Variety

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is First Song to Pass 4 Billion Streams on Spotify

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has become the first song to pass the 4 billion stream mark on Spotify, a rep for the company confirms to Variety. The song passed Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” as the all ...
Yahoo

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 ...
Hosted on MSN

The Weeknd becomes the first artist in Spotify history to have 30 songs with 1 billion streams

The Weeknd has reached a milestone that no artist before him has achieved. He is now the first artist in Spotify history to have 30 different songs each surpass one billion streams. The achievement ...
Variety

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Becomes First Song to Spend a Full Year in the Billboard Top 10

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has been smashing records practically since it was first released late in November of 2019 — and on Monday it broke what might be the most momentous one of all: It ...
American Songwriter

“Thanks to Him Obviously”: How “The Biggest Movie Star in the World” Helped The Weeknd Land His First No. 1 Hit

Having won numerous Grammys, Billboard Music Awards, and American Music Awards, The Weeknd also sold over 75 million albums and set the record for most songs to cross one billion streams on Spotify.
Forbes

One Of The Weeknd’s Most Impressive Billboard Records Has Been Tied

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” ties The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights ...