The Weeknd

Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1990)

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Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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The Weeknd Talks Creating 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' and His Plans for Filmmaking in the Future \| THR Video Abel Tesfaye (The Weeknd) chats with THR at the 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' premiere and reveals the impact creating the film had on him and his plans for filmmaking in the future. Plus, he reveals he's.. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 01:09Published 2 days ago

Director Trey Edward Shults Talks Working With The Weeknd on 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' \| THR Video At the 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' premiere, Trey Edward Shults chats with THR and describes working with The Weeknd, calling the film one of the best collaborations of his career. Plus, he shares what he.. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 03:12Published 2 days ago

Chxrry on Collaborating and Making Music With The Weeknd for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' \| THR Video Chxrry chats with THR at the 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' premiere and describes what it is like working with The Weeknd as a collaborator, saying "He's very thoughtful." Plus, she talks about her new song.. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 01:58Published 2 days ago

The Weeknd Says He Was a Fan of Jenna Ortega Before Pitching Her for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' \| THR News Video Stars The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, as well as filmmaker Trey Edward Shults, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter's Tiffany Taylor to talk all about their new film 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,'.. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 05:10Published 2 weeks ago

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What's The Big Frigin' Difference?! Grab your freshest kicks 'cuz it's time to hit the pavement runnin' with The Weeknd. Can you take a juicy bite out of these two photos and chomp off the sneaky switches?! Earlier this week in NYC, the.. TMZ.com - Published 4 days ago
The Weeknd, Jimmy Fallon Crash Fordham Seniors' Graduation Bash Jimmy Fallon and The Weeknd gave a group of Fordham University seniors a surprise they'll never forget -- they crashed their graduation bash at the Lincoln Center campus in New York City! Check out the.. TMZ.com - Published 5 days ago
The Weeknd, Jenna Ortega Totally Vibing at 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Premiere Party The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega were the life of the party after the premiere of their new film, "Hurry Up Tomorrow," -- and TMZ captured all of the fun at the wild celebration on video! Check out our.. TMZ.com - Published 1 week ago

The Weeknd Makes Surprise Grammys Appearance, Beef with Recording Academy Over A major beef ended at the Grammy Awards Sunday ... not between two artists, but between an artist and the academy itself -- 'cause The Weeknd is back in the Grammys fold. Harvey Mason Jr. -- the.. TMZ.com - Published on February 3, 2025
The Weeknd Donates $1 Million for L.A. Wildfire Relief The Weeknd is stepping up in a big way … dropping $1 million to support L.A. firefighters and residents caught in the chaos of the raging wildfires. The singer is teaming up with his XO Humanitarian.. TMZ.com - Published on January 17, 2025
The Weeknd Cancels Rose Bowl Concert, Postpones Album Amid L.A. Wildfires The Weeknd is putting his projects on hold, like many others, in light of the devastating L.A. wildfires tearing through the city. The singer shared the news on IG Monday -- out of respect and concern.. TMZ.com - Published on January 13, 2025

The Weeknd Makes History With 21 Songs Surpassing a Billion Spotify Streams The Weeknd has something else he can be thankful for this holiday season ... as the superstar artist just hit another impressive career milestone! A few days ago ... Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, had.. TMZ.com - Published on November 27, 2024
The Weeknd's Manager Security Guard Shot In Attempted Home Invasion The Weeknd's manager Amir "Cash XO" Esmailian is currently dealing with the aftermath of a scary situation -- this after one of his security guards was shot multiple times. Law enforcement sources tell.. TMZ.com - Published on April 29, 2024
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 on April 12, 2024
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