The Weeknd says he's 'sober lite'

The Weeknd has spent a whopping $70 million on a Bel-Air Mansion. The 'Take My Breath' hitmaker - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - paid mega-bucks for the luxurious pad which overlooks Bel-Air Country Club and wasn't even up for sale.

The Weeknd has spent a whopping $70 million on a Bel-Air mansion, complete with a outdoor infinity pool and music studio, in one of the largest real estate deals closed in Los Angeles this year. The Take My Breath hitmaker - whose real name is Abel Tesfaye - paid mega-bucks for the luxurious pad, which overlooks Bel-Air Country Club and wasn't even up for sale.

The Weeknd‘s second mixtape, ‘Thursday’, has landed on streaming services for the first time for its 10th anniversary.The Canadian pop star announced the news yesterday (August 18) – a decade on from the mixtape’s release – with an Instagram Story of multi-coloured balloons floating by a door.It follows The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, releasing the original ‘House Of Balloons’ mixtape for its 10th anniversary on March 25 this year.

The Weeknd‘s huge 2019 single ‘Blinding Lights’ has broken the record for the most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.The track, which appeared on Abel Tesfaye’s ‘After Hours’ album, has now spent 88 weeks on the chart, breaking the previous record set by Imagine Dragons with ‘Radioactive’.The new record comes after ‘Blinding Lights’ previously the first song ever to spend an entire year in the top 10 of the US Hot 100 singles chart.Originally released as a single in November 2019, the

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The Weeknd needs some air. On Friday, the 31-year-old singer released his new single, «Take My Breath,» and its accompanying, futuristic music video.The video, which was directed by Cliqua, features The Weeknd making his way through a rave, as he sings and dances among the crowd of darkly-dressed partygoers.He eventually meets a mysterious woman, who ignites his interest when she offers him a drag from her oxygen tank.

The Weeknd has premiered the music video for ‘Take My Breath’, the first single from his follow-up album to ‘After Hours’.The single arrives after a week of teasing, which included an Olympics promo and an aborted IMAX music video premiere.‘Take My Breath’ shows The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – continuing the pulsating disco rhythms of his previous albums, ‘After Hours’ and ‘Starboy’.

The Weeknd has spoken in a new interview about his friendship with Jim Carrey, revealing that they initially bonded over their love of telescopes.The Toronto artist, AKA Abel Tesfaye, shed light on his relationship with the Ace Ventura and The Truman Show actor while speaking to GQ.Recalling the celebrations for his 30th birthday last year, The Weeknd said that he met Carrey in person around that time after they’d been texting.“We’d been texting prior to that [30th birthday party].

The Weeknd has announced his upcoming single, ‘Take My Breath’, which is due for release this Friday.The reveal came earlier today (Aug 3) in the form of an NBC promo clip for the Team USA Women’s Track & Field team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – posted the clip, which features athletes Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu, and Gabby Thomas, on social media along with the caption: “8.6.21 new single.”8.6.21 new single … #TokyoOlympics

The Weeknd is turning a new page.

The Weeknd is moving forward into the future. The enigmatic artist launched his next musical phase with some preview clips and a candid new interview on Monday.Speaking with for a new cover story, the performer, real name Abel Tesfaye, teased his upcoming new project, saying, «It's the album I've always wanted to make. What makes any of my albums a successful album, especially this one, is me putting it out and getting excited to make the next one.

He can feel his face! The Weeknd opened up about his recent sobriety journey, noting that he’s decided to step away from hard drugs.

The Weeknd has said he’s ditched doing hard drugs and only drinks alcohol “occasionally”.The artist, who has illustrated drug use in his music before including in his 2015 hit ‘Can’t Feel My Face‘, said in a new interview that he likes he new “sober lite” label and that he formerly used drugs “as a crutch”.He told GQ in response to speculation that he was sober or sober lite: “I like sober lite,” he said, before adding that he still drinks but only occasionally.

The Weeknd may have dominated 2020 with his album After Hours spawning monster hits including "Blinding Lights" and "Save Your Tears" but Abel Tesfaye isn't going to bask in the glory. On Sunday night, August 1, he ushered in the next era of music via a two minute preview of upcoming material.

The Weeknd has spoken in a new interview about his next music project, saying that the upcoming record is “the album I’ve always wanted to make”.The Canadian artist, AKA Abel Tesfaye, has been teasing his next album over the past few weeks and shared a preview of a new song overnight, before declaring: “Fuck it … IT STARTS TONIGHT.”A new GQ interview with The Weeknd has arrived today (August 2), with the profile describing the new album as “a project packed with party records… Quincy Jones meets

The Weeknd is on the cover of GQ‘s September issue and in his interview, he was asked about drugs and alcohol.