Abel Tesfaye Bids Farewell to The Weeknd. Lionsgate. In his new film, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the Weeknd plays the Weeknd for the last time. What’s next for him?

Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer who performs as the Weeknd, is perhaps his generation’s most committed self-mythologist. Early in his career, he obscured his identity while his moody, debased ...

LAS VEGAS − Abel Tesfaye, the musician known as The Weeknd, is a certified smash. Tesfaye, the movie star, is more of an unknown commodity. Audiences get to see both at work in the psychological ...

If you mentioned “The Idol” — American drama TV series co-created by Abel Tesfaye aka “The Weeknd” — to anyone in 2023, you would be met by a round of laughter and taunting at the show ...

The Weeknd is now officially known online by his real name – Abel Makkonen Tesfaye – after following through on plans to update his social media accounts. CNN values your feedback 1.

Pop star Abel Tesfaye — previously known under his stage name, The Weeknd — has started using his given name on social media accounts, quietly changing his moniker after saying last week that ...

As the 35-year-old superstar, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, celebrates the premiere of his upcoming Hurry Up Tomorrow film at AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York City on May 13, he's opening up ...

As The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye is a Grammy-winning, Super Bowl-playing phenom. The longtime movie lover fulfills a new dream with "Hurry Up Tomorow." Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Tesfaye isn’t done making music, per se, but “everything needs to feel like a challenge. And for me right now, The Weeknd, whatever that is, it’s been mastered.

The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, changed his social media profiles to reflect his birth name. It might be part of his plan to 'kill the Weeknd.' ...

As he launches a North American stadium tour and his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" film, Abel Tesfaye reflects on losing his voice onstage in 2022 and his decision to stop using his longtime stage name of ...

Abel Tesfaye says goodbye to The Weeknd. Posted: May 7, 2025 | Last updated: May 8, 2025. As he launches a North American stadium tour and his "Hurry Up Tomorrow" film, Abel Tesfaye reflects on ...