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A song-first route through Abel Tesfaye’s early mixtape material, ‘Dawn FM’ and the collaborations that close his recent album trilogy.
Tickets. Dates. What’s the story?Explore the tour Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor born on February 16, 1990. He is recognized for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and falsetto, as well as his alternative R&B sound and cinematic visuals in his music videos. Tesfaye began releasing music anonymously in 2009 and co-founded the record label XO. In 2011, he released three mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence. These were later compiled into the album Trilogy (2012). His debut studio album, Kiss Land, was released in 2013. Between 2013 and 2014, he contributed to film soundtracks and collaborated with other artists. His second and third studio albums, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and Starboy (2016), combined alternative R&B with pop elements and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. Both albums featured chart-topping singles such as "Can't Feel My Face," "The Hills," "Starboy," and "Die for You." Tesfaye has received multiple awards, including four Grammy Awards, twenty Billboard Music Awards, twenty-two Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, and a Latin Grammy Award.
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A song-first route through Abel Tesfaye’s early mixtape material, ‘Dawn FM’ and the collaborations that close his recent album trilogy.

Abel Tesfaye has drawn a clearer line between finishing the story that began with ‘After Hours’ and retiring the name The Weeknd altogether.

From Ariana Grande’s pop pairings to the expanding cast of ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’, these six tracks offer routes through The Weeknd’s catalogue.

A route through FKA twigs’ EPs, albums and mixtape, from the spare experiments of EP1 to the distinct continuation of EUSEXUA Afterglow.

Across two ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ videos, Abel Tesfaye makes the body a site of unease and turns a plea for reciprocal pain into something more unsettling.

The new track samples Yoko Takahashi’s ‘A Cruel Angel’s Thesis’, the opening theme to ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’.

Abel Tesfaye says retirement “isn’t for me” as he looks beyond the story told across ‘After Hours’, ‘Dawn FM’ and ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’.

The broadcast will stream before his two ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’ shows at Belluna Dome.

€1 from each ticket supports education and hunger relief initiatives.

Presales include Mastercard access in select cities, with charity donations per ticket.

The Weeknd adds rapper Doechii to his hit song 'Timeless', which features Playboi Carti and has garnered billions of streams.

It's taken from his latest album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow'.

Wildfires are affecting multiple areas and thousands of residents.

The Weeknd reveals his trilogy-completing album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' will drop in January.

His upcoming album, 'Hurry Up Tomorrow', is on the way.

The track will feature on The Weeknd's upcoming album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow'.

The new track precedes the final installment of his trilogy, with its video shot entirely on the latest iPhone.

The album completes a trilogy and coincides with a horror attraction and livestreamed concert in Brazil.

The show will feature a fresh production and setlist, with $1 from each ticket going to the XO Humanitarian Fund.

Arriving ahead of his fourth studio album 'UTOPIA', a video for the track will debut later today (Friday, 21st July).

London Stadium is as far from The Weeknd's humble but iconic beginnings as you can get. Drenched in mystery and underground buzz, those initial mixtapes over a decade ago were a lightning rod for what became the sound of the years to follow. Fast forward, and you have one of the defining figures in modern culture - Super Bowl half-time shows, whirlwind tabloid frenzies around supermodel relationships, a Blockbuster TV show featuring a trending rattail. But above all else, we have an award-winning, chart-topping, record-breaking phenomenon, all served up from the mind of an artist refusing to go by the norm. It's why tonight, as The Weeknd's global stadium tour rolls into the capital, there's a sense of anticipation for how he will exceed expectations. Spoiler, Dear Reader, Abel Tesfaye not only smashes it, but possibly redefines the live stadium show format. Not bad going for an underground artist who once released mixtapes from his bedroom.

Directed by Quentin Deronzier, the video takes viewers into the world of Pandora, the film's fictional landscape.

In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the star revealed that he has been in the studio and is working on new music.

It arrived one year to the day after the release of latest album 'Dawn FM'.

The full thing will drop on the one year anniversary of 'Dawn FM'.

This makes The Weeknd the only artist to have two songs that have reached over three billion streams on the platform.

The track was also co-produced by the house music supergroup, Swedish House Mafia.

The new performance is set for Friday, August 18th, 2023.

The follow-up to the massive 'After Hours' comes on 7th January.

The run includes five nights at London's O2 Arena.

The annual award celebrates the best Canadian albums from the past 12 months
'Phase 2' kicks off this September.
It's the latest track to be lifted from most recent full length ‘Starboy’.
As you can imagine, the ‘Starboy’ dives right into the vintage-themed space frivolity

It’s the chance to catch ‘Starboy’ under the Stars - hard to say no right?

He joins a bill that already includes Solange, Arcade Fire and Blink-182.

Add ‘I Feel It Coming’ and ‘Party Monster’ to the late-night party mix

'Starboy' has all the features.
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