Abel Tesfaye has been killing The Weeknd for at least five years, since the 2020 release of his fourth studio album, After Hours. While that album explored the themes of self-loathing and 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 ...

In his new film, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the Weeknd plays the Weeknd for the last time. What’s next for him? In his new film, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the Weeknd plays the Weeknd for the last time. What’s ...

If Hurry Up Tomorrow is indeed his final album - as the artist born Abel Tesfaye has hinted at it being, at least under his current artist name - then The Weeknd is certainly going out with a bang.

The pop star enlists director Trey Edward Shults for a fictionalized re-creation of the circumstances around a disastrous tour appearance. The morning after his off-screen girlfriend (Riley Keogh) ...

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 ...