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 Up ...

After almost 16 years spent as The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye says he is considering retiring his famous musical moniker after his upcoming projects. As he explains though, a trip to his doctor resulted in ...

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 reading ...

LAS VEGAS — Abel Tesfaye has always known he wanted to pursue a career in cinema. He sees his meteoric rise to fame as one of today’s biggest pop superstars under the moniker The Weeknd as a detour to ...

The Weeknd partners with Lyric Capital Group in a groundbreaking catalog deal through 2025, retaining full creative control ...

The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) has inked a new catalogue deal with Lyric Capital Group that is reportedly in the $1 billion US ...

Like so many other artists these days, 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 ...

Reportedly, The Weeknd has sealed a $1 billion catalog deal with Lyric Capital. The Weeknd’s reps confirm that Lyric Capital ...

The 35-year-old singer The Weeknd, or Abel Tesfaye, and Lyric Capital Group have finalized a business deal in which Lyric has ...

The Weeknd has never been shy about his complicated past. Here's what we know about his history with substance use.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency response in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, WFP Goodwill Ambassador Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is ...