The Weeknd Named the World’s Most Popular Artist, Fans Disagree: “Nobody Knows Him in Africa”

• The Weeknd made history by becoming the most popular artist in the world after his top achievements on the streaming platform, Spotify
• The star has the highest number of monthly listeners and is also the first singer to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify
• Social media users shared mixed reactions to the Guinness World Record, saying The Weeknd isn't that popular

Canadian singer The Weeknd found himself trending on social media after Guinness World Records announced that the star is now the most popular artist on Earth.

The singer reportedly achieved the feat after surpassing other industry heavyweights in terms of monthly listeners, and his song is the most streamed song of all time on Spotify.

The Weeknd makes history by becoming the most popular artist on Earth

According to Daily Mail, the 33-year-old Canadian singer was recently named the world's most popular artist. The Blinding Lights hitmaker achieved the fit after setting two new Guinness World Records.

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The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, became the first singer to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify after reaching an incredible 111.4 million listeners.

The Weeknd trends after being named the world's most popular artist

Reacting to the news, Twitter users admitted that they had mixed reactions about The Weeknd being named the most popular artist in the world.

Many peeps felt that more deserving artists of the title. Fans named stars like Beyoncé, Drake, Rihanna and Justin Bieber are more deserving of the title.

@jSpoutniikgames said:

"The Weekend is not someone like Drake or Bieber."

@DesireGodwin6 added:

"Nobody knows bro in Africa."

@ByLazaruss commented:

"Not possible tbh. If I go to parts of the U.S right now, they don’t know who The Weeknd is. If he’s not known unanimously throughout America, how could he be the most popular internationally. "

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Jennifer Lopez's cover of Rihanna's Diamonds dragged, SA in stitches: "Voice fit for shower concerts"

In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Twitter users are mocking Jennifer "J.Lo" Lopez after a video of her covering Rihanna's smash hit Diamonds failed to impress them.

The video, according to Elle, dates back to 2015, when Jennifer was still a judge on American Idol. The news publication reported that J.Lo left her judge's seat during the show's finale and sang Diamonds and Bruno Mars' Locked Out of Heaven.

She performed alongside fellow judges Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr, and the video of their performance resurfaced on social media for all the wrong reasons.

Source: Briefly News