'Earned It' earns The Weeknd his first Grammy

February 17, 2016

On Monday, at the 58th ceremony, Canadian singer  won his first Grammy Award,, for his song ', which was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2015 ' movie based on 's erotic novel . The Weeknd also won the Grammy Award for for his second studio album . Abel Tesfaye &mdash; The Weeknd &mdash; had seven nominations in total including Record of the Year for his song  and Album of the Year.

The YouTube video of the song received more than 179 million views and more than 1.1 million likes. The Weeknd was also nominated for, but British singer Ed Sheeran won the golden gramophone for his song .

Last year, won the Award for Best R&B Song for  featuring her husband. This awards ceremony marked the first Grammy wins for The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran.