The Weeknd isn’t a streaming music star. Well, he is, often duking it out to be the top of the Spotify’s monthly play charts and holding both the most streamed song on the platform (“Blinding Lights” ...

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 ...

The Weeknd's latest album marks one full year on the charts as Hurry Up Tomorrow reaches 52 frames on the Billboard 200 and ...

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 ...

Taking to his Instagram Stories on Sunday, the four-time Grammy winner reposted Spotify’s announcement before gearing up for his second concert in Houston, Texas. The stop was part of his “After Hours ...

August 12 was a Tuesday, but in Nashville, it was already The Weeknd. The R&B and hip-hop singer born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye brought his "After Hours Til Dawn Tour" to Music City's Nissan Stadium for ...

Last night, Canadian superstar the Weeknd played the first of his two shows in South Florida as part of his After Hours Til Dawn tour, and we must say, it wasn’t anything short of spectacular. The ...

“It’s crazy how all these people are here for one guy,” said my concert companion as we passed the entry doors of Allegiant Stadium on the night of Saturday, July 5. Yeah, it’s crazy. But what’s ...