The Weeknd's $1 Billion Catalog Deal: A New Era in Music Investments

In a groundbreaking move, The Weeknd, the Canadian superstar known for hits like "Blinding Lights," has finalized a monumental deal with Lyric Capital Group, valued at approximately $1 billion. This ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ is Spotify’s Most Streamed Song Ever

“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 ...
American Songwriter

The Weeknd Just Netted a Historic (And Expensive) Deal With Lyric Capital

The Weeknd has inked a rumored $1 billion deal that grants him unprecedented control of his own musical catalog.
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Becomes First Song to Hit 5 Billion Streams on Spotify

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” continues to make history. On Sunday (Aug. 31), Spotify announced on Instagram that the 2020 megahit has officially become the first song in the streaming platform’s ...

The Weeknd Inks $1B Catalog Partnership, Maintaining Singer’s Creative Control Over Music

The Weeknd and Lyric Capital Group have forged a $1 billion catalog partnership, unique in its approach to artist's integrity ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is Now The ‘No. 1 Song Of All Time’ According To ‘Billboard’

It has felt like at least once every couple months or so, there was news about some chart record that The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” broke or set. The latest of those came in August, when the single ...
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Billboard names The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ as the top song of the century

(Gray News) – It’s official: “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd is the song of the century. On Friday, Billboard crowned the smash hit as the No. 1 song of the 21st century. Billboard comprised a list of ...
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The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Named The New No. 1 Song of All Time

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 ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Was The Best-Selling Song Of 2020

Next week marks one year since The Weeknd released his acclaimed album After Hours. Since then, the singer has had many accomplishments. He was invited to perform at the Super Bowl half time show, and ...
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The Weeknd Named the Song That Inspired ‘Blinding Lights’

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 ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Named Top Billboard Hot 100 Song of All Time

The Weeknd‘s hit single “Blinding Lights” has just marked a major milestone, as Billboard revealed on Tuesday that the song is now No. 1 on their Greatest Songs of All Time Hot 100 chart. The ...