The singer was awarded the Key to the City on July 26 Courtesy of XO The Weeknd is taking over Toronto. The music superstar — who was raised in the suburb of Scarborough — was awarded the Key to the ...

Not even a severe storm in Atlanta could rain on The Weeknd’s parade. Over the past 15 years, the artist has transformed himself from a little-known R&B crooner to one of the biggest stars on the ...

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 ...

Including sales figures for his upcoming 2026 dates across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the UK, the tour has now sold more than 7.5 million tickets and grossed over $1 billion across 153 dates. The tour ...

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 ...

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in Spotify’s history to hit a whopping five billion streams. Just days earlier, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness marks 10 years as his ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...