Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The focus at the moment when it comes to The Weeknd is on his new ...

Remember when you, myself and another Billboard reader went over music acts with the longest streaks of gaining a new Billboard Hot 100 top 10 year after year? We had come to the consensus that, with ...

“Blinding Lights” claims the shiny prize largely for its unprecedented longevity in the top 10: 59 weeks, the most of any song not only in the quarter century but in the entire history of the Hot ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In 2015, The Weeknd secured back-to-back chart-toppers with “Can’t ...

Ed Sheeran, the Weeknd and Drake are just a few of the artists topping Apple Music’s Top 500 Streamed Songs list, honoring 10 years of the streaming service. Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is the ...

The Weeknd opened for Drake at shows before becoming a full-on collaborator when he contributed to five songs on the rapper’s landmark Take Care. While Drake undoubtedly drew inspiration from Kanye ...

The Weeknd has made history at MetLife Stadium, becoming the top-grossing Black male artist to ever perform at the iconic venue. Throughout a record-breaking weekend, he played three consecutive ...

Canadian singer The Weeknd has been named the highest-paid musician of 2025 after earning a staggering $298 million.