Stereogum — For months, Abel Tesfaye has been teasing what’s billed as his final album as the Weeknd. There have been lengthy snippets of new music, and a huge one-off concert featuring an all-new production is planned for this Saturday in São Paulo. (Come... more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hit... more info

Stereogum — It’s been a little more than two years since the Weeknd released his last album, the excellent Dawn FM . He’s been plenty busy since then — touring, making a bad TV show, feuding with Drake, etc. Now, the Weeknd is building up to a new albu... more info

Stereogum — In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hit... more info

Stereogum — The Weeknd has entered the teaser zone. Earlier this year, Abel Tesfaye played a peripheral role in the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef and popped up at a Mike Dean show to cover David Lynch — the sorts of things that megastars do when they’re in be... more info

Stereogum — Last year was a massive year for Abel Tesfaye. His HBO series The Idol premiered, his hit “Blinding Lights” became Spotify’s most-streamed song of all time, and then he revealed that only one more album would come out under the name the We... more info

Kings of A&R — Check out Gabe Lopez’s “High 4 U” – an addictive track that blends the vibes of The Weeknd and The Kid LAROI’s “Stay”. He recently toured with Belinda Carlisle in the US and UK, hitting major venues like the Indigo at the O2 and B.B. Ki... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, Mike Dean performed at the Wiltern Theatre in LA for his birthday. The producer brought out the Weeknd and Travis Scott during his set. more info

Kings of A&R — Watch out for Blondfire and their infectious track Foolish‘. It won’t take long for the song to captivate you, especially if you’re a fan of 80s synths and dreamy vocals over psychedelic keyboards. Think Tame Impala, The Weeknd, and Tears For F... more info

Stereogum — The Weeknd’s cross-format smash “Blinding Lights” has a legitimate case as the biggest pop hit of all time. After spending four weeks at #1 in 2020, in 2021 it became the first song to spend more than a year in the Hot 100 top 10, then broke... more info