The Weeknd has a “new everything” coming out in 2025. A new movie. A new tour. A new album. And maybe a new identity. Ahead of the release of Hurry Up Tomorrow, billboards started popping up ...
Abel Tesfaye has long toyed with ceasing to release music as The Weeknd, his globe-conquering R&B pop alias. Back in May 2024, he told W Magazine that his upcoming album, later revealed as Hurry ...
Abel Tesfaye has struggled with the extent of his own celebrity. “People get consumed, especially now, by the concept of being famous,” he told Variety in a new interview. “And I’m not goo ...
The Weeknd - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - admits he could soon walk away from his stage name and move on to a new phase of his career. The 34-year-old music star hitmaker told “Variety ...
Abel Tesfaye ... and explore new territories both artistically and sonically. From social media posts to massive billboards that portray the "end of the chapter," Abel Tesfaye's upcoming album ...
“All I have is my legacy,” Abel Tesfaye sings over the funereal opening bars of “Wake Me Up”. Produced by French electronic pioneers Justice, it’s a scene-setting moment for ...
Is this Abel Tesfaye’s final album as The Weeknd? Possibly. Probably. Or maybe not. In a recent interview, the king of streaming-era synth-pop spoke about “closing this chapter” but stopped ...
But when the artist born Abel Tesfaye inevitably returns after that release, it might not be as the Weeknd. “Everything needs to feel like a challenge. And for me right now, the Weeknd ...
His voice cracked. When Tesfaye tried to sing his next line, nothing came out. Footage of the moment shows the stunned artist, looking close to tears as his fans erupted into their own howls of ...
Abel Tesfaye says he is considering retiring his famous musical moniker after his upcoming projects. Tesfaye spoke at length about his experiences with music in recent years as part of a new cover ...
Way back in 2009, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, got his start releasing songs anonymously on YouTube. By 2012, he was signed to Republic Records. In 2015, he released his first #1 record ...
The Weeknd has pushed back the release of his new album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow ... The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – added he was putting his plans on hold “out of respect and concern ...