The Canadian singer’s success has seen him set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify – 111.4 million (as of 20 March 2023) and the first Music artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify
The Weeknd currently has almost 30 million more monthly listeners than second-placed Miley Cyrus (82.4 million).
He also comfortably outperforms Rihanna (78.5 million), Ariana Grande (80.6 million), Taylor Swift (80.2 million), Shakira (81.6 million), and Ed Sheeran, his closest male rival (77.5 million).
The Weeknd’s rising streaming figures follow the release of his “Die For You” remix, which featured Ariana Grande and went viral on TikTok.
The original version of the remixed track, which was released in 2016, also reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 list earlier in March, 2022.
It was the second time The Weeknd and Grande collaborated on a number-one remix, following 2021’s “Save Your Tears” remix, which also reached the top of the Billboard chart.
According to the music streaming platform, Spotify, The Weeknd’s 2020 track “Blinding Lights” is the most streamed track of all time, with more than 3.47 billion listens as of Monday. His song “Starboy” is also one of the most listened-to songs on Spotify.
The Weeknd has a history of breaking Guinness World Records. He received two certificates in 2016: one for having the most streamed album on Spotify in 2015, and another for having the most consecutive weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot 100 by a solo male artist.
Taylor Swift, Highest-paid Female Musician In The World
Queen of pop, Taylor Swift, is the only woman on the list of the world’s highest-paid musicians, earning a cool $92 million in 2022 following the success of her 10th studio album “Midnights.”, according to a new Forbes report.
Swift is the only woman to make Forbes’ list of the top ten highest-earning entertainers in the world, ranking ninth behind Tyler Perry, Brad Pitt, the Rolling Stones, and other older male creatives in Hollywood.
In 2022, the superstar earned $92 million from a variety of sources, including physical record sales, streaming, digital downloads, and licensing, as well as music she had previously released. Swift’s back catalog is estimated to account for 70% of her earnings.
She’s been rerecording her old albums and rereleasing a couple this year. Both topped the charts, with Red (Taylor’s Version) and Fearless (Taylor’s Version) ranking second and fourth in total sales in 2021, respectively.
After releasing “Midnights” in October 2022, the 12-time Grammy winner became the first artist in history to have all ten Billboard Hot 100 singles in the top ten. Despite the album’s instant success, Swift’s $92 million profit — roughly 70% came from her back catalogue, which included revenue from streaming and album sales, according to Forbes.
Swift is one of the most successful musicians of all time, having sold over 200 million records worldwide. She is the only artist whose first five albums sold over a million copies in the United States. She has 84 Guinness World Records under her belt, 40 American Music Awards, 29 Billboard Music Awards, an Emmy, and 11 Grammy Awards, including three Album of the Year honours.
She has also been featured in rankings such as the Time 100, Forbes Celebrity 100, Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Artists, Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Songwriters &Music Album of All Time, and the Greatest of All Time Songwriters.
