The Weeknd Buys Bel Air Home Worth Over R1.6 Billion: "It's What He Deserves"
- The Weeknd has bought himself a mansion in Bel-Air, Los Angeles worth $70 million (over R1.6 billion)
- The superstar's new luxurious house overlooks the Bel-Air Country Club and has a whopping nine bedrooms
- The Blinding Lights hitmaker's fans have congratulated their fave for buying the home that he "deserves"
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World-renowned musician The Weeknd has forked out a whopping $70 million (over R1.6 million) on a new mansion. The superstar bought the house in Bel-Air, Los Angeles.
The Canadian-born singer is doing well in terms of dropping chart-topping songs and has been performing in some of the biggest shows amid the pandemic. The musician decided to spend some of the money he's been making over the last few years.
Source: Instagram
Complex reports that the recently renovated mansion sits on 1.6 acres and has nine bedrooms. It also overlooks the posh Bel-Air Country Club. It also has a movie theatre, gym and a recording studio, among other features.
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The Blinding Lights hitmaker's fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on their fave buying the LA mansion. Check out some of their comments below:
@DMVsGreatest said:
"I don’t even have $70 bruh."
@ClayMamani wrote:
"Hope there aren't too many blinding lights."
@godkingplus commented:
"It's what he deserves."
@Innefable21 said:
"He must be loaded with money. It's all deserved though so fair play."
@TracyHowlett11 added:
"Beautiful! Just like he is and no artist deserves it more. The nicest guy, I love Abel!"
The Weeknd's Blinding Lights becomes Billboard Hot 100's longest charting song
In related news, Briefly News reported that The Weeknd's song Blinding Lights has made history. It has been charting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a whopping 88 weeks now.
The hit dropped in 2019 by the Canadian singer surpassed Radioactive by Imagine Dragons, which had been on the same chart for 87 weeks. The Weeknd's banger is now the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 song ever.
According to Complex, Billboard reported that on the most recent chart this August, the song sat at Number 18. The Weeknd's fans took to Complex's comment section on Twitter to applaud their fave for spending 88 weeks in the hotly-contested chart.
Source: Briefly News
