winner keep his assets in the best way they know how: by listening to "Hot in Herre" over and over again, of course.
The #HotInHerreStreamingParty has heated up on Twitter, with backers pledging their support and offering advice to their comrades, such as this pro tip:
pro tip: turn your phone to mute and put on "hot in herre" while you sleep tonight. 7 hours sleep = 110 plays #hotinherrestreamingparty
— jim jar-jarmusch (@bergmansbro) September 13, 2016
So, can streaming "Hot in Herre" really help make a dent in Nelly's massive debt? Spin ran the numbers, providing a harsh reality check: With Spotify paying an artist just $0.006 to $0.0084 per stream, even if Nelly is on the highest end of the spectrum, he needs at least 287,176,547 to settle his bill with Uncle Sam -- and that's not accounting for the cut of the royalties that will go to his labels and publishers.
