And from the start, it’s clear The Weeknd is swinging for the fences throughout the album. The first words Abel sings—on album opener “Wake Me Up”—might as well serve as a philosophy for the entire ...

And yet, even after Tesfaye’s face became famous, The Weeknd continued to make his home in shadow. So much of his performance is predicated on the idea that you can’t see all of him, that you don’t ...

Abel Tesfaye declared that he wanted to “kill The Weeknd.” His final album as The Weekend, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” delivers on ...