Photo Credit: NRK P3 / CC by 2.0 The Weeknd announces plans to retire ‘The Weeknd’ as his performance name, admitting he wants to ‘kill off’ his musical persona. Abel Tesfaye, better known by his […]
The Weeknd has hinted he’s “ready to close” a chapter in his music career. In an interview for W magazine published on Monday, the singer-songwriter – real name Abel Tesfaye – revealed that he is […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers are the only two Canadian NHL teams in the playoffs, but the most popular one right now is the Ottawa Senators. The Weeknd is now the latest […]
Blue Bottle Coffee, a specialty coffee and roastery company, is partnering with The Weeknd to create Samra Origins, a new coffee brand that honours Ethiopian culture. The brand and product line is named after The Weeknd’s mother, […]
Mike Dean is back in the spotlight with his new album 4:23 featuring The Weeknd as co-executive producer. The Dawn FM hitmaker also lends his vocals to four tracks: “Defame Moi,” “Artificial Intelligence,” “More Coke,” and “Emotionless.” The stalwart multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, blunt […]
Photo Credit: YouTube The Weeknd says Coachella’s on-stage pyrotechnics ‘almost cooked me’ in response to a fan video capturing the close call. The Weeknd almost couldn’t feel his face if he’d gotten any closer to […]
Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images Music fans responded with disbelief this week to the release on streaming and social media platforms of the viral song “Heart on My Sleeve.” The hosts of the popular […]
Shortly after an AI-generated duet between him and Drake caused an internet tizzy, The Weeknd has recruited his frequent collaborator Future for the very real track “Double Fantasy.” It’s part of the soundtrack to The Weeknd’s […]
With The Idol’s Cannes debut soon upon us, The Weeknd has shared a new Future-featuring track from the HBO original series. An official “Double Fantasy” video arrived in tandem. The single, which shares a title […]
Meek Mill has offered his thoughts on an AI-generated track designed to sound like a Drake and The Weeknd collaboration titled “Heart on My Sleeve.” “A.I. generated song Drake ft. The Weeknd – heart on my […]
The Weeknd blessed fans with a surprise performance at Coachella this weekend, as Abel performed a handful of songs during Metro Boomin’s closing set in the Sahara tent. After performing a trio of cuts from his […]
The Weeknd secures the Official biggest album of 2023 to date with The Highlights, the Official Charts Company can reveal. The Canadian singer-songwriter, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, reigns atop the newly-unveiled list with his 2021 […]
Photo Credit: Pari Dukovic Back in September of 2021, The Weeknd was named in a copyright infringement lawsuit over 2018’s “Call Out My Name.” Now, approximately 18 months later, the involved parties have settled. The […]
The Weeknd has been crowned the most popular artist on the planet, according to Spotify data. The Guinness World Records has compiled streaming data from the globe’s biggest stars, and the ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker has […]
The Weeknd, certainly no stranger to breaking records, has now been determined to be “statistically the most popular musician on the planet.” That’s the word straight from the folks at Guinness World Records, which announced […]
Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Spotify has announced The Weeknd has become the first artist in the platform’s history to reach 100 million monthly listeners. Spotify’s most-played song of all time is his hit “Blinding Lights,” […]
The Weeknd has released Live at SoFi Stadium, a 31-track live album connected to his recent HBO concert film of the same name. The material covers most of his biggest hits and includes a guest […]
The Weeknd is ready to make his grand entrance into the big screen. Following his popular cameo in ‘Uncut Gems,’ playing himself, and his upcoming role in the highly anticipated HBO series ‘The Idol,’ the […]
Just days after dropping his live concert film Live At SoFi Stadium, The Weeknd is dropping a companion album. The pop star announced the live album via social media today (March 1). In the concert […]
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye is set for his first starring role in a feature film. The currently untitled movie, which he co-wrote, also features breakout actors Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) and Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of […]