The Weeknd, who is transitioning his stage name to his given name, Abel Tesfaye, is a proud Canadian of Ethiopian descent. Born in Toronto into an Ethiopian home, Tesfaye says both identities “keep me ...

Depending on who you ask, Abel Tesfaye — better known by his stage name ... it’s a full-length feature film. While I firmly believe moviegoing audiences should be less averse to slow pacing ...

As it wails blindly into the abyss, star Abel Tesfaye (a.k.a. The Weeknd) and director Trey Edward Shults pack in referential nods to other, better films. It’s no Purple Rain – though Jenna Ortega is ...

If I told you that Hurry Up Tomorrow, the latest onscreen vanity project co-written by and starring Abel Tesfaye ... would you believe me? As far as first images go, it's a pretty apt summation ...

LAS VEGAS − Abel Tesfaye, the musician known as The Weeknd, is a certified smash. Tesfaye, the movie star, is more of an unknown commodity. Audiences get to see both at work in the ...

After all, if you believe Hurry Up Tomorrow, the new drama co-written by and starring Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, being a world-famous music superstar really, really sucks.

After all, if you believe Hurry Up Tomorrow, the new drama co-written by and starring Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, being a world-famous music superstar really, really sucks. Apparently, ...

As for what he’s planning next should he really retire the Weeknd brand, Tesfaye said ... No one’s gonna do the Weeknd better than me, and I’m not gonna do it better than what it is ...

Through mutual producers, Shults was introduced to Abel Tesfaye, better known by his stage name ... But my big thing with the films is I never want to make something that I don’t believe in with all ...

He also called Mr. Tesfaye a trusted friend, humble and “just a good human being, a very genuine person.” “Abel is not only ... than he would want you to believe. “At that time, in my ...