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| July 17 2024 | Announced a one-night show in São Paulo, Brazil, set to take place on September 7, 2024, and revealed the title of his upcoming sixth album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow'. |
| January 31 2024 | Released his sixth studio album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow'. |
| 2023 | Co-created and starred in the HBO drama series The Idol, which was critically unsuccessful. Was dubbed the 'world's most popular artist' by Guinness World Records. |
| February 27 2023 | Became the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. |
| February 24 2023 | Released a remix of 'Die for You' featuring Ariana Grande, which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. |
| April 18 2022 | Headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the second time, performing alongside Swedish House Mafia. |
| 2021 | Appointed as a World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador, continuing his advocacy for racial equality and food security. |
| August 2 2021 | Released a snippet of new music on social media and appeared on the cover of GQ's September issue. |
| May 24 2021 | Performed 'Save Your Tears' at the Billboard Music Awards, where he was nominated for sixteen awards and won ten, including Top Artist and Top Hot 100 Song. |
| May 11 2021 | Performed 'Save Your Tears' at the Brit Awards and accepted his first Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist, presented by Michelle Obama. |
| February 7 2021 | Headlined the Super Bowl LV halftime show, becoming the first Canadian solo artist to headline the show, reportedly spending US$7 million of his own money on the performance. |
| 2020 | Listed by Time as one of the world's most influential people. |
| March 24 2020 | Released the album's third single 'In Your Eyes', which peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| March 7 2020 | Made his third appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing 'Blinding Lights' and debuting the track 'Scared to Live'. |
| February 19 2020 | Revealed his fourth studio album 'After Hours' would be released on March 20 and released the album's title track as a promotional single. |
| November 29 2019 | 'Blinding Lights' was released, debuting at number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and later peaking at number one. |
| November 27 2019 | Released 'Heartless' as the lead single from his fourth studio album, which debuted at number thirty-two and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. |
| November 24 2019 | Tesfaye teased his single 'Blinding Lights' through a Mercedes-Benz commercial. |
| 2018 | Releases My Dear Melancholy EP, which includes the US top-ten single 'Call Out My Name'. |
| June 6 2018 | Announced his new Apple Music 1 radio show Memento Mori. |
| April 13 2018 | Headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for the first time. |
| February 17 2017 | Began his fifth concert tour, the Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour, in support of his Starboy album, which concluded on December 14, 2017. |
| November 23 2016 | Released the short film M A N I A, directed by Grant Singer, featuring excerpts from his Starboy album. |
| October 1 2016 | Made his second appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live alongside actress Margot Robbie, performing 'Starboy' and 'False Alarm'. |
| August 26 2016 | Featured on Cashmere Cat's single 'Wild Love' with Francis and the Lights. |
| March 1 2016 | Featured on Future's single 'Low Life' from his fourth studio album 'Evol'. |
| February 14 2016 | Featured on Kanye West's album 'The Life of Pablo' on the track 'FML', marking their second collaboration. |
| November 2015 | Began his debut arena tour, The Madness Fall Tour, which included performances at Toronto's Air Canada Centre and New York City's Madison Square Garden. |
| October 10 2015 | Appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, performing for the first time as a solo artist. |
| July 2015 | Headlined the inaugural FVDED in the Park festival in Surrey, British Columbia. |
| June 2015 | Won the Centric Award at the BET Awards and performed 'Earned It' with Alicia Keys. |
| June 8 2015 | Released the single 'Can't Feel My Face', which debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one, becoming his third top 10 hit and first number-one song in the United States. |
| June 2014 | Announced the King of the Fall Tour, a 4-city North American tour to be held between September and October. |
| November 6 2013 | Began serving as an opening act for Justin Timberlake during The 20/20 Experience World Tour. |
| September 2012 | Signed with Republic Records and embarked on his first concert tour, the Fall Tour, performing across North America from September to November. |
| July 31 2011 | Earned a spot at Drake's OVO Fest, signifying his growing prominence in the music scene. |
| December 2010 | Tesfaye uploaded his first notable songs 'What You Need', 'Loft Music', and 'The Morning' to YouTube under the username 'xoxxxoooxo', gaining initial online attention. |
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