The Weeknd and Michael Jackson are the only male soloists to score multiple number 1 hits on Hot 100.
The Weeknd joined legendary singer Michael Jackson as the only male soloist in history to have multiple number-one hits on the Hot 100 from three albums.
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Moreover, The Weeknd & Ariana Grande have topped the Billboard Hot 100. Ariana Grande and The Weeknd topped the Hot 100 with the remix of The Weeknd’s 2016 hit ‘Die For You’, it becomes each of their seventh No.1s and their second No.1 together doing a remix.
They previously hit No.1 on the Hot 100 with the remix of ‘Save Your Tears’. Harry Styles throws back to his One Direction days. BLACKPINK’s Jisoo teases her upcoming solo music.
Outside of music, Tesfaye has been working on a new feature film and The Idol, an HBO show with Euphoria’s Sam Levinson. Rolling Stone recently reported that The Idol’s debut on HBO has been repeatedly delayed by changes to scripts and other parts of the production process, attracting criticism from some of the project’s crew members.
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Tesfaye responded on Instagram by posting a clip from The Idol where he rebuffed the magazine in character. The Idol does not yet have a release date. On the work front, The Weeknd is all set to make his movie debut alongside Jenna Ortegato.
Besides Wednesday star Ortega, the movie will also feature Barry Keoghan. The shooting is already underway in Los Angeles, though details regarding the plot have not yet been revealed.
The Weeknd and Shults wrote the film with Reza Fahim, who also worked alongside him while making The Idol with Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. Tesfaye and Fahim will produce the film with Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss.
