Billions and billions served: The Weeknd sets new Spotify record

The Weeknd performed at Spotify's first-ever Billions Club concert  in 2024, celebrating the fact that he had more ...
The Fader

Abel Tesfaye is still thinking about retiring The Weeknd

Abel Tesfaye has long toyed with ceasing to release music as The Weeknd, his globe-conquering R&B pop alias. Back in May 2024, he told W Magazine that his upcoming album, later revealed as Hurry Up ...
Yahoo

Abel Tesfaye Reflects on Retiring Persona as The Weeknd: ‘It Never Ends Until You End It’

After almost 16 years spent as The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye says he is considering retiring his famous musical moniker after his upcoming projects. As he explains though, a trip to his doctor resulted in ...
Uproxx

Abel Tesfaye Explains Why He’s Considering Retiring His ‘Existence’ As The Weeknd, Which Has ‘Been Mastered’

The Weeknd has a “new everything” coming out in 2025. A new movie. A new tour. A new album. And maybe a new identity. Ahead of the release of Hurry Up Tomorrow, billboards started popping up reading ...

The Weeknd Strikes Landmark Catalog Partnership Valued Near $1 Billion While Retaining Full Creative Control

The Weeknd partners with Lyric Capital Group in a groundbreaking catalog deal through 2025, retaining full creative control and joining his billion-dollar tour and catalog milestones.
Newsday

After 'The Idol,' Abel Tesfaye's new movie 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' brought 'joy back into filmmaking'

LAS VEGAS — Abel Tesfaye has always known he wanted to pursue a career in cinema. He sees his meteoric rise to fame as one of today’s biggest pop superstars under the moniker The Weeknd as a detour to ...
AV Club

Abel Tesfaye will leave The Weeknd persona behind because it's "been mastered"

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 ...
Soap Central

"It's worth more in my opinion": Fans react as Lyric Capital invests $1 billion in The Weeknd's music catalog in an unconventional partnership deal

The 35-year-old singer The Weeknd, or Abel Tesfaye, and Lyric Capital Group have finalized a business deal in which Lyric has invested in the singer's music catalog from its inception through 2025.

The Weeknd lands catalogue partnership deal estimated to be $1 billion

The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) has inked a new catalogue deal with Lyric Capital Group that is reportedly in the $1 billion US ...
ksn.com

BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE AND ABEL "THE WEEKND" TESFAYE RELEASE THE BUNA TETU COLLECTION INSPIRED BY ETHIOPIA'S TRADITIONAL COFFEE CEREMONY

STEP INTO THE WEEKND'S WORLD AND EXPLORE ETHIOPIA'S COFFEE TRADITIONS WITH THE LATEST RELEASE UNDER THE SAMRA ORIGINS PRODUCT LINE, AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME IN WHOLE BEAN AND INSTANT FORMATS ...
Morningstar

WFP Goodwill Ambassador Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye Donates $350,000 from His XO Humanitarian Fund to Mobilize Hurricane Relief for Affected Jamaican Families

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency response in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, WFP Goodwill Ambassador Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye is ...