At midnight Jan. 31, I was sitting in the passenger seat of my friend’s car. We were parked in front of our apartment building, and in the back seat was another friend of ours. We had no intention of ...

Is this the end of the line for The Weeknd? Since 2011, Abel Tesfaye has been releasing a very specific, electric style of music that is uniquely his own. And, as many fans know, The Weeknd combines ...

The Weeknd’s latest album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling an impressive 450,000 first-week units. This marks the biggest debut of his career and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s Hurry Up Tomorrow rebounds on four U.K. charts after ...

The Weeknd‘s sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has shaken up the music scene in a big way. With a powerful combination of high-profile collaborations, fresh sounds, and heartfelt storytelling, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s The Highlights returns to the U.K. top 10, ...

Hurry Up Tomorrow, the forthcoming studio album from the Weeknd, will mark the end of his latest musical trilogy. The release date for the record has yet to be revealed, but it will follow 2020’s ...

The Weeknd will kickstart 2025 with a new album and celebratory concert in California. “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the final chapter in a trilogy that includes 2020’s “After Hours” and 2022’s “Dawn FM,” ...

After a weeklong delay, The Weeknd dropped a new album Thursday night. "Hurry Up Tomorrow" is the third and final chapter in The Weeknd's "After Hours" trilogy, and he announced a corresponding tour ...

The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with a staggering 490,500 equivalent album units, making it the biggest debut of 2025. That marks the largest week for any ...

You can hear traces of his DNA everywhere. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy In the months following the release of 2011’s House of Balloons, no one knew much of anything about ...