Abel Tesfayecommonly called The weekend, statistically became the most popular musician on planet Earth. This milestone was recognized after reaching two Guinness Records.
The weekend on March 20, 2023, he achieved the highest number of monthly listeners on Spotify, with 111.4 million. With this figure, in turn, passed the barrier of 100 thousand listeners monthly on Spotify, a number that has never been surpassed before.
This cluster of hits is preceded by the remix of the song die for you con Ariana Grandewhich went viral in ICT Tac. This song was first released in 2016, in his studio album Starboy. It was the album that consolidated the artist and gave him international recognition. Starboy has always been one of the album’s hits, but it wasn’t expected that seven years later a remix would be done with an artist like Ariana. The reception of the song has been sensational and there are thousands of videos on ICT Tac honor the song
It’s not the first time they’ve collaborated, in fact, it looks like they hit the mark, as it’s the fourth time they’ve generated a hit together, they’ve already released Love Me Harder, Off the Table and the Save Your Tears remix. All of them were on the world hit list.
The most listened to artists monthly on digital platforms
The Weeknd currently occupies the podium, followed by Miley Cyrus, who occupies the second place, with 82.5 million. Next comes Shakira, with 81.6 million, after Ariana Grande, with 81.5 million, followed by Taylor Swift with 80.4 million and Rihanna with 78 million. The most streamed male artist on Spotify next to The Weeknd is Ed Sheeran, with 77.5 million. This data was analyzed at 10:30 a.m. on March 22.