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“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is The Weeknd’s egomaniacal cinematic disaster

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 ...
People

The Weeknd Reveals the Humble Job He Had Before Becoming Famous — and How He Still Works with His Old Boss

The singer was folding clothes at American Apparel at the time; now his former boss is one of his creative directors Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...
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In the Wake of ’Hurry Up Tomorrow’s Box Office Flop, The Weeknd Admits His 19% Rotten Tomatoes HBO Series Was “Half-Baked”

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

The viral new ‘Drake’ and ‘Weeknd’ song is not what it seems

One of the buzziest songs recently circulating on TikTok and climbing the Spotify charts featured the familiar voices of best-selling artists Drake and the Weeknd. But there's a twist: Drake and the ...
The Daily Northwestern

The Weeknd lifts his mask, embraces a new era in “After Hours, Till Dawn”

At the end of “Heartless,” the fifth song of the night, Abel Tesfaye finally takes off his dystopian-esque chrome mask. He raises it with a look on his face that some would call anguish and some would ...
Forbes

The Weeknd Reaches A Career Milestone For The First Time As Multiple Favorites Return

Three albums by The Weeknd — Beauty Behind the Madness, The Highlights, and After Hours — all return to the same chart, while The Highlights reaches a huge milestone. ATLANTIC CITY, NEW ...
Forbes

The Weeknd Managed One Of The Rarest Chart Feats A Decade Ago

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 ...
Stereogum

The Number Ones: The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ Tour Surpasses $1 Billion and Becomes Top-Earning Tour by Male Solo Artist

The Weeknd’s “After Hours Til Dawn” tour has surpassed $1 billion, making it the top-earning tour by a male solo artist in history. Following the onsale of the singer-songwriter’s 2026 dates across ...
Yahoo

The Weeknd Snaps Up $54.9 Million Coral Gables Mansion—Complete With Waterfront Pool and a Private Superyacht Dock

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pop sensation The Weeknd is reportedly in contract to buy an extraordinarily lavish $54.9 million waterfront mansion in ...
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"Hurry Up Tomorrow" is The Weeknd's egomaniacal cinematic disaster

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 ...