He laughs and touches his fake-bandaged nose. “I forget that I have it on sometimes.” As part of The Weeknd’s first sit-down interview in nearly five years, he offers Variety a private advance preview ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. In 2015, The Weeknd secured back-to-back chart-toppers with “Can’t ...

August 12 was a Tuesday, but in Nashville, it was already The Weeknd. The R&B and hip-hop singer born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye brought his "After Hours Til Dawn Tour" to Music City's Nissan Stadium for ...