Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name The Weeknd, has made headlines lately because of his tour. However, a new report ...

The “Blinding Lights” singer had said that he wanted to drop his stage name.

Before becoming The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye grew up in Toronto with his mother and grandmother while his father was largely ...

Eight albums by The Weeknd return to at least one chart in the U.K., with several bounding back onto multiple tallies at the same time.

After Hours combines The Weeknd's enormous commercial success with the dark themes that have followed his music since his ...

July 2026 marks The Weeknd ’s 15th appearance on Billboard ’s monthly Top Tours chart, all since the kickoff of his ongoing After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022-present). It’s his 13th time in the top 10, ...

The leg drew more than 2.3 million fans across 11 countries, closing with back-to-back shows at Estádio do Restelo in Lisbon on Sunday ( 6).

“Imma be here forever with you,” the R&B star said during his Saturday, Aug. 8 show in Stockholm ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In 2015, The Weeknd secured back-to-back chart-toppers with “Can’t ...

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The venue’s maximum capacity for music concerts is 90,000 (though The Weeknd’s shows are slightly smaller due to the larger stage). That means that the best part of half a million people will have ...

The Weeknd has backtracked on his plans to retire his stage name. In fan-captured footage on X from his Saturday, Aug. 8 concert in Stockholm, the R&B star, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, told the ...