{"id":455737,"date":"2026-02-05T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455737\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:45:09","slug":"the-weeknd-kiss-videos-join-youtubes-billion-views-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/455737\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd & KISS Videos Join YouTube’s Billion Views Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Weeknd <\/a>and KISS<\/a> were made for gettin\u2019 views. This week, both artists had visuals join YouTube<\/a>\u2018s Billion Views Club<\/a>, hitting the 10-digit milestone with visuals uploaded in 2020 and 2019, respectively.<\/p>\n

\n\tFirstly, the Canadian dance-pop musician scores his seventh entry into the elusive club with \u201cBlinding Lights,\u201d his four-week Billboard Hot 100<\/a>-topper off album After Hours. The video embodies the eccentric persona The Weeknd embodied throughout that era, with the musician sporting a red blazer and shades as he hazardously wanders Las Vegas on foot and from behind the wheel.<\/p>\n

\n\tPreviously, the artist born Abel Tesfaye has had six other visuals surpass a billion plays on the platform, including \u201cStarboy\u201d featuring Daft Punk, \u201cSave Your Tears\u201d and \u201cThe Hills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFor KISS, however, the addition of \u201cI Was Made for Lovin\u2019 You\u201d to the Billion Views Club marks the band\u2019s first. Though filmed in 1979 (according to IMDb<\/a>), the video was posted to YouTube less than six years ago. It features the members of the iconic rock band all dressed up in their signature black-and-white hair, makeup and outfits, performing the classic hit on a stage beneath flashing lights. <\/p>\n

\n\tLong before its triumph on YouTube, \u201cI Was Made For Lovin\u2019 You\u201d was a success on the Billboard charts. It peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100, while the album it hails from, Dynasty, reached No. 9 on the Billboard 200<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdd your view to a billion others by checking out The Weeknd\u2019s \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d video above and KISS\u2019 \u201cI Was Made for Lovin\u2019 You\u201d below. <\/p>\n

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