The Weeknd’s Thursday and Echoes of Silence debut on U.K. charts for the first time, while House of Balloons returns to a new peak, proving his early work still resonates. SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: In this image released on May 23, ...
You can hear traces of his DNA everywhere. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy In the months following the release of 2011’s House of Balloons, no one knew much of anything about ...
The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with a staggering 490,500 equivalent album units, making it the biggest debut of 2025. That marks the largest week for any ...
The artist currently known as The Weeknd has spent the last 15 years building his reputation as the “dark prince of pop.” Starting as an enigmatic artist who released his songs anonymously, The Weeknd ...
No score yet, be the first to add. No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 The result is an opulent, elegant, and occasionally exasperating farewell. This is the Weeknd’s most expansive-sounding album ...