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It’s appropriate that The Weeknd embraced his format — his catalog is tailor-made for the best-of compilation treatment. All his proper albums have the same flaw, which is having at least four ...

If it is indeed his last LP as the Weeknd, it’s a fitting though somewhat disappointing end. The album isn’t his best, but he couldn’t have made it until now; a 20-something Tesfaye would ...

The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with ... including pioneering producer-composer Giorgio Moroder, who is best known for his work with Donna Summer ...

The Weeknd later summoned his drummer Ricky Lewis to play "Popular," the platinum-certified hit with Madonna and Carti from his 2023 HBO drama series The Idol. It's one of two songs from the show ...

The media and entertainment platform's latest list of the best albums of 2025 so far featured a total of 25 projects, ...

Throughout “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” The Weeknd grapples with themes that resonate deeply in our algorithm-driven world. The album poses profound ... the direction of popular music, demonstrating ...

Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Sabrina Carpenter had the best selling albums in the UK in 2024, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In the newly-released list, Swift’s 11th ...

"Blinding Lights is about how you want to see someone at night, and you’re intoxicated, and you’re driving to this person and you’re just blinded by streetlights, but nothing could stop you ...

By Mesfin Fekadu The Weeknd is set to release a new album on Jan. 24 and he will perform ... has boycotted the show since 2021, he landed a best melodic rap performance nomination at the 2025 ...

(Exactly.) Okay, so TECHNICALLY, this is not a true Weeknd song because it’s on Ari’s album…but damn. Abel being an actual romantic, turning in his bad boy ways, and embracing love for once??

The Weeknd’s growth has unfolded right before our eyes with each album, and with a catalog that is now 10 projects deep, we can argue about what his best work to date is. Echoes of Silence ...