The Weeknd won a leading 10 awards at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, including the climactic top artist trophy presented as the climax of the night, followed by the late Pop Smoke with five, ...

The Weeknd's catalog partnership deal is one of the biggest ever, but also one of the most unusual. Here's an analysis of the landmark agreement.

The Weeknd secures $1 billion for his masters catalog with Lyric Capital; Partners Group finances the deal through royalty-backed notes.

The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. His birthday is Feb. 16, 1990, and his height is 5'8". He launched his career by anonymously uploading his music to YouTube, ...

On Friday (June 28) The Weeknd became the 23rd artist to earn a diamond certification after the "The Hills" pushed 10 million units sold. By Carl Lamarre Four years watching his smoldering single “The ...

Here is a recap of Billboard Boxscore's top 10 R&B tours of 2025, featuring Leon Bridges, The Weeknd, and more. By Eric ...

The artist joins a rarefied group to achieve three diamond singles including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran and more. By Glenn Rowley The Weeknd‘s hit singles “Blinding Lights” and “Starboy” ...

Country star Keith Urban debuts at No. 1 with "Fuse," edging out the also-arriving "Kiss Land" by the Weeknd at No. 2 by less than 3,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's the closest… By ...

Abel's final album as The Weeknd is here. If this is really the end of The Weeknd’s artistic moniker, what a run it’s been for the R&B titan, who redefined the genre with his Michael Jackson-adjacent ...

In other Canadian music news, Cameron Whitcomb rises on the charts, and Live Nation releases a new survey. La Mar Taylor has been named the first-ever Billboard Canada 40 Under 40 Visionary Award ...