The weekend became the first artist in Spotify history to reach out 100 million listeners monthly, as confirmed today by the leading music streaming platform. But that’s not all: the singer will also make his film debut as the protagonist alongside Jenna Ortega.
The news was first shared via Spotify’s social media, where the streaming giant solemnly reported: “It’s official: On February 27, The Weeknd became the first artist in Spotify history to reach 100 million monthly listeners.
In this way, and according to the same source, Miley Cyrus remained in position no. 2 of the application with more than 82 million listeners AND Taylor Swiftmeanwhile, she occupies third place with 80 million, followed by Rihanna, who is close behind her with 79 million.
Second Varietythe singer’s success comes immediately after the release of his remix die for youwith Ariana Grandea duet version of the single which topped multiple charts and currently sits at number 7 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
The song has enjoyed a “nice resurgence” on the charts over the past seven weeks, peaking at number six, although – it should be remembered – the catchy track was part of the 2016 album, starboy.
The Weekend has released five studio albums in the past decade: land of kisses (2013, the first) and the last Sunrise FM, of 2022, conceptual album considered the best of his career by specialized critics.
And now, to the cinema
In a kind of expansion of his artistic life, it has been learned that The Weeknd will star in an as yet untitled film, where they will also work Jenna Ortega (merlin) AND barry keoghan (Oscar nominee for Best Supporting Actor this year for the spirits of the island).
It won’t be his first cinematic foray, as he had a small piece of paper inside Uncut gems, a film by the Safdie brothers (2019), starring Adam Sandler. Also, it will be seen in the HBO series the idol embodying a manochantaclub owner and leader of a modern day cult.
Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, confessed in a recent interview that he likes drugs. In view of Keeperthe musician did not hesitate to show his most sincere side by confessing: “When I had nothing to do but create music, I consumed a lot“.
“Drugs were (he said in the past tense) always an option. There are songs on my first album that were about seven minutes long and were done while under the influence of various substances. Now I don’t see myself doing something like that.. “, he added.
Continuing with the audiovisual line, the singer recently made his debut The Weeknd: live at SoFi Stadiuma concert special filmed by HBO Max.
The Weeknd will visit Argentina later this year on October 13 in the context of his After Hours Til Dawn Global Stadium Tour. It will be presented at the San Isidro Racecourse. The last time he visited the country was in 2017, during the Lollapalooza which saw him headline alongside The Strokes and Metallica.
Source: Clarin
