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Mic-Check Newsletter
7 min readFeb 27, 2023

30 years ago today, Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You reached its 14th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, becoming the longest-ever U.S. chart topper at the time.

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Every song currently in the Billboard Top 15 was released within the past year, except for one: The Weeknd’s Die For You. The Starboy track, which was originally released in 2016, has been experiencing a resurgence in popularity over the past two months, largely thanks to a sped-up version that went viral on TikTok.

Years ago, on his Apple Music show Memento Mori, The Weeknd teased a remixed version of the track featuring a verse from SZA, but it was never officially released. He is now capitalizing on the song’s momentum with a new remix, this time with the help of his old friend Ariana Grande. This is a rare appearance from Grande, who has been busy filming John Chu’s Wicked movie musical, in which she plays the sorceress Galinda.

This marks the fourth time the superstar duo have collaborated together. They first…

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