The Weeknd revealed as Forbes’ highest paid musician of 2025 Forbes released its annual ranking of the highest-paid musicians ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES -- The 2021 Billboard Music Awards were presented Sunday. The Weeknd led with wins in 10 categories, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist. Pink was presented 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 ...

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