{"id":175387,"date":"2021-02-10T18:45:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/by-the-numbers-the-weeknds-7m-super-bowl-performance-shattered-all-expectations\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T18:45:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T15:45:59","slug":"by-the-numbers-the-weeknds-7m-super-bowl-performance-shattered-all-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/by-the-numbers-the-weeknds-7m-super-bowl-performance-shattered-all-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"#By The Numbers: The Weeknd&#039;s $7M Super Bowl Performance Shattered All Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c5578e7285\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span 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Boom In Music Sales<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/by-the-numbers-the-weeknds-7m-super-bowl-performance-shattered-all-expectations\/#66_%E2%80%9CMehs%E2%80%9D\" >66 \u201cMehs\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/by-the-numbers-the-weeknds-7m-super-bowl-performance-shattered-all-expectations\/#12_Glorious_Minutes\" >12 Glorious Minutes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/by-the-numbers-the-weeknds-7m-super-bowl-performance-shattered-all-expectations\/#7_Of_The_Weeknds_Millions\" >7 Of The Weeknd\u2019s Millions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#By The Numbers: The Weeknd&#039;s $7M Super Bowl Performance Shattered All Expectations<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2021\/02\/210210-The-Weeknd-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"By The Numbers: The Weeknd's $7M Super Bowl Performance Shattered All Expectations\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<span class=\"location\">Tampa Bay, FL \u2013 <\/span> The Weeknd spared no expense for his Pepsi Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday (February 7), shelling out a reported $7 million to ensure his moment in the sports spotlight was seamless \u2014 despite the strict COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed in a red sequined jacket, which reportedly took 250 hours to make, and black-and-white wingtip shoes, the multi-platinum artist performed a medley of nine of his biggest songs, including \u201cBlinding Lights,\u201d \u201cStarboy\u201d and \u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face.\u201d<\/p>\n<style>\n                                    #div-gpt-ad-body1 >div {\n                                     margin-bottom: 16px;\n                                    }<\/p>\n<p>                                .article-advertisement.article-body.article-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>{\n                                    margin-top: 16px;\n                                }<\/p>\n<p>                                .article-advertisement.article-body.article-news p {\n                                    margin-top: 0;\n                                }\n                                    <\/style>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-body1\" class=\"centered-ad\">\n<script>\n                        googletag.cmd.push(function () { \n                            googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-body1');\n    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14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLBRNtDhrWE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Weeknd is now primed and ready for his 2022 After Hours World Tour, which he announced earlier this month.\u00a0Originally planned for 2020, the 104-date run kicks off right on January 14, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada and will wind through the U.S., Paris, Berlin and more before wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing up on November 16 in London.<\/p>\n<p>The tour will support his 2020 album\u00a0<em>After Hours,<\/em> which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 444,000 total album-equivalent units and became the fourth best-selling album of 2020. It was also named HipHopDX\u2019s Best R&amp;B Album of 2020 with the singer himself earning DX 2020 R&amp;B Singer of the Year as well.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinegambling.com\/news\/data-how-the-world-reacted-to-the-weeknds-super-bowl-performance\/\">Online Gambling website,<\/a> The Weeknd has experienced spectacular growth since his theatrical appearance at the Super Bowl \u2014 from album and song sales to his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> following. HipHopDX has complied a list of some of his biggest wins below.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"428000_New_Followers\"><\/span>428,000 New Followers!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theweeknd\/video\/6927106939960691973\" data-video-id=\"6927106939960691973\">\n<section><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@theweeknd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@theweeknd\">@theweeknd<\/a>\u2764\ufe0f<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Can't-Feel-My-Face-249588663737856000\">\u266c Can\u2019t Feel My Face \u2013 The Weeknd<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following The Weeknd\u2019s elaborate performance, his social media following grew by roughly 428,000 people. As of publishing time, he currently boasts 29 million Instagram followers, 14.1 million Twitter followers and 3.5 million TikTok followers. A clip of his performance on TikTok has been viewed over 11 million times, while the full video of the Super Bowl medley has reeled in over 21 million YouTube views.