The Weeknd finds lucrative success – without ever selling a record

Abel Tesfay gives away his music for free, but has still found overwhelming success. Is this the future of the music industry?Christmas came a few days early for fans of the buzzy, downbeat R&B act The Weeknd, the stage name of Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye: his newest album, Echoes of Silence, became available for download from his website free of charge on 21 December.Then again, Christmas also came in August, when The Weeknd released his second album, Thursday, via complimentary download, and ...

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