One of the best modern R&B voices is featured on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey. Would it be a complete soundtrack without Abel? Revealed on August 4th, 2015, “Earned It” is also featured on Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd’s second studio album. Set to one of his most upbeat and orchestral instrumentals yet, he dances between classy and lecherous as he woos the one girl he truly loves. This mirrors Christian’s infatuation as he enjoys Ana’s (fleeting) innocence in the film. “Earned It” became his solo breakout hit, earning him one of spring 2015’s biggest radio si… read more
One of the best modern R&B voices is featured on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey. Would it be a complete soundtrack without Abel? Reveale… read more
One of the best modern R&B voices is featured on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey. Would it be a complete soundtrack without Abel? Revealed on August 4th, 2015, “Earned It” is… read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was 17 years old, when, along with his friend La Mar Taylor, he dropped out of high school, took his mattress, and "left one weekend and never came home". However, his estranged former producer Jeremy Rose claims the name was his idea. The letter E was excluded to avoid trademark problems with the Canadian band The Weekend. The Weeknd gained wid… read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He … read more
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, popularly known as The Weeknd (born February 16, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada), is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He chose his stage name in tribute to when he was… read more