The Weeknd is an undisputed king of the streaming music era, as evidenced by the fact that “Blinding Lights” is the most-played song in Spotify history. Since its release in late 2019, the song has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What was the world like on Dec. 14, 2019, the date of The Weeknd's first Hot 100 appearance with "Blinding Lights"? Let's take a look at some of the highlights. By Andrew Unterberger On the Billboard ...

"Blinding Lights" has proven to be the right song at the right time for total 2020 radio omnipresence. By Andrew Unterberger It might not be as recognizable a Billboard chart record as Mariah Carey ...

Seven years after The Blinding Lights' first disc, an EP called "Sanctify," has followed and we caught up with frontman Jeff Harrington to ask about what's changed over that time that has led him to ...

The Weeknd is now the first artist to rack up 4 billion streams for a single song on Spotify, with “Blinding Lights” hitting the milestone this week. “I’ll never stop being humbled by anything I ...