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"278000_In_Spotify_Skrilla\"><\/span>278,000 In Spotify Skrilla<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4NRXx6U8ABQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Weeknd earned approximately $278,000 in Spotify streams over the last seven days. By far, the most popular song is \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d from<em>\u00a0After Hours,\u00a0<\/em>which has been streamed nearly two BILLION times since its release. \u201cThe Hills\u201d \u2014 from his 2015 sophomore album <em>Beauty Behind The Madness<\/em> \u2014 is a close second with 1,142,592,732 streams as of Wednesday (February 10).<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"156000_In_Instagram_Funds\"><\/span>156,000 In Instagram Funds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLBPNYGhpmJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLBPNYGhpmJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With every #sponsored Instagram post, The Weeknd could potentially earn roughly $156,000. On the day of the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>, she shared 18 posts related to the Super Bowl, including clips of his performance, photos of himself boarding a private jet and posing with famed boxer Mike Tyson.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"44000_Spins\"><\/span>44,000 Spins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLBLiYBBcET\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLBLiYBBcET\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Weeknd\u2019s music has reportedly been played 44,000 times across radio stations in 61 countries over the past seven days.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"25000_Actual_Human_Beings\"><\/span>25,000 Actual Human Beings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NFL makes Super Bowl stadium look filled to capacity with cardboard cutouts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l-S2tCFI6CY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Considering everyone is in the middle of a global pandemic, attendees at this year\u2019s Super Bowl was limited. Still, the\u00a0Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida allowed 25,000 socially-distanced people to enter the arena. The rest of the stadium was filled out by over 30,000 cardboard cut-outs.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1485_Million_Super_Bowl_Viewers\"><\/span>148.5 Million Super Bowl Viewers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLFdyXjrnuO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLFdyXjrnuO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Over 148,000 million people tuned in to watch Super Bowl LV and even if they weren\u2019t a Weeknd fan, they still endured the halftime show.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"385_Percent_Boom_In_Music_Sales\"><\/span>385 Percent Boom In Music Sales<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Weeknd - Can&#039;t Feel My Face (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KEI4qSrkPAs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Billboard reports The Weeknd\u2019s music sales saw a 385 percent increase following the show as reported by MRC Data. As the Kansas Chiefs took on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, The Weeknd\u2019s collective songs and albums were being eaten up, selling over 36,500 copies across his entire catalog, compared to 7,500 sold the day before.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"66_%E2%80%9CMehs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>66 \u201cMehs\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Online Gambling says 66 percent of the 148.5 million people watching the Super Bowl had a neutral reaction to The Weeknd\u2019s performance, while 22 percent had a positive response and 11 percent had a negative one.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Glorious_Minutes\"><\/span>12 Glorious Minutes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Weeknd\u2019s FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rhadTURsrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian crooner spent 12 minutes performing during the halftime show. Along with\u00a0pyrotechnics and a nod to Michael Jackson\u2019s 1993 Super Bowl entrance, he also employed dozens of bandaged backup dancers to send a message. Much like he did with his year-long narrative about drunk driving and the pressures of Hollywood, he wanted to show the dangers of trying to stay \u201cyoung\u201d and \u201crelevant\u201d in the City of Angels.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Of_The_Weeknds_Millions\"><\/span>7 Of The Weeknd\u2019s Millions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLC_ao8hHzI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLC_ao8hHzI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\">A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As previously noted, The Weeknd spent $7 million of his own money on the extravaganza, according to his manager. The wall was lit up with signage and lights similar to the Las Vegas setting of several of the <em>After Hours<\/em> videos as well as the red-light-district-inspired stage reminiscent of past tours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kyle Eustice\"><br \/>\nby Kyle Eustice\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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