In December 2024, The Weeknd fueled speculation that he might be unloading his moniker when billboards surfaced in major cities that said, “The Weeknd Is Near” but with three missing letters ...

The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, recently disclosed a personal crisis that has influenced his forthcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. In a candid interview, he recounted a distressing ...

And for me right now, the Weeknd, whatever that is, it’s been mastered." He first fueled speculation that he might be unloading his moniker in December 2024, when billboards surfaced in major ...

Canadian singer The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, seemingly backtracked on his initial announcement of retiring his stage persona. While discussing his upcoming film, Hurry Up Tomorrow ...

The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn ... read ‘The End Is Near,' added to the speculation. So, while the name may go into retirement, it seems like the artist, who has blown up Spotify with ...

The Weeknd doesn’t usually disappear for long stretches of time. No more than two years separate almost every album he has released since 2011, barring the nearly four-year space between 2016 ...

The Weeknd is thinking about retiring his on-stage ... reminiscent of David Bowie’s retirement of Ziggy Stardust or Madonna’s constant evolution throughout her career.

The new project covers 22 songs over 84 minutes of music and marks the end of a trilogy of The Weeknd’s albums that began with “After Hours” in 2020. With speculation that this could be ...

The trailer will also feed into speculation The Weeknd in real life wants to shed his pop star persona and revert to his real name. “Call me by the familiar name,” a voice is heard to say at ...

The Weeknd has dropped a new teaser with three and a half minutes of new music as he continues to prepare for what he’s said will be his final album under the Weeknd moniker. The clip shared to ...

In an unexpected reconciliation, The Weeknd is back at the Grammys. The Grammy-winning R&B star, who previously boycotted the awards show after being snubbed in 2021, gave a surprise performance ...

In a new cover story interview with 'Variety,' The Weeknd also opened up about how it contributed to his forthcoming album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow.' Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE.