Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In 2015, The Weeknd secured back-to-back chart-toppers with “Can’t ...

Three albums by The Weeknd — Beauty Behind the Madness, The Highlights, and After Hours — all return to the same chart, while The Highlights reaches a huge milestone. ATLANTIC CITY, NEW ...

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 ...

For The Weeknd, tomorrow has finally arrived. Abel Tesfaye – the Canadian superstar who performs under the moniker The Weeknd – released his sixth studio album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” on Friday, which ...

After a weeklong delay, The Weeknd dropped a new album Thursday night. "Hurry Up Tomorrow" is the third and final chapter in The Weeknd's "After Hours" trilogy, and he announced a corresponding tour ...

One of pop music's biggest stars is calling it quits — well, kind of . . . The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, is wrapping up his three-album journey of self-discovery and annihilation with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Weeknd’s After Hours ‘Til Dawn Tour has officially crossed the $1 billion mark, according to Live Nation. The lengthy tour, which launched in Philadelphia in July 2022 and runs ...

Following months of buildup, the After Hours Til Dawn tour is finally happening in San Antonio. R&B and pop superstar The Weekend will bring his cinematic stage designs and smooth vocals to the ...

The Weeknd performed his first Nashville show in nearly a decade at Nissan Stadium, incorporating a cinematic apocalyptic set. The concert featured a 41-song setlist spanning his album trilogy and ...

Surprises include five nods for breakout hardcore group Turnstile and "Golden" from 'KPop Demon Hunters' landing a song of the year and pop duo nomination, joined by "Defying Gravity" from 'Wicked' in ...

Tesfaye might have been content to play in his creation's personal Sodom forever, were it not for the rise of streaming and its effects on the acts of listening and discovery. The fully anonymous ...