The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is known for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and signature use of the falsetto register.

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Drake Trashed by The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky on New Future, Metro Boomin Album Future and Metro Boomin are piling on to their chart-topping momentum with their "We Still Don't Trust You" album -- it includes round 2 of treating Drake like a speed bag, and this time The Weeknd and.. TMZ.com - Published 2 weeks ago
The Weeknd Provides 4 Million Meals to Support Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza The Weeknd has made a big move to help the humanitarian efforts in Gaza, donating $2.5M ... an amount that will help to provide 4 million meals. The singer, who is also a United Nations World Food.. TMZ.com - Published on December 1, 2023
The Weeknd Brings Big Boost To Colombia's Economy, Concert Provides 1,500 Jobs Colombia has The Weeknd to thank for a huge boost to the country's economy ... his latest not only brought in a whole bunch of money, but a ton of jobs with it. The singer performed in Bogotá -- the.. TMZ.com - Published on October 5, 2023

AI Drake and The Weeknd Collab Eligible For Grammy, Says Recording Academy CEO Drake and The Weeknd already don't rock with the Grammys, so the possibility of their unauthorized AI collaboration winning an award likely won't mend any fences. Still, that's the scenario Recording.. TMZ.com - Published on September 6, 2023
'The Idol' Takes Dig at Kanye West's Love of Adolf Hitler The Weeknd's show "The Idol" on HBO has come to an end ... but not before taking a shot at Kanye West and his adoration of Adolf Hitler. In Sunday night's finale, Lily-Rose Depp's character, Jocelyn,.. TMZ.com - Published on July 3, 2023
The Weeknd changes name to Abel Tesfaye Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd has updated his social media profiles to his birth name. Sky News - Published on May 16, 2023

Taylor Swift, Khloe Kardashian, The Weeknd Paying Twitter for Blue Checkmark Twitter's looking really different right now, as some huge celebs are getting stripped of their precious blue checkmarks ... but despite Elon Musk cutting their verifications, some A-listers are.. TMZ.com - Published on April 21, 2023
AI-made song featuring voices of Drake and The Weeknd removed from streaming services A song featuring the cloned voices of Drake and The Weeknd - using AI technology - has been removed from various streaming sites. Sky News - Published on April 18, 2023
AI-Generated Drake & Weeknd Song Goes Viral, Might be Marketing Ploy A new AI-generated song featuring fake Drake and The Weeknd is taking the internet by storm -- but it might just be a tech startup behind this ... according to a deep Twitter dive. The track is called.. TMZ.com - Published on April 17, 2023
The Weeknd Sets Guinness Record for World's Most Popular Artist The Weeknd is officially the G.O.A.T ... at least, according to the folks at Guinness World Records, whose data shows he's officially the most popular artist on the planet!!! Weeknd just broke 2 new.. TMZ.com - Published on March 21, 2023

