Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Weeknd’s The Highlights returns to the U.K. top 10, ...

The Weeknd has officially returned with Hurry Up Tomorrow, his highly anticipated sixth studio album. Not only is it packed with star-studded collaborations and genre-blending tracks, but it has also ...

The Weeknd