The Weeknd's new HBO series The Idol is reportedly sleazy and disturbing, and there's no pair of superstars better suited to soundtrack such a production than Future and Abel Tesfaye himself. The ...

It's hard to imagine 21st-century R&B existing without the loathsome tales and crushed-velvet vocals of the Weeknd. Born Abel Tesfaye, the Canadian singer's career has successfully paired soulful ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

UPDATE: Read our album review. There’s also an accompanying Hurry Up Tomorrow film due out May 16 via Lionsgate, directed by Trey Edward Schults and starring The Weeknd alongside Jenna Ortega, Barry ...

The Weeknd has released two more songs off his upcoming album Starboy, which drops next week (11/25). There’s “I Feel It Coming,” which, like the title track, features Daft Punk, and “Party Monster.” ...

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Among those joining Metro Boomin on Heroes & Villains is The Weeknd, who he hinted would be on the project. The Toronto crooner appears on “Creepin,” which also features 21 Savage, and is an early ...

The Weeknd has dropped his new studio album Hurry Up Tomorrow. The album was originally due for release last week (January 24) followed by a one-night-only Rose Bowl concert. However, the album ...

As an entire week of uncertainty ends, there’s at least one thing you should come to expect – ESSENCE’s list of new music, every Friday. Check out the list of this week’s new releases below.