The Weeknd extends record for songs with 1 billion streams The Weeknd is not slowing down.In fact, he is accelerating. […] ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In 2015, The Weeknd secured back-to-back chart-toppers with “Can’t ...

Discover which of your favourite 2016 albums are turning 10 in 2026 here! From The Weeknd’s ‘Starboy’ to Ariana Grande’s ...

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 “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 ...

It was an emotional night for the Ethiopian-Canadian star born Abel Tesfaye, who has lived in the U.S. for many years but still maintains strong connections to Toronto and Scarborough, the suburb ...

Popular in Japan for a while now, Creepy Nuts became global sensations in 2024 with the track Bling-Bang-Bang-Born used in ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

Saturday night, the Weeknd transformed U.S. Bank Stadium into a futuristic, post-apocalyptic wasteland with impeccable production design and a steady stream of the Toronto native’s gloomy, boomy ...

The Weekend signed a rumoured-$1bn deal with investment firm Lyric Capital late last year backed by his publishing and ...

Pop star Ariana Grande has revealed that she and fellow artist The Weeknd once recorded a batch of songs together that were ...