Yahoo

The Weeknd Is ‘Humbled’ as ‘Blinding Lights’ Becomes First Song to Hit 4 Billion Streams on Spotify

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Weeknd is now the first artist to rack up 4 billion streams for a single song on Spotify, with “Blinding Lights” hitting the ...
Vibe

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” Named The New No. 1 Song of All Time

To celebrate, Billboard has partnered with trading card veteran Karvin Cheung on a special collection of trading card packs with five different designs. “It’s always been a dream of mine to create ...
Yahoo

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ breaks Spotify record with whopping 5 billion streams

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Song Lyrics: “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd

The meaning behind the song: At first listen, the single is a summer banger about needing to see your sweetie that got away. Well, that’s kinda right? The Weeknd is known for having a dark side to his ...
Rolling Stone

The Weeknd Releases ‘Blinding Lights’ Remix with Rosalía

The Weeknd has released a remix of “Blinding Lights” for the song’s one-year anniversary, featuring Rosalía. Rosalía sings the first verse of the remix in Spanish and later joins the Weeknd in ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Weeknd Named the Song That Inspired ‘Blinding Lights’

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 ...
Seattle Times

‘Blinding Lights’ and more hits the Grammys left in the dark

NEW YORK (AP) — The wattage in The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” wasn’t strong enough to compete at the Grammys – but the song isn’t the only electrifying No. 1 hit that the Recording Academy snubbed.
Uproxx

The Weeknd Was Undoubtedly Surprised By The Success Of ‘Blinding Lights’ Because He Thought ‘It Was Gonna Be A Flop’

Abel Tesfaye said that he plans to kill off his musical persona, The Weeknd, to venture into other creative realms. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to graciously bow out on top after becoming the first ...
People

The Weeknd Opens MTV VMAs 2020 with Electrifying Rooftop Performance of Hit 'Blinding Lights'

The Weeknd is nominated for artist of the year and his song "Blinding Lights" is up for video of the year We're blinded by the lights! The Weeknd just released his inner Joker as he opened the show at ...
Rolling Stone

See the Weeknd’s Gravity-Defying ‘Blinding Lights’ 2020 VMAs Performance

Fresh off the release of his new single “Over Now” with Calvin Harris, the Weeknd performed his massive After Hours hit “Blinding Lights” during the virtual 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. From Hudson ...
Billboard

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Becomes First Song to Hit 5 Billion Streams on Spotify

The song recently topped Billboard's Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century chart. By Mitchell Peters The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” continues to make history. On Sunday (Aug. 31), Spotify ...