The artist currently known as The Weeknd has spent the last 15 years building his reputation as the “dark prince of pop.” Starting as an enigmatic artist who released his songs anonymously, The Weeknd ...

The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, just made a significant move in music industry, and he did it on his own terms. The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer has secured a first-of-its-kind partnership with Lyric ...

The final piece of The Weeknd’s trilogy, which began with After Hours back in 2020 and continued with Dawn FM two years later, is here. Hurry Up Tomorrow, Abel Tesfaye’s sixth studio album, could ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness marks 10 years as his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2025 is another huge year for The Weeknd, though it’s not as if he ...

Depending on who you ask, Abel Tesfaye — better known by his stage name, The Weeknd — is either a poetic musical genius or a drug-addled lothario. To his credit, this duality is Tesfaye’s doing. He’s ...

Here he is: The Weeknd. Like some edgelord of the algorithm era, materializing through clouds of synthetic smoke and digital incense, while somewhere, way in the background, a producer (probably Mike ...

For several years now The Weeknd has been an international, chart-topping superstar who is beloved by millions of fans. There’s no denying that The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will go ...