The Weeknd Inks $1B Catalog Partnership, Maintaining Singer’s Creative Control Over Music

The Weeknd and Lyric Capital Group have forged a $1 billion catalog partnership, unique in its approach to artist's integrity ...

The Weeknd Closes Catalog Partnership With Lyric Capital Said to Be in $1 Billion Range, ‘Unique’ Deal ‘Sets New Standard for Artist Equity and Control’

The Weeknd and Lyric Capital have sealed a business venture together wherein Lyric has invested in his music catalog from ...
American Songwriter

The Weeknd Just Netted a Historic (And Expensive) Deal With Lyric Capital

The Weeknd has inked a rumored $1 billion deal that grants him unprecedented control of his own musical catalog.
The Music Network

The Weeknd Secures Major Catalogue Partnership

The Weeknd has finalised a groundbreaking catalogue partnership that reportedly values his music assets in the $1 billion ...
Yahoo

The Weeknd’s Comeback: New music, Grammys & his next era

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 13: Abel Tesfaye attends Lionsgate's "Hurry Up Tomorrow" World Premiere on May 13, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)Photo by: Jamie McCarthy / ...
Yahoo

The Weeknd Is a Grammy-Winning Global Icon. Music Wasn’t His Childhood Dream

How The Weeknd went from a homeless high school dropout to the world’s most popular artist—with a little help from Drake. The Grammy winner has a car collection worth millions. Now focusing more on ...
People

The Weeknd Says Next Album May Mark 'Last Hurrah' as The Weeknd: 'Said Everything I Can Say'

Abel Tesfaye has been using his Weeknd moniker since his House of Balloons days, but now says that may change The Weeknd may eventually be no more. In a new cover story for W Magazine to promote his ...
Los Angeles Times

The Weeknd or Abel Tesfaye? Singer begins promise to ‘shed that skin’ on social media

A new chapter for the Weeknd is underway. Do you feel it coming? A week after saying he was ready to move on from his stage persona, the Grammy-winning singer surprised his fans Monday when he changed ...
Entertainment Weekly

The Weeknd reveals new album 'is probably my last hurrah as the Weeknd'

Call out his name, just don't call him the Weeknd. In a new interview with W Magazine, the musician and actor, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, opened up about his desire to officially rid himself of ...

The Weeknd’s NYC penthouse, where he once lived with model Bella Hadid, hits market for $35M

The Weeknd's $35 million Tribeca penthouse, once shared with Bella Hadid during their on-and-off romance, features 5,004 ...
The Daily Illini

The Weeknd releases new music video, new television show

The Weeknd, also known as Abel Tesfaye, released the music video for the song “Is There Someone Else?” on Jan. 7 despite the song’s release exactly a year prior in the album “DAWN FM.” The music video ...
Cleveland.com

The Weeknd is over; Singer opts for his birth name

LOS ANGELES – Musical artist The Weeknd updated his social media accounts over the weekend to reflect his real name, Abel Tesfaye, as the performer says he’s “ready to close the Weeknd chapter.” The ...