The Canadian singer-songwriter was also accompanied by visuals directed by iconic Japanese director Takashi Miike.

The singer was folding clothes at American Apparel at the time; now his former boss is one of his creative directors Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has ...

Swift is the platform's most-streamed artist ever, the company revealed as Spotify celebrates 20 years since launching.

Back in 2023, The Weeknd threw his creative efforts into acting. This HBO’s short-lived series The Idol was born. While that show, which starred the “Cry For Me” singer, Lily-Rose Depp, Jennie, and ...

Discussing his early interactions with anime, The Weeknd said in a statement: "When I was first introduced to anime, I was a ...

The Weeknd might be doing away with his public persona. In a new cover story interview with Variety, the R&B singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about experiencing a "mental breakdown" ...

By praising the Weeknd, indie-leaning music critics are once again getting R&B spectacularly wrong ...

INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 17: The Weeknd performs onstage at the Coachella Stage during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 17, 2022 in Indio, California. The Weeknd and Playboi ...

Actress Rashmika Mandanna will be returning to the 10th Global Anime Awards as a presenter, set to be held in Tokyo, Japan, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The focus at the moment when it comes to The Weeknd is on his new ...

The Weeknd’s current project Hurry Up Tomorrow is a major production. There’s the album that dropped in January, of course, but there’s also the upcoming film of the same name that’s set to arrive in ...

At the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, The Weeknd shared that his unique musical style was profoundly shaped by the early 2000s anime Samurai Champloo. He described its blend of samurai storytelling ...