An artist who creates uncompromising high concept art while preserving the tradition of a subversive genre simply does not reach this level of popularity often.
This is a huge win for hip hop, and for art.
The Weeknd's 'HURRY UP TOMORROW' in numbers 🤯
▫️ Biggest debut on the Billboard 200 in 2025
▫️ Biggest career debut on the Billboard 200, surpassing After Hours (444K)
▫️ Biggest R&B debut on the Billboard 200 in the 2020s, surpassing After Hours
📀 490.5K units sold first week
🌍 Over 1 billion global streams
🏆 #1 Billboard 200
🏆 #1 Top Album Sales
🏆 #1 R&B/Hip-Hop
🏆 #1 R&B Albums
One of those clips where you have to make sure you're not hallucinating.
Donald Trump says Palestinians ought not be allowed to return to Gaza because "why would they want to return? That place has been hell" — next to the grinning man who made it hell
All this goofiness has distracted us from the fact that a black owned label lifted a young black boy up from Compton.. help develop him into a star AND WITHOUT DRAMA when his contract was done let him go his way and he’s now headlining the Super Bowl.
Applaud that.