The Weeknd performs during the 67th Grammy Awards. Amy Sussman/Getty Images hide caption
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Hurry Up Tomorrow is Abel Tesfaye's sixth studio album as The Weekend — and, he's declared, his last under that identity. Holly McCandless Desmond hide caption
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With Cowboy Carter, which also won best country album, Beyoncé finally took home the Grammy she'd most coveted. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images hide caption
Sabrina Carpenter, shown here performing during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 11, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y., has three hits in the Top 10 of the singles chart this week. Her album Short n' Sweet spends a fourth week at No. 1 on the albums chart. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption
The troubles of The Idol's embattled pop star Jocelyn feel out of step with what's demanded of mainstream music stars in 2023. HBO hide caption
When you realize your favorite new song was written and performed by ... AI
Father John Misty's album Chloe & the Next 20th Century is among World Cafe host Raina Douris' albums of the year. NPR/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Amber Mark's Three Dimensions Deep is one of NPR Music's top 20 R&B albums of 2022. Photo Illustration: Jackie Lay/NPR/Scott Dudelson/Getty Images hide caption
On Dawn FM, The Weeknd lets us consider whether we would like to age into the shape of our fears or the shape of our most heroic dreams. Brian Ziff/Brian Ziff/XO/Republic Records hide caption
The Weeknd performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images hide caption
2021 Super Bowl: The Game, The Halftime Show, And The Commercials
Lady Gaga wore a lot of masks Sunday night, but this is the one with tusks. Yay, tusks! Kevin Winter/MTV VMAs 2020/Getty Images for MTV hide caption
Alex Isley's "Gone" perfects the art of subtle, fear-inducing seduction. Lauren Desberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
J Balvin. His euphoric new album, Colores tops our list of the week's best new releases. @theograph/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Linda Diaz's "Magic" swirls in the watercolor pools of a quirky, young love. Jonah Zorn Koplin/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kilo Kish's glitchy, pithy "SPARK" sets fire to procrastination, pushing you to keep creating. Kish Robinson/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Weeknd's new EP My Dear Melancholy, is his latest project following his 2016 album Starboy. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kendrick Lamar performs at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in January. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS hide caption
Kendrick Lamar joins The Weeknd on stage during the "Legends of The Fall Tour" in 2017. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
The Weeknd courts our shadow sides on his new album, Starboy. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kiss Land is singer Abel Tesfaye's major-label debut as The Weeknd. Courtesy of the artist hide caption