Canadian pop star The Weeknd changed his name on social media Monday to Abel Tesfaye, his birth name. Tesfaye opted to keep his handles on Instagram and Twitter as The Weeknd and made no changes to ...

The Weeknd performed at Spotify's first-ever Billions Club concert  in 2024, celebrating the fact that he had more ...

Canadian pop star The Weeknd says he will no longer go by The Weeknd, instead reverting to his birth name, Abel Tesfaye, on his social media accounts. The name change came after the Grammy-winning ...

It appears the Weeknd has begun the process of "killing" his stage name. The Canadian musician and actor has changed his name to Abel Tesfaye, his birth name, across his media accounts after ...

The Weeknd keeps breaking record after record. Earlier this month, it was revealed that his hit single “Blinding Lights” was Spotify’s most streamed single of all time. Now, The Weeknd has broken ...

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When last week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart was released, it was noted that The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” had tied Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” for the most time spent on the chart, and it was ...