The Weekend signed a rumoured-$1bn deal with investment firm Lyric Capital late last year backed by his publishing and ...
Swift rounded out the list of nine-figure earners, thanks to record-breaking album sales and a lucrative Disney+ documentary ...
The Weeknd revealed as Forbes’ highest paid musician of 2025 Forbes released its annual ranking of the highest-paid musicians ...
The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, just made a significant move in music industry, and he did it on his own terms. The “Can’t Feel My Face” singer has secured a first-of-its-kind partnership with Lyric ...
Including sales figures for his upcoming 2026 dates across Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the UK, the tour has now sold more than 7.5 million tickets and grossed over $1 billion across 153 dates. The tour ...
More than 23,000 entries were submitted for Grammy consideration. Most won’t even get a participation trophy. Looking at you, Morgan Wallen and Kanye West, who continue to be kryptonite to the nearly ...
One headline-making real estate deal in the South Florida market is illustrating just how celebrity capital is reshaping the landscape. Pop music icon The Weeknd – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – is ...
The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour landed at San Antonio’s Alamodome with the scale and spectacle fans have come to expect, but this night carried an extra weight. For months, Abel Tesfaye has ...
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in Spotify’s history to hit a whopping five billion streams. Just days earlier, ...
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 ...
The Weeknd performed his first Nashville show in nearly a decade at Nissan Stadium, incorporating a cinematic apocalyptic set. The concert featured a 41-song setlist spanning his album trilogy and ...
'Toronto is where I found my voice, and I’m committed to helping the next generation find theirs.' Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, was presented the key to his hometown of Toronto. The City ...