While The Weeknd has topped the charts with a number of hits, the R&B singer has also been called out for his sexist lyrics. And now he’s finally addressing the issue. In a new interview with Esquire, The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye, pointed to “I just fucked two bitches ‘fore I saw you” from the […]
Despite the Weeknd’s major label debut Kiss Land coming out seven years ago, it topped iTunes’ R&B chart for the first time this week. To celebrate the unexpected achievement, Abel Tesfaye decided to feature “a collection of records that inspired the universe and a few songs and ideas that didn’t make the album” during the latest […]
In September 2019, Juice WRLD let Twitter know just how successful a collab between him and the Weeknd would be, writing that the pair would make a “diamond record” together. And today, the Weeknd might have made the late crooner’s vision come to life. After teasing the release on Tuesday, the Canadian heavyweight dropped a […]
If you forgot about The Weeknd’s come-up, consider his latest video a reminder. The Canadian R&B-pop superstar dropped the visual for After Hours cut “Snowchild” Wednesday, complete with anime-styled imagery charting the singer’s career trajectory. The clip — created by D’ART Shtajio studio, the first Black-owned animation studio in Japan — takes viewers through Abel Tesfaye’s […]
Why now? Because — and there’s no reason to ignore the elephant in the room: SPIN stewardship has changed hands many, many times since we made the online jump — we got our chance. Because plenty of our favorite albums of the last 10 years could still use a boost. Because some of the already unanimously […]
After announcing the sale of his popular XO face masks and promising matching every dollar raised from it, the Weeknd has donated $1 million to COVID relief efforts. The $1 million donation sees $500,000 go to MusiCares and an additional $500,000 going directly to the front-line hospital workers at the Scarborough Health Network in his hometown. […]
Following the music industry’s #TheShowMustBePaused campaign yesterday (June 2), artists have been calling out to their record labels to see what else they play to do for the Black Lives Matter Movement. The Weeknd, who donated $500,000 to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp and National Bail Out called […]