Famous singer The Weeknd has set new records as his hit number Earned It from Fifty Shades of Grey album has earned a Diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
The achievement notably marks the rapper’s fifth Diamond single following generational hits such as The Hills, Starboy [feat. Daft Punk], Blinding Lights, and Can’t Feel My Face.
The Weeknd has now become only the fourth artist to earn five or more Diamond certifications. The After Hours singer celebrated the achievement with the release of a live video for his track Die For You, which cracked the Top 20 of the Billboard Global 200.
Moreover, as of January 16, The Weeknd’s hit single ‘Blinding Lights’ became Spotify’s most streamed single of all time. The Weeknd currently has over 94.73 million listeners, a stat that was shared by PopCrave and retweeted by The Weeknd himself.
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He also sang the theme song ‘Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)’ for movie the 2022 film Avatar: The Way Of Water. Among the world’s best-selling music artists with over 75 million records sold, The Weeknd holds several streaming and Billboard chart records.
He is the first artist to simultaneously debut on the top three on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while ‘Blinding Lights’ is ranked as the greatest Hot 100 song in Billboard history. Often considered as a prominent figure in contemporary popular music, he was listed by Time as one of the world’s most influential people in 2020.
