The Weeknd becomes most popular artist on Spotify after racking up 85.6M listeners on streamer

The Weeknd has officially become the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify. He dethroned former top artist Justin Bieber, who previously tallied up an impressive 83.3 million fans on Spotify, according to TMZ. Big achievement: The Weeknd has officially become the artist with the most monthly listeners on Spotify; he is seen at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards Although The Weeknd may have clinched the number one spot, he still trails the Sorry songwriter, who previously hit a peak of 94.6million monthly listeners. Impressive number: The 31-year-old songwriter hit the mark on Saturday, when it was revealed that the performer had racked up a total of 85,667,564 listeners on the highly popular platform Taking over: The singer also dethroned former top artist Justin Bieber, who previously tallied up an impressive 83.3 million fans on Spotify, according to TMZ The Weeknd went on to reassure his fans that he had been working on a new album during a 2021 interview with Variety, where he asserted that his new work would feature more uplifting themes. Staying busy: The Weeknd went on to reassure his fans that he had been working on a new album during a 2021 interview with Variety, where he asserted that his new work would feature more uplifting themes Dawn FM was produced by several individuals, including Oneohtrix Point Never and Max Martin, as well as The Weeknd himself.