Tesfaye has said he wants to retire the Weeknd persona for a while. His music has been defined by a moody, mysterious sensibility paired with upbeat party songs — a contrast that leads Ortega’s Anima ...

"I feel grateful I got to film my persona and burn it," he tells The Guardian matter-of-factly, as if setting fire to the ...

Hurry Up Tomorrow feels like the end of an era for The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) fans who have seen him grow as an artist for over a decade.

Hurry Up Tomorrow, the companion film to Abel Tesfaye/the Weeknd's sixth studio album of the same name, arrives in theaters ...

Trey Edward Shults and Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, are excited for fans to see the culmination of their professional and ...

Follow The Weeknd’s journey from underground mixtapes to global superstardom, exploring his biggest hits, unique sound, and ...

Hurry Up Tomorrow, which is now in theaters, begins and ends with a close-up of Abel (playing a fictionalized version of himself) backstage at an arena where he’s set to perform, and that circular ...

The Weeknd opened his "Tonight Show" interview Thursday by promoting "Mission: Impossible" ahead of "Hurry Up Tomorrow." ...

Director Trey Edward Shults breaks down the fact, fiction, and psychological meaning of the dark mythology he and Abel ...

Nobody takes the Weeknd more seriously than Abel Tesfaye, and after Hurry Up Tomorrow, I don't know if anyone ever could.

Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, performed and discussed Tom Cruise's influence on his career on "The Tonight Show" ...

Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, performed and discussed Tom Cruise's influence on his career on "The Tonight Show" Thursday. The music artist, 35, sang "Baptized in Fear" and "Open Hearts." ...