The Weeknd

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  The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Becomes First Song to Surpass Four Billion Spotify Streams

  PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2024

  A little over a year ago, the Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" ended "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran's reign of terror as Spotify's most streamed so...

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  The Music News That Defined 2023

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2023

  As Hollywood ground to a halt due to actors' and writers' strikes, 2023 was a comparatively smooth time for the music industry. It was a ye...

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  The Weeknd's XO Humanitarian Fund Donates $2.5 Million for Emergency Meals in Gaza

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2023

  The Weeknd has donated the equivalent of four million emergency meals to Gazans who are at risk of starvation due to severe food shortages...

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  Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen Are Canada's Spotify Wrapped Anti-Heroes

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2023

  It's the most wonderful time of the year! Spotify has unveiled its 2023 Wrapped campaign, and since the Exclaim! staffers are airing out ou...

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  'The Idol' Staffer Says HBO Head Trolled Critics with Fake Social Media Profiles

  PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2023

  A valuable lesson can be learned from HBO CEO Casey Bloys, and it isn't remotely related to his actual duties as the streaming giant's prog...

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  The Weeknd Leads Canadian Nominees at the MTV EMAs

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2023

  As the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards inch ever closer, organizers have unveiled the complete list of nominations. Canadian nominees are sca...

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  Metro Boomin and the Weeknd's Hit Collab "Creepin'" Almost Got Axed Because of Enya

  PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2023

  Metro Boomin had a long line of big names enlisted to feature on his 2022 project HEROES & VILLAINS, but no track did as well as his collab...

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  AI-Generated Drake, the Weeknd Song Not Eligible for JUNO Either

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2023

  After the Grammys went back and forth about whether to consider "Heart on My Sleeve" — the AI-generated quote-unquote collaboration between...