Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s House of Balloons reenters the Billboard 200 at No.

20 year old Abel Tesfaye comes from Toronto, Canada and is about to blow up. I just know he is. He has to. Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd uploaded three songs: ‘What You Need’, ‘Loft Music’ and ‘The ...

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 ...

"It's been too long, Houston. Way too f--king long. It's my fault, you know," Tesfaye said during his first show at NRG Stadium. "I gotta be honest—I didn't think you guys would show up tonight. But ...