The Weeknd won’t be leaving Universal Music Group anytime soon. Universal Music Group announced a long-term partnership with The Weeknd on Thursday (April 28). The agreement expands their relationship ...

The Independents, whose portfolio includes the Meta Gala organizer Prodject, has acquired a majority stake in Phantasm Group, the hip Paris-based collective whose film banner Vixens backed James ...

The Weeknd, a global music phenomenon, has signed a broad, long-term relationship with Universal Music Group (UMG). The deal cements The Weeknd’s partnership with UMG’s Republic Records, his label ...

For the past decade, the Weeknd’s music label has been Republic/Universal Music Group. According to an announcement shared with Variety, they “will remain his label partner for future recorded music ...

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd appear on Spotify most-streamed lists released Thursday in honor of the company's 20th anniversary. Entertainment News // 8 months ago Rosalia to perform, give ...

Universal Music Group is acquiring a minority stake in Chord, which owns over 60,000 songs from artist catalogs like The Weeknd, John Legend, Lorde and more. Universal is acquiring a 25.8% stake in ...

Canadian singer The Weeknd has been named the highest-paid musician of 2025 after earning a staggering $298 million.

The singer will released one last feature soon with "Another One of Me" Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New ...