The Weeknd Shuts Down Troll as He Celebrates Streaming Milestones

The Weeknd took a moment to acknowledge what he has accomplished this past year and throughout his career, in addition to putting a troll in their place.

he Weeknd attends 20th Century Studio's "Avatar 2 The Way of Water" U.S. Premiere.
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he Weeknd attends 20th Century Studio's "Avatar 2 The Way of Water" U.S. Premiere.

he Weeknd attends 20th Century Studio's "Avatar 2 The Way of Water" U.S. Premiere.

The Weeknd has been taking a victory lap on Twitter, sharing news of his various milestones and career accomplishments.

First, on New Year’s Eve, the Toronto native celebrated his smash single “Blinding Lights” being on the brink of becoming the most-streamed song on Spotify.

FOR NEW YEARS ??? 🥳🥳🥳 https://t.co/Gk6vgDMfOG

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) December 31, 2022

happy new years to blinding lights. the most streamed song of all time tonight @Spotify pic.twitter.com/kNL0X6zK2o

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) December 31, 2022

He also retweeted a fan account declaring him the top artist on Spotify in 2022, a feat he has accomplished two times before. 

The Weeknd spent this past weekend spreading the word about a few additional achievements that put him in rarefied air, including the category of most-streamed interlude of all time going to 2016’s “Stargirl (Interlude)” featuring Lana Del Rey.  

Most streamed interlude https://t.co/exi0vYm7ny

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 8, 2023

The Weeknd was forced to put a troll in their place after they wrote that the Starboy collab with LDR is “still whack,” succinctly calling cap on them via emoji. 

🧢 https://t.co/fA0r9uG75C

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 8, 2023

Another person asked for the full-length version of “Stargirl,” ignoring the fact that an interlude is defined in Merriam-Webster as “a usually short simple play or dramatic entertainment.” 

that is the full version 😂 https://t.co/1opR6ruN7b

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 8, 2023

The Weeknd continues to stack up wins, as his 2016 song “Die for You” cracked the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time after receiving a second life on TikTok, according to Uproxx

Other recent celebratory RTs from Abel include:

The Weeknd becomes the third artist overall and first Black artist in Spotify history to have 10 songs each with over 1 BILLION streams. pic.twitter.com/UIf0fr67Xi

— Buzzing Pop (@BuzzingPop) January 7, 2023

The Weeknd – Spotify:

- The most streamed song of all-time
- The most streamed interlude of all-time
- 1 million away from becoming the artist with the most monthly listeners of all-time pic.twitter.com/kpyDP8W00j

— The Weeknd News (@NewsWeeknd) January 7, 2023

The Weeknd commemorated Dawn FM’s one-year anniversary this week with the “Is There Someone Else?” video. Check that out here.

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