“Happy new years to ‘Blinding Lights’,” The Weeknd wrote on Twitter. “The most streamed song of all time tonight.” ‘Blinding Lights’ was released in November 2019 as the second single from The ...
The Canadian R&B sensation has shattered digital music boundaries as Blinding Lights becomes Spotify’s first track to eclipse 5 billion streams, establishing an unprecedented benchmark in the ...
The Weeknd‘s hit singles “Blinding Lights” and “Starboy” have officially been certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA’s diamond certification means a song moved 10 ...
When last week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart was released, it was noted that The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” had tied Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” for the most time spent on the chart, and it was ...
For the first ten months of the year, The Weeknd kept relatively quiet, but over the past few days, he has been reintroducing himself to the world. A couple days ago, he shared “Heartless,” his first ...
Wouldja look at that, Vulture got a new podcast. We’re delighted to welcome the superlative music show Switched on Pop and its hosts Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan to our digital shores. Today they ...
The Weeknd scores a fairly rare and highly-coveted chart double this week, as his current single “Blinding Lights” rises to No. 1 on the Hot 100 as his new album After Hours debuts atop the Billboard ...
Just in time for a weekend of partying—by ourselves in our pajamas, of course—comes The Weeknd and Rosalía's remix of "Blinding Lights." A year after the hit song was released in November 2019, the ...
The Weeknd revealed why ‘After Hours’ had so many references to 1 era of music During a 2020 interview with Variety, The Weeknd discussed his album After Hours. He was asked why the album featured ...
The Weeknd was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night, singing his new Eighties-inspired single “Blinding Lights” — and the look of his performance matched the song’s retro vibe.
To celebrate, Billboard has partnered with trading card veteran Karvin Cheung on a special collection of trading card packs with five different designs. “It’s always been a dream of mine to create ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has proven to not only be the singer’s biggest worldwide hit ever, but one of the most popular songs in Billboard Hot 100 and Spotify history. The track hits another ...