Los Angeles Times

The Weeknd or Abel Tesfaye? Singer begins promise to ‘shed that skin’ on social media

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 ...
NBC News

The Weeknd now goes by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye, after saying he wants to 'kill the Weeknd'

Canadian pop star The Weeknd changed his name on social media Monday to Abel Tesfaye, his birth name. Tesfaye opted to keep his handles on Instagram and Twitter as The Weeknd and made no changes to ...
Los Angeles Times

The Weeknd conquers SoFi Stadium with an immaculate performance before retiring his all-consuming pop moniker

No pop artist today has a more tangled relationship to a venue than the Weeknd has with SoFi Stadium. First, he chose SoCal’s flagship stadium as the site to film the denouement of his cult-campy HBO ...
Billboard

Abel Tesfaye Reflects on Retiring Persona as The Weeknd: ‘It Never Ends Until You End It’

"It's a headspace I've gotta get into that I just don't have any more desire for," Tesfaye explains of his work as The Weeknd. By Tyler Jenke After almost 16 years spent as The Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye ...