The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is Variety’s Hitmakers Record of the Year

Chad Stuart, who, as half of the hit British Invasion duo Chad & Jeremy had a string of whispery folk-pop hits in the mid-1960s that included  “A Summer Song,” “Yesterday’s Gone” and “Distant Shores,” died December 20 of pneumonia at his home in Hailey, ID. He was 79.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterLee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” may be an ensemble drama at heart, but it does feature one inarguable breakout performance by its young star: Alan S.

Like any producer worth their salt, Rodrigo Teixeira tried to make a deal to solve a problem. When those December 14 talks in the fraud lawsuits from Sao Paulo financier Luiz Mussnich failed, the Call My By Your Name producer hit back in court with a hardcore motion to dismiss.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen it comes to music, TikTok is not your usual platform, so it’s not surprising that its first year-end report has a different approach. And considering the company’s famous secrecy, it’s also not surprising that the data supporting many of the lists in its year-end report is a little vague.Thus, we were pleasantly surprised that after we skeptically asked for more data, they sent our request to their U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditoriHeartMedia has renewed and extended its relationship with Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of New York’s Power 105’s nationally syndicated radio show “The Breakfast Club,” the company announced Tuesday.Under the new five-year agreement, Charlamagne will continue his trademark interview style on the radio show, which airs weekdays from 6-10 a.m.

Sally Rooney’s breakout drama Normal People was the BBC’s most-streamed series of 2020, racking up 62.7M views since launching in April to help iPlayer to a record-breaking year.

Richard Ashcroft has announced a pair of London shows set to take place in May next year.Set to take place at the London Palladium on May 21 and 22 2021, the two gigs represent his first since Ashcroft’s intimate show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in December 2018.Commenting on the upcoming shows, the former Verve frontman said: “It’s time to take back the stage.

the Mirror reports. But the show, hosted by Ant and Dec, moved from New South Wales to North Wales due to travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.

Gwrych Castle. The show, hosted by Ant and Dec, moved to Wales from Australia due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but the show has continued to pull in huge ratings with up to 12 million people regularly tuning in.

The Weeknd and Rosalía have teamed up for a special rendition of “Blinding Lights”.

The Weeknd has shared a new remix of his ‘After Hours’ hit ‘Blinding Lights’ featuring Rosalía, just over a year after the original single dropped.Abel Tesfaye teased a collaboration with the Spanish pop star earlier this week, sharing an uncaptioned photo of the pair together on social media.The new rendition arrives alongside a lyric video comprised of footage from the same photoshoot – watch that below:Tesfaye was recently in the news after many noted the absence of ‘After Hours’ – which

Variety held its Hitmakers gala on Thursday — which, for the first time ever, was a live-streamed virtual event.

The Weeknd has released the remix of his song “Blinding Lights” featuring Rosalia, who sings in Spanish on the new track!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTo celebrate the (slightly more than) one-year anniversary of its release, The Weeknd and superstar Spanish singer Rosalía have teamed up for a remix of “Blinding Lights,” Variety’s Hitmakers Record of the Year and one of the biggest hits in recent memory.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd, Doja Cat, Ty Dolla $ign, Brandy, Bebe Rexha, Nav, Bryson Tiller, French Montana — that’s not the top of a 2020 singles or albums chart. Those are just a few of the artists handled by the rapidly growing Salxco, the management-and-more concern founded by Wassim “Sal” Slaiby.

The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights has been named the most-streamed song of 2020 by Spotify.In what is another black eye for Grammy Awards voters, who completely snubbed the pop star at last week’s (ends November 27, 2020) nominations launch, the Canadian hitmaker’s record-breaking 2020 release has landed in the top spot as the most played track, with almost 1.6 billion streams on the platform.See the full list of Spotify Wrapped here!The Weeknd, real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, also came in second on

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs they do at this time every year, Spotify has unveiled the top artists, albums, tracks, playlists and podcasts that its 320 million users streamed the most in its survey 2020.MUSIC (GLOBAL)PODCASTS (GLOBAL) Spotify 2020 Wrapped Global Top Lists:Most Streamed Artists GloballyMost Streamed Female ArtistsMost Streamed Albums GloballyMost Streamed Songs GloballyMost Popular Podcasts GloballyMost Popular Podcast Genres GloballySpotify 2020 Wrapped U.S. Top Lists U.S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Thanksgiving break has done little to calm the anger over the Grammy Awards’ baffling shutout of The Weeknd and several other artists from the 2021 nominations, and on Saturday Halsey — who was herself shut out from nominations — took to Instagram to air her feelings on the issue, as have Drake, Elton John, Kid Cudi, Charlie Puth and others.In a social media post last week, The Weeknd accused the Recording Academy of being “still corrupt,” which prompted a

The Weeknd fans are not happy after the Canadian artist was snubbed from every category – both general and genre specific – ahead of the 2021 Grammys.