YouTube also saluted Rick Astley, Shakira, 4 Non Blondes, Bon Jovi, Nelly and the many others who became first-time members of their prestigious Billion Views Club.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. The Weeknd releases his much anticipated single Take My Breath, the first from his forthcoming album as announced in his GQ global cover story this week. Other highlights include Selena Gomez's intimate " Artist Spotlight Stories" and BTS' viral "Permission to Dance" challenge. The clip, which isn’t for the fainthearted, opens with a content warning. YouTube also took a walk down memory lane to reflect on some of the biggest music moments of 2021, which include K-pop group BLACKPINK becoming the website's most-subscribed artist. The Weeknd has dropped a gory new music video for the track ‘Too Late’, lifted from his 2020 album ‘After Hours’. R&B superstar The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) recently released his fourth studio album After Hours. After Hours presents listeners with a satisfying yet uneasy (and arguably disturbing) theme of personal destruction attached to what appears to be a loose narrative. She also starred in The Weeknd’s music video for. The story within The Weeknd’s new album After Hours.
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Silk Sonic's "Leave the Door Open" landed in seventh, while Olivia Rodrigo claimed the ninth spot on the countdown with " drivers license." The Weeknd and Hadid were first linked together in April 2015 when he asked her to be in the artwork for his album, Beauty Behind the Madness. Close behind him is Lil Nas X, whose " Montero (Call Me By Your Name) came in third after amassing over 400 million times since March. The Weeknd's " Save Your Tears" is YouTube's second-most popular song in the U.S., racking up nearly 615 million views since its January 5 release. Among the artists who videos racked up the most views are The Weeknd, Olivia Rodrigo and Lil Nas X. With less than a month to go before we ring in the new year, YouTube is looking back at the biggest music videos of 2021.