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The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
Toronto-based artist The Weeknd has made it to the top of the Spotify charts...

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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...to break the 100 million monthly listener mark, a colossal feat.

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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This achievement came a few days after he dropped a remix of his excellent track Die For You featuring Ariana Grande.

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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This puts The Weeknd ahead of top artists like Miley Cyrus (82.5 million listeners),

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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Taylor Swift (89.3 million)...

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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...and rapper Drake (68.6 million).

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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During his career, The Weeknd has won four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, and more.

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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...while being nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy, too.

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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In 2021, his mind-boggling track Blinding Lights became the first song in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to remain in the Top 10 for a full year.

  The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!

The Weeknd surpasses Drake, Taylor and Miley!
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This set is certainly a point of pride since this song and his album After Hours "were snubbed" at the Grammy Awards that year.
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