Blinding Lights” becomes the first song to hit five billion streams on Spotify. Learn how the record-breaking single continues to make chart history worldwide.

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2025 is another huge year for The Weeknd, though it’s not as if he ...

Not even a severe storm in Atlanta could rain on The Weeknd’s parade. Over the past 15 years, the artist has transformed himself from a little-known R&B crooner to one of the biggest stars on the ...

For The Weeknd, tomorrow has finally arrived. Abel Tesfaye – the Canadian superstar who performs under the moniker The Weeknd – released his sixth studio album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” on Friday, which ...

Alex Gonzalez is an award-winning art and culture journalist, with a passion for music, film, and food. With over a decade of experience, he has penned several features, conducted intimate interviews ...

The Weeknd will perform at MetLife Stadium on June 5, 6, and 7 for his "After Hours Til Dawn" 2025 tour. Chart-topping singer The Weeknd visits New Jersey at MetLife Stadium for his "After Hours Til ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. After a deep, focused recalibrating of its voting base — toward one younger, more diverse and more contemporary in ...

In an unexpected reconciliation, The Weeknd is back at the Grammys. The Grammy-winning R&B star, who previously boycotted the awards show after being snubbed in 2021, gave a surprise performance at ...

LAS VEGAS − Abel Tesfaye, the musician known as The Weeknd, is a certified smash. Tesfaye, the movie star, is more of an unknown commodity. Audiences get to see both at work in the psychological ...

Tesfaye might have been content to play in his creation's personal Sodom forever, were it not for the rise of streaming and its effects on the acts of listening and discovery. The fully anonymous ...