This may be the weekend that The Weeknd takes it all. The singer, real name Abel Tesfaye, is the most-nominated artist at this year's Billboard Music Awards, where he is up for a whopping 17 trophies, ...

Riding high on the historic success of “Blinding Lights,” Abel Tesfaye, known globally as The Weeknd, became the highest-paid musician of 2025. His financial triumph was capped off in late 2025 by a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2025 is another huge year for The Weeknd, though it’s not as if he ...

In this article, Pulse examines one of the most instructive wealth-building stories in the modern pop culture: the financial evolution of Abel Makkonen Tesfaye. The origin story of the man behind The ...

On Friday, The Weeknd will release his sixth album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. It arrives four months ahead of a film starring and co-written by the singer-songwriter based on the record. Whether the movie — ...

The Weeknd became one of the defining stories of 2025, a year when music seemed determined to outdo itself at every turn.

For several years now The Weeknd has been an international, chart-topping superstar who is beloved by millions of fans. There’s no denying that The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will go ...