Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s The Highlights returns to the U.K. top 10, ...

Is this the end of the line for The Weeknd? Since 2011, Abel Tesfaye has been releasing a very specific, electric style of music that is uniquely his own. And, as many fans know, The Weeknd combines ...

The Weeknd’s latest album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling an impressive 450,000 first-week units. This marks the biggest debut of his career and the ...

The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with a staggering 490,500 equivalent album units, making it the biggest debut of 2025. That marks the largest week for any ...

The Weeknd's The Highlights is now his third album to spend 200 weeks on the Billboard 200, and it hits that mark as his new set Hurry Up Tomorrow drops. CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 23: Abel 'The Weeknd' ...

After a two-year break between releases, The Weeknd is gearing up for a return with a mysterious new album. On Sept. 4, Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, unveiled the title of his upcoming album on his ...

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

Last year, The Weeknd’s acting career was temporarily cut short when Max canceled The Idol. Surely that means the“False Idols” singer has more time for music. Will The Weeknd drop a new album in 2024?

The Weeknd lands his fifth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the debut of Hurry Up Tomorrow atop the tally (dated Feb. 15). The set earned 490,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the ...

Pop music continues to evolve year after year. In CBC Music's list of the top pop songs of 2025, you'll find a range of ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Canadian R&B singer The Weeknd held steady at the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday for a third consecutive week, keeping off five new entries in the ...

Ariana Grande and The Weeknd's bold looks for music videos sent X into a frenzy that could not unsee unsettling resemblance.