The Weeknd might be doing away with his public persona. In a new cover story interview with Variety, the R&B singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about experiencing a "mental breakdown" ...

The Weeknd is finally giving an interview after hours, with the hitmaker heading to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for his first-ever couch conversation on a late-night talk show next week. As ...

On the afternoon of March 5, the artist known as The Weeknd is at a rehearsal for his appearance on what will be the last live episode of “Saturday Night Live” for the foreseeable future — although no ...

Abel Tesfaye, a.k.a. The Weeknd, on the May 15, 2025 edition of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (Credit: NBC) The Weeknd decided to open his “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” interview ...

After a decade and a half spent revolutionizing pop and R&B, The Weeknd is ready to take on the world of film. The artist born Abel Tesfaye stars in Hurry Up Tomorrow, a new autofictional horror-drama ...

The Weeknd has been a world-famous pop star for a long time now, but somehow, he had never done a late-night television interview. He changed that last night (May 15), though, with his ...

For a little while now, Abel Tesfaye has teased that he intends to retire his The Weeknd stage name. But, now he appears to be leaving the door open on continuing with his pseudonym. “It feels like it ...

Like so many other artists these days, Abel Tesfaye has struggled with the extent of his own celebrity. “People get consumed, especially now, by the concept of being famous,” he told Variety in a new ...

He laughs and touches his fake-bandaged nose. “I forget that I have it on sometimes.” As part of The Weeknd’s first sit-down interview in nearly five years, he offers Variety a private advance preview ...