Source
The Weeknd Expands Global Partnership with Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
- Source type
- pressRelease
- Published
- 2022-04-28
- Accessed
- 2026-11-04
- Citation
- Person-level artist-role evidence only; not evidence of a particular Ye recording contribution, sampled recording relationship, release date, or current contractual affiliation.
Claims linked to this source
1 archive claims. A linked source is not blanket verification. Archive summaries and source excerpts are distinguished below, with qualifications retained.
Field: roles
Archive summary: Universal Music Group's dated partnership announcement explicitly identifies The Weeknd as a recording artist. This supports the archive's existing person-level artist role only, not any track-specific performance, sampled recording relationship, production contribution, or release date.
Source excerpt:
The Weeknd, one of the most commercially successful and critically-acclaimed recording artists and songwriters of the last decade.
Source location: Opening datelined paragraph, final clause; publication date also shown in Date field