Abel Tesfaye is leaving The Weeknd behind, which resonates with those who have struggled with cultural identity.

The pivot worked, turning The Weeknd into an edgy manifestation of ... grew louder and more diffuse in tandem with his own rising profile, that conflation became taxing, forcing a subtle but ...

For a decade and a half, the Toronto singer and songwriter Abel Tesfaye — d.b.a .The Weeknd — has explored the flip side of that feel-good story in sometimes-excruciating depth. The Weeknd’s ...

“Hurry Up Tomorrow” picks up where that one left off, but the Weeknd has bad news: There’s no afterlife, no other side, just legacy and dust. What follows is Tesfaye looking back on his ...

Throughout his relatively long and exceedingly productive career as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye has seemed restless. His music, a rangy mix of electronic pop and R&B styles streaked with a touch of ...