The Weeknd Leaps Past Justin Bieber and Breaks Record for Most Spotify Listeners
The weekend has earned it. The Dawn FMsinger has overtaken Justin Bieber as the artist with the most listeners on Spotify.
The Weeknd, who also goes by Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, broke the record Saturday after amassing 85.66 million monthly listeners. Bieber previously held the record, with close to 84 million monthly listeners. The Weeknd dropped his fifth studio effect album this month and had a unique "sonic experience" via a 103.5 Dawn Fm Livestream event to mark the occasion.
Anticipation had been building for The Weeknd's new album since last August when the "Blinding Lights" singer shared the first taste of the album with the release of "Take My Breath." He kept the hype going earlier this month when he took to Instagram and shared a cryptic post that hinted at the new album's release. The anticipation culminated when The Weeknd announced the new album's release date with a dystopian-themed music video teaser.
The Weeknd transformed himself into an older version of himself in that video. That snippet also revealed the likes of Jim Carrey, Quincey Jones, Tyler the Creator, Lil Wayne, and Oneohtrix Point Never served as collaborators.
On top of grabbing headlines for his incredible makeover, Abel also made headlines with one of his new songs, "Here We Go...Again." In that track, featuring Tyler the Creator, the 31-year-old artist sings, "And my new girl, she a movie star/My new girl, she a movie star/I loved her right, make her scream like Neve Campbell. But when I make her laugh, swear it cures my depressin' thoughts."
Fans were quick to speculate the lyric was about his rumoured romance with Angelina Jolie. While The Weeknd never mentions her name in the track and he's never confirmed that he is or was in a relationship with her, that didn't stop fans from drawing the connection between the GRAMMY-winning singer and the 46-year-old actress. They were spotted spending time together on several occasions last year, which fueled the speculation in the first place.
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