As a teenager, The Weeknd quit his job at American Apparel for his music side hustle. Other professionals may want to be less ...

The Weeknd performs onstage at the Lionsgate presentation during 2025 CinemaCon at Caesar's Palace. LAS VEGAS – As The Weeknd, musician Abel Tesfaye is electrifying when he hits a stage, whether at ...

Forbes released its annual ranking of the highest-paid musicians in the world. This year, the numbers tell a story beyond just chart success. They reveal how global tours, ownership of music rights, ...

According to an exclusive report by Variety, The Weeknd has partnered with Lyric Capital Group for a whopping $1 billion over his music catalog. Abel Tesfaye’s (The Weeknd’s real name) representative ...

April 18 (UPI) --Actress Jenna Ortega joins Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, in his music video for "Drive," a song that appears on his album Hurry up Tomorrow and will be featured in their ...

The year’s top artists—including Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and The Weeknd—drummed up a collective $1.9 billion in the past 12 months. And one of them became a billionaire. Last week, the 35-year-old pop ...

June 6 (UPI) --Abel Tesfaye, known as The Weeknd, released a music video for his song "Baptized in Fear" Friday. The visuals show images of an apparent church, dark except for the pews. The Weeknd is ...

It’s a busy month for Abel Tesfaye. Last week, the artist better known as the Weeknd kicked off the latest iteration of his sold-out “After Hours Til Dawn” Tour in Glendale, Ariz., while this Friday, ...

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to ...

Ed Sheeran, the Weeknd and Drake are just a few of the artists topping Apple Music‘s Top 500 Streamed Songs list, honoring 10 years of the streaming service. Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is the ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

LAS VEGAS – As The Weeknd, musician Abel Tesfaye is electrifying when he hits a stage, whether at the Super Bowl, a stadium full of rabid fans or a room packed with movie theater owners. He's also an ...