„Blinding Lights” a lui The Weeknd a detronat un hit din 1960 și a devenit piesa numărul 1 din toate timpurile în topul Billboard
Boico Laura
Los Angeles, CA - The Weeknd opens the MTV VMAs 1000ft above New York before calling for justice for Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor while accepting Video Of The Year. The singer opened the show with a stunning rooftop performance of his hit song Blinding Lights. He performed on the rooftop of the Edge, which is the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere. Later in the show, he called for justice for prominent Black victims of police violence. The 30-year-old singer took to the stage twice during the evening to accept awards, including the prestigious Video of the Year for Blinding Lights. He kept his acceptance speeches to a minimum while calling for 'justice' for Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor. "Thank you, VMAs and MTV," he began during his first win of the evening for Best R&B for Blinding Lights. "I want to thank Lamar Taylor and Anton Tammi for the video." He continued the short speech by mentioning two Black people injured or killed by police in the past year: "It's hard for me to celebrate right now and enjoy this moment. So I'm just going to say justice for Jacob Blake and justice for Breonna Taylor. Thank you." When the Weeknd - real name Abel Tesfaye -came on stage toward the end of the distanced ceremony to accept for Video of the Year, he repeated his speech almost word for word, again calling for justice for Blake and Taylor.
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Piesa „Blinding Lights” a artistului canadian The Weeknd a devenit cântecul Nr. 1 din toate timpurile în clasamentul Billboard.
Blinding Lights a petrecut 90 de săptămâni în top Billboard Hot 100, cea mai îndelungată prezenţă din toate timpurile în listă.
Melodia a detronat hitul “The Twist” din anii 1960 al lui Chubby Checker.
În ultimii 63 de ani, Billboard 100 a realizat un clasament al celor mai bune melodii în funcție de difuzările radio, vânzări și streaming.
The Weeknd, pe numele real Abel Tesfaye, a lansat piesa “Blinding Lights” în noiembrie 2019. Până în septembrie 2021, aceasta a fost accesată online de peste 2,5 miliarde de ori pe Spotify.
La popularitatea melodiei a contribuit și o provocare de dans pe de TikTok, în timpul pandemiei, și interpretarea lui The Weeknd la Super Bowl din 2021.
