A hit is a hit, right? Launched in November 2019 on major digital platforms, “blinding lightsquickly became one of the biggest hits of his career. The weekend! Second single from the albumafter hours“, the Canadian’s studio room, has gone down in history all over the world. In the United States alone, the title has sold more than 10 million copies! Here in Brazil, the song just won the 8x diamond certificate. Success, huh?
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composed by himself The weekend next to Oscar Holter, Max Martin, belly and Da Heala“blinding lightsis the song that has been around the longest. Spotify’s Top 200 Brazil; for nothing more, nothing less than 130 weeks!
With so much time gone by chartone can imagine that the track accumulates many streams, right? Well that’s it! The single already exceeds the incredible mark of 3.03 billion plays. Considered the greatest success of the Billboard Hot 100 all time, “blinding lightscontinued for 90 weeks on the most important chart in the United States.
Finally, it should be mentioned that the album “after hours” also received the diamond certificate here in Brazil. If you are reading this, The weekendI think I can say that you have a large audience here who are eagerly awaiting your visit, live and in colour!
The Weeknd’s first show in Toronto canceled
Last Friday (08), The weekend would give the first show of “After hours until dawn”, in Toronto, Canada. However, a problem affecting the servers of the telecommunications company roger ended up causing the cancellation of the show. Fans, however, were notified hours before the event began.
From the start, the singer’s fans were already wondering how it was going to go, since the telephone services offered by Rogers had been down since Friday morning. However, the advice given was that the tickets should be saved on their mobile phone.
The drop in services offered by the company affects not only Internet access and telephone calls, but also banking services and barcode readers. Therefore, the administration of Rogers Centerwhere would the show take place The weekendannounced the cancellation.
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“Information about a new show date will be shared as soon as possible. All tickets will be honored for the new date. We understand how disappointing this is and we apologize.“, they wrote.
The weekend also took to her social media to talk about the cancellation. In a text, published on his Twitter, he said he was sorry for the cancellation. Moreover, he said that the problem encountered is not in his hands, but that everyone is committed to solving it.
— The Weekend (@theweeknd) July 8, 2022
However, the singer said he tried every means to make the show happen on the scheduled date. “I did my best. It hurts too much and let’s make this show happen, but unfortunately it won’t be tonight“he wrote.
“I know how long you waited and how many of you worked hard to get to the show and experience this special moment with me. I can’t wait to see you all“, completed.
“Pop culture fan. Coffee expert. Bacon nerd. Infuriatingly humble communicator. Friendly gamer.”
