The Weeknd solidified his status as a hitmaker and a power seller in the music industry a little less than a decade ago with his album Starboy. The title proved that he was a talent who was here to ...

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: ...

An eerily synth-laden beat gives rise to the killer introduction of The Weeknd’s music video for his single, “Starboy.” Literally, the metaphor for The Weeknd’s self-reinvention is as subtle as ...

Riding high on the historic success of “Blinding Lights,” Abel Tesfaye, known globally as The Weeknd, became the highest-paid musician of 2025. His financial triumph was capped off in late 2025 by a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2025 is another huge year for The Weeknd, though it’s not as if he ...

Last night I went to the Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit to photograph the Weeknd, one of my favorite artists of all time. From the moment the spaceship like ceiling lights descended and the man rose ...

The Weeknd kicked off the latest leg of his 'After Hours til Dawn' tour at The Etihad Stadium in Manchester ...

In this article, Pulse examines one of the most instructive wealth-building stories in the modern pop culture: the financial evolution of Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. The origin story of the man behind The ...