“Tell Your Friends” debuted live on stage in Las Vegas, and was followed by the release of a music video just days before BBTM was due to release. The video also featured visuals for the albums intro, “Real Life.” The song has our Canadian crooner inviting listeners to take a real look at his lifestyle – Abel has nothing to hide. Self destruction, chasing fame, relationships with women and drugs are all major themes throughout the album. The track was produced by Kanye West, who approached Abel first. "'Everyone’s a character on my album, and production, voice, and input … read more
“Tell Your Friends” debuted live on stage in Las Vegas, and was followed by the release of a music video just days before BBTM was due to release. Th… read more
“Tell Your Friends” debuted live on stage in Las Vegas, and was followed by the release of a music video just days before BBTM was due to release. The video also featured visuals for the… 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