The Weeknd hit a significant milestone in his residence nation of Canada. The famous person is the primary Canadian artist to attain seven diamond licensed singles, following the RIAA‘s certification of “Save Your Tears” and “Die For You.” He’s additionally the third total artist to attain seven diamond tracks, which marks at the very least 10 million equal items offered.
Additionaly, his collaboration with Madonna and Playboi Carti, “Fashionable,” simply acquired an entire lot extra standard: The track has been licensed platinum by the Recording Trade Affiliation of America. In accordance with the RIAA, platinum certification for a track acknowledges 1 million items licensed within the U.S. for a track, and one unit equals both one everlasting obtain offered, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams.
“Fashionable” was launched slightly over one 12 months in the past on June 2, 2023, by way of XO and Republic Data because the second single from the scrapped soundtrack album The Idol, Vol. 1 from The Weeknd’s HBO drama collection The Idol. The official “Fashionable” music video completely debuted in February throughout Fortnite Pageant, throughout The Weeknd’s takeover of the occasion’s Season 1.
The track peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and No. 14 on Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. With “Fashionable,” Madonna joined the elite firm of artists who’ve earned Sizzling 100-charting hits in 5 distinct a long time. Madonna’s most lately launched track to achieve platinum standing was the Justin Timberlake collab “4 Minutes,” which was launched in 2008 and licensed platinum in June of that 12 months. Additionally this week, Madonna’s 1986 “Papa Don’t Preach” single was licensed platinum.
“We had a special model of this track prior, so I’ve had these vocals for some time and I’ve form of labored round it after which form of stored it within the tuck. However now, it was time. And it felt proper,” the “Blinding Lights” hitmaker (actual title Abel Tesfaye) instructed Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe in an interview final June. “[Madonna is] the last word co-sign for this track, for this album, and for this TV present.” With “Fashionable” — in addition to new diamond certifications for his singles “Save Your Tears” and “Die For You” — Tesfaye turns into the primary Canadian artist to notch seven RIAA diamond certifications and the third total to attain that many, becoming a member of Rihanna and Drake, with Publish Malone alone on the prime with 9 diamond data.
Tesfaye additionally obtained platinum certifications for his 2023 The Idol hit “One of many Ladies” with BLACKPINK’s Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp; the glory additionally makes Jennie the primary feminine Ok-pop solo artist to earn a platinum single from the RIAA and marks Depp’s first platinum certification.
