Listening to "Hurry Up Tomorrow," The Weeknd’s sixth studio album, which was released on Friday, feels like running through a spinning, neon city. Abel Tesfaye has built up a dark and troubled ...

At midnight Jan. 31, I was sitting in the passenger seat of my friend’s car. We were parked in front of our apartment building, and in the back seat was another friend of ours. We had no intention of ...

During his London performance on the European leg of his After Hours Til Dawn tour, The Weeknd wore an MF Doom-inspired mask. However, many fans on social media were not feeling it. This isn't the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Friday, The Weeknd will release his sixth album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. It arrives four months ahead of a film starring and co-written by the singer-songwriter based on the record. Whether the movie — ...

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 ...

The Weeknd is the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners in Spotify history. Prior to these mainstream milestones, singer Abel Tesfaye entered the music industry in an unorthodox way.

The Weeknd intentionally created an air of mystery when choosing his stage name. The chart-topping singer, known for massive hits like “Blinding Lights,” “Starboy,” “I Feel it Coming,” “Die For You” ...

"Now that all future plans have been postponed, and it's time to look back on the things you thought you owned, do you remember them well?" actor Jim Carrey, serving as narrator, asks listeners on the ...