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The Weeknd Credits Tom Cruise’s “Can’t Feel My Face” Lip Sync for Helping With Early Career Success
In addition to “Can’t Feel My Face,” The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, has earned six more No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot ...
The Weeknd Says 'The Idol' Failed Due to 'Too Many Cooks' Behind the Show: 'You Can't Force Something'
The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, believes his 2023 series"The Idol" failed primarily due to "too many cooks" in ...
The Weeknd Reveals the Humble Job He Had Before Becoming Famous — and How He Still Works with His Old Boss
The Weeknd opened up about the job he was working before finding breakout success as a musician. During a May 15 appearance ...
The Weeknd on the ‘Deeply Psychological, Emotional Ride' Behind the Music in His ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow' Film
Billboard spoke with The Weeknd and Johnnie Burn about the sonics behind the superstar's first feature film Hurry Up Tomorrow ...
The Weeknd talks 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' and how his life is a 'never-ending' movie
As The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is a Grammy-winning, Super Bowl-playing phenom. The longtime movie lover fulfills a new dream ...
‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’: Why Abel Tesfaye Created a Dark Fictional Backstory for His Music and The Weeknd Persona
Director Trey Edward Shults breaks down the fact, fiction, and psychological meaning of the dark mythology he and Abel ...
What Exactly Is the Weeknd Apologizing For?
Tesfaye has said he wants to retire the Weeknd persona for a while. His music has been defined by a moody, mysterious ...
‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’: The Weeknd’s love letter to himself
Abel Tesfaye, the singer and sometime actor (“The Idol”) better known as the Weeknd, has called “Hurry Up Tomorrow” a “love ...
After Receiving An Extremely Low Rating From Critics, Jenna Ortega And The Weeknd's New Movie Is Going Viral On The Internet
Jenna Ortega and Abel Tesfaye, aka "The Weeknd," are in a film called Hurry Up Tomorrow, and the reaction is a bit surprising ...
The Weeknd Reflects On ‘The Idol’s Negative Reviews, Admits It “Could Have Been Great” But There Were “Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen”
The Weeknd admitted he understands the lampooning of HBO's 'The Idol', the spiritual forbearer to 'Hurry Up Tomorrow,' ...