Cher and BF Alexander Edwards Hit The Weeknd's Concert for Date Night Cher and her new BF Alexander Edwards are keeping their new romance fresh, hitting up big events together -- like The Weeknd's huge L.A. concert -- and they're not hiding their affection. Cher and her.. TMZ.com - Published on November 28, 2022
The Weeknd Says Doctors Say His Voice Will Recover After Losing it at L.A. Show The Weeknd abruptly canceled his Los Angeles show last week after losing his voice -- but his road to recovery is going great -- so says the singer's medical team. Abel made the happy announcement.. TMZ.com - Published on September 6, 2022
The Weeknd cancels concert after losing his voice mid-song during show The Weeknd has apologised for cancelling a concert near Los Angeles on Saturday evening after he lost his voice early into the set. Sky News - Published on September 4, 2022	The Weeknd Loses Voice During Concert and Cancels Show The Weeknd barely got started performing the second of his 2 sold-out shows in L.A. Saturday night when he lost his voice ... and he was almost in tears. SoFi Stadium was packed with 70,000 fans when.. TMZ.com - Published on September 4, 2022
The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Tyga Spotted At Same Las Vegas Hotel If you were at the Encore in Vegas Saturday, it looked like the TMZ Celebrity Tour, because The Weeknd, Travis Scott and Tyga all showed up in the same lobby!!! Travis was the first to show at around 4.. TMZ.com - Published on August 21, 2022	The Weeknd Forced to Postpone Tour Opening After Rogers Outage in Canada The Weeknd is being forced to postpone his first stadium show in his hometown of Toronto ... the result of a phone and Internet outage causing major issues north of the border. Abel was supposed to.. TMZ.com - Published on July 9, 2022
Drake Says He Predicted The Weeknd's Greatness, Plugs T-Dot Show Drake and The Weeknd are 2 of the biggest artists … EVERRR, and they just both happen to be from Toronto -- and Drake's celebrating that ahead of a milestone for his friend. The Weeknd’s playing a.. TMZ.com - Published on July 8, 2022	The Weeknd Jumps Onstage To DJ Party Ahead Of Coachella Performance The Weeknd isn't about to lose his groove for weekend two of Coachella ... hopping onstage Wednesday night to DJ and sing at a big Hollywood bash. Check out the video ... T.W.'s clearly feeling it,.. TMZ.com - Published on April 22, 2022
The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia Headline Coachella Night 3 The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia wrapped up Coachella weekend 1 with an epic set on night 3, giving the massive crowd a night to remember. SHM played solo for the first hour, with classics like.. TMZ.com - Published on April 18, 2022	Coachella Considering The Weeknd, RHCP for Kanye's Headliner Spot Coachella organizers are hard at work figuring out who will take Kanye's headlining Sunday spot at the festival -- and we've learned of 2 acts at the top of the list to take over. First, who's out... TMZ.com - Published on April 5, 2022
The Weeknd Fires Up Twitter Activity on Day of Grammys, Plugs New Album It's Grammys Day, and while lots of musicians and artists getting ready for the big show -- one guy seems more than willing to change the conversation on Twitter ... The Weeknd. Indeed ... Abel has.. TMZ.com - Published on April 3, 2022	The Weeknd & Drake Party in Vegas Together for Abel's 32nd Birthday The Weeknd had himself quite a weekend -- not only hooking up with a new flame in Simi Khadra ... but linking with an old pal in Drake, who was there for the good time. Drizzy just posted some photos.. TMZ.com - Published on February 22, 2022
The Weeknd, Simi Khadra of 'Simi Haze' Caught Kissing In Vegas Looks like The Weeknd has got his eye -- and lips -- on a new woman ... Simi Khadra, from the twin duo "Simi Haze." The Weeknd was throwing himself a birthday bash Saturday night at Delilah in Vegas.. TMZ.com - Published on February 22, 2022	Britney Spears Not Involved in The Weeknd's 'The Idol' Britney Spears fans hoping to catch a glimpse of the singer in The Weeknd's new project with HBO won't have their way ... because she's simply not involved, TMZ has learned. Britney set social media on.. TMZ.com - Published on November 24, 2021
There's a new song at the top of the Billboard all-time chart Chubby Checker's The Twist has been knocked off its perch at the top of Billboard's all-time greatest song chart by The Weeknd's viral hit Blinding Lights. Sky News - Published on November 24, 2021	Swedish House Mafia Going Back On Tour, New Song with The Weeknd Swedish House Mafia is back in the house ... they're going out on tour for the first time in nearly a decade, and they've got a new single featuring The Weeknd!!! The supergroup just announced plans.. TMZ.com - Published on October 22, 2021
The Weeknd Buys $70 Million Bel Air Estate The Weeknd is the proud new owner of a massive Bel Air estate, forking over an incredible $70 MILLION to convince the home's prior owners to give it up ... TMZ has confirmed. Abel was in the market for.. TMZ.com - Published on August 20, 2021	The Weeknd's New Music Vid Pulled from IMAX Screenings Over Epilepsy Concerns The Weeknd hoped to surprise fans with a really BIG screen showing of his new music video ... but safety concerns for viewers with epilepsy got the project pulled. Sources familiar with the situation.. TMZ.com - Published on August 4, 2021
'Intervention' Host Ken Seeley Slams The Weeknd's 'Sober Lite' Comment The Weeknd might think he's living the "sober lite" life -- but a renowned addiction interventionist says the language isn't just contradictory, but downright harmful. Ken Seeley said as much Monday on.. TMZ.com - Published on August 2, 2021	The Weeknd Takes Home 3 iHeart Awards, Proves Grammys Wrong It might be time for The Weeknd to invest in a new mantel -- he continues to rack up awards, despite the Grammys snub ... this time taking home the most trophies at the iHeartRadio Awards. Abel was the.. TMZ.com - Published on May 28, 2021
The Weeknd, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa continue award dominance at iHeartRadio ceremony The Weeknd has continued vindicating his Grammys criticism after picking up the night's biggest gong at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles. Sky News - Published on May 28, 2021	The Weeknd Gets Grammys Revenge at Billboard Music Awards If revenge is a dish best served cold, then The Weekend has himself some well-chilled hardware from the Billboard Music Awards, which gave him what the Grammy heads didn't. Abel walked away with the.. TMZ.com - Published on May 24, 2021
Village People's Victor Willis Calls The Weeknd a Hypocrite for Grammys Beef Now here's a surprise ... Village People founder, Victor Willis, is ripping The Weeknd -- even though they both have beef with the Grammys, Victor thinks Abel's being a total hypocrite. The legendary.. TMZ.com - Published on May 10, 2021