The “Blinding Lights” singer had said that he wanted to drop his stage name.

Eight albums by The Weeknd return to at least one chart in the U.K., with several bounding back onto multiple tallies at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In 2015, The Weeknd secured back-to-back chart-toppers with “Can’t ...

“Imma be here forever with you,” the R&B star said during his Saturday, Aug. 8 show in Stockholm ...

July 2026 marks The Weeknd ’s 15th appearance on Billboard ’s monthly Top Tours chart, all since the kickoff of his ongoing ...

Including sales figures for his upcoming 2026 dates across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the UK, the tour has now sold more than 7.5 million tickets and grossed over $1 billion across 153 dates. The tour ...

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The venue’s maximum capacity for music concerts is 90,000 (though The Weeknd’s shows are slightly smaller due to the larger stage). That means that the best part of half a million people will have ...

The two have notched two Hot 100 top five hits together.

The Weeknd is bringing "a buzz" to America's priciest community, as he's under contract to buy a local record-breaking $54.9 million waterfront mansion equipped to fit a 200-foot yacht.

Reports last month suggested the superstar artist was looking to raise $1 billion against his catalog. The reality is more complicated. By Ed Christman About 18 months ago, a pair of entrepreneurs, ...

The Weeknd has backtracked on his plans to retire his stage name. In fan-captured footage on X from his Saturday, Aug. 8 concert in Stockholm, the R&B star, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, told the ...