Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Thursday, June 19, 2025
    961
    Instagram Facebook LinkedIn TikTok
    • Breaking News
    • Guides
    • Food & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Join the Team
    • Whatsapp
      • 961
      • 961 News
    • AUB Outdoors ☀️
    Advertise with Us Get the App
    961
    Home»Magazine»Lifestyle»Entertainment
    Rap Up | MTV
    3 Mins Read

    The Manager Behind The Weeknd’s New Hit Album Is Lebanese

    By Nour Abdul RedaMarch 21, 2020Updated:July 4, 2020
    Facebook WhatsApp Copy Link

    The Weeknd just released his very long-awaited album “After Hours” on Friday, March 20th, topping every chart there ever is, as expected. The Weeknd’s Lebanese manager just confirmed that the singer/songwriter “smashed” Apple Music Record.

    Wassim “Sal” Slaiby is a Lebanese-Canadian entrepreneur and music manager, managing many international music artists the likes of French Montana, Lebanese-Canadian Massari, and The Weeknd, among others.

    Wassim Slaiby, most known by Sal in the music industry, is also a partner at Maverick Management and XO label CEO.

    View this post on Instagram

    A post shared by SAL&CO (@salxo) on Mar 7, 2020 at 10:22pm PST

    Born in Lebanon, 1979, Sal immigrated to Canada without his family at the age of 15. He was later on introduced to the Canadian Rapper Belly who convinced him to get into the music industry.

    Sal is married to the former Lebanese-American Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih. The Lebanese couple came to Lebanon for their wedding, bringing along hundreds of international celebrities, many of which were introduced to Lebanon for the first time.

    Sal and Rima have three children now, and the family currently resides in Los Angelos.

    View this post on Instagram

    A post shared by SAL&CO (@salxo) on Dec 24, 2019 at 9:24am PST

    Talking about the Weeknd (real name Abel Mokkonen Tesfaye), Slaiby said to the Variety Magazine: “He [Abel] is his own A&R; he’s the king of his own music. When he’s creating, he just wants to see the future. He’s so good at that.”

     
     
     
     
     
    View this post on Instagram
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    A post shared by SAL&CO (@salxo) on Feb 16, 2020 at 9:48am PST

    The Weeknd’s new album racked up a record of 975,000 global ‘pre-adds’ on Apple Music ahead of its release today, according to Music Business Worldwide, and has hit over 1.2 million by the time of the album’s release.

    According to “After Hours” description on Apple Itunes, “you can find love, fear, violence, dancing, demons, angels, loneliness, and togetherness all in the After Hours of the night.”

    View this post on Instagram

    A post shared by The Weeknd (@theweeknd) on Mar 17, 2020 at 10:16am PDT

    Abel was also chosen as the godfather of Mr. and Mrs. Slaiby’s son Joseph five months ago. The all-time record charter was spotted at Joseph’s baptism in October 2019.

    Sal has made Billboard’s 2018 Power 100 List. He has helped bring Shakira to the Cedars International Festival in Lebanon in 2018 as well as Kygo in 2017.

    The Weeknd After Hours is scoring already 14.9M views on youtube, and here it is:

    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email

    For You

    edde sands

    How Lebanon Took Over Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind Habibi’

    Chafic

    We Spoke To Chafic From Netflix’s ‘Love is Blind Habibi’ – Here’s What He Told Us

    Netflix October Guide

    40+ New Releases on Lebanese Netflix this October

    netflix

    30+ New Movies & Shows You Can Watch on Lebanese Netflix This Month

    Myriam Fares

    PUBG MOBILE Is Teaming Up With Myriam Fares

    Byblos Is Getting A Geopark

    Low-Cost Lebanese Airline 961

    We Might Finally Be Getting A Low-Cost Lebanese Airline – Here’s What We Know

    whish pay lebanon 961

    You Can Now Use Whish Pay At Shopify Stores

    June 13, 2025
    lebanon jounieh cyprus by ferry 961

    You’ll Soon Be Able To Travel Between Lebanon & Cyprus By Ferry

    June 8, 2025
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The World

    December 31, 2024
    lebanon cybergames 2025 hacking 961

    Lebanon Just Won A Global Hacking Competition

    June 10, 2025
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For Lebanon

    December 31, 2024

    20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Had Lebanese Roots

    April 22, 2019
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The Middle East

    December 31, 2024

    Ampere Cinema Reopens Its Doors In North Lebanon After 28 Years Of Absence

    June 30, 2022
    lebanese beer brands almaza beirut beer 961

    Lebanese Beer Brands Are Publicly Throwing Shade, And It’s Getting Frothy

    June 7, 2025
    961 Logo
    Facebook WhatsApp TikTok Instagram

    Popular Topics

    • Guides
    • Eat & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Lebanon News
    • Diaspora
    • Explained

    961

    • About
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • News WhatsApp Channel
    • Corrections Policy
    • Ownership & Funding

    Services

    • Advertise
    • Careers
    • App Waitlist
    • Contact Us
    • Newsletter
    961™ | All Rights Reserved ©2025
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Okay