It’s a headspace I’ve gotta get into that I just don’t have any more desire for," Tesfaye explains of his work as The Weeknd.

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 ...

The Weeknd bids farewell to his moniker with *Hurry Up Tomorrow*, embracing a fresh start as Abel Tesfaye. Jack Smith’s final report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case released The Madison: Everything We Know ...

The Weeknd - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - admits he could soon walk away from his stage name and move on to a new phase of his career. The 34-year-old music star hitmaker told “Variety ...

The artist, real name Abel Tesfaye, has been releasing music as The Weeknd since 2011, and is currently gearing up to release his sixth studio album under the moniker ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow ...

Speaking to Variety in a profile published Friday, January 10, the Grammy-winning artist — born Abel Tesfaye — admitted that while the backlash wasn’t easy to ignore, he chose not to take it ...

In previous interviews, Tesfaye has hinted that this album will be the last under his “the Weeknd” moniker, and that he intends to “kill” the character. “The album I’m working on now ...

Born in Southern California but raised in northern Nevada from a young age, Abel Garcia proudly calls the Silver State home. His journalism journey began in Reno at KOLO 8 News Now, starting as a ...

The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, revealed in an interview with Variety magazine, that he is considering “closing this chapter”. When pressed as to what chapter that meant ...

The Weeknd is thinking about retiring his on-stage "persona". The 34-year-old music star - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - admits he could soon walk away from his stage name and move on to a new ...