Worldwide music famous person The Weeknd was awarded the Key to town on Saturday as he prepares to play 4 extremely anticipated reveals on the Rogers Centre over the subsequent two weeks.
The Scarborough-born artist was offered the award in a ceremony with Mayor Olivia Chow.
“Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye represents one of the best of our metropolis,” Chow stated. “From Scarborough to the worldwide stage, he has reshaped fashionable music whereas utilizing his platform to help well being and humanitarian causes at residence and world wide.”
“I’m proud to honour one among our metropolis’s best artists with a Key to the Metropolis to rejoice his contributions to music, society and our tradition,” she added.
Chow additionally formally proclaimed Saturday, July 26 to Sunday, July 27, 2025 because the “Weeknd Weekend” in Toronto.
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow presents music famous person The Weeknd with a Key to town. (Metropolis of Toronto)
The four-time Grammy Award winner has regularly credited his hometown with shaping his identification and laying the muse for his explosive musical profession.
In 2021, he grew to become the primary Canadian artist to carry out solo on the SuperBowl halftime present and stays one of many most-streamed artists on this planet.
He has additionally made important philanthropic contributions to town. In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, he donated $500,000 to the Scarborough Well being Community and has championed the Ethiopian Research program on the College of Toronto.
He’s additionally the co-founder of HXOUSE, a Toronto-based not-for-profit innovation hub that empowers rising creatives and entrepreneurs.
“I’m deeply honoured to obtain the Key to the Metropolis. It feels good to be residence,” The Weeknd stated in an announcement. “Toronto is the place I discovered my voice, and I’m dedicated to serving to the subsequent era discover theirs.”
“That’s why I’m proud to help the Boys & Women Membership of West Scarborough and my former highschool, Birchmount Park, offering youth with the means to unlock their full potential,” he added.
The Weeknd will play the Rogers Centre on July 27 and 28. Then, once more on August 7 and eight.
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