As the story goes, Abel Tesfaye didn’t like his name, so he went out and changed it. After learning of a Canadian rock band of the same name, he altered the spelling, becoming The Weeknd. Now, the ...

Pop music continues to evolve year after year. In CBC Music's list of the top pop songs of 2025, you'll find a range of ...

Recording artist The Weeknd is a heavy hitter in the music industry. Winning three Grammy Awards, including Best Urban Contemporary Album, the Canadian-born performer has topped the charts with No. 1 ...

The Weeknd continues to pump out new music from his recently-premiered HBO series The Idol. Out today (June 9) are “The Lure (Main Theme),” written and produced by the Weeknd and Mike Dean, and the ...

The Weeknd performing on stage, wearing a black and gold robe, arms outstretched, holding a microphone. The Weeknd has topped a Spotify record he broke two months ago that has him in a club all his ...

Ed Sheeran, the Weeknd and Drake are just a few of the artists topping Apple Music’s Top 500 Streamed Songs list, honoring 10 years of the streaming service. Sheeran’s “Shape of You” is the ...

The Weeknd continues his record-breaking feats. The Canadian singer is one of the biggest music stars globally whose music has garnered billions of streams and sold millions of concert tickets. With ...

The Weeknd's Deviously Sexual™ new HBO series The Idol premiered its second episode on Sunday (June 11). The program, co-created with Euphoria's Sam Levinson, followed a similar pattern set by its ...

On Sunday (June 11), HBO will air the second episode of their new original series The Idol, created by and starring The Weeknd. Accompanying the show’s weekly releases, The Weeknd has decided to add ...

The Weeknd went from being an underground artist to having a few hits to being one of the most famous musicians alive. During a 2021 interview with Billboard, XO Records’ co-founder La Mar C. Taylor ...

A new chapter for the Weeknd is underway. Do you feel it coming? A week after saying he was ready to move on from his stage persona, the Grammy-winning singer surprised his fans Monday when he changed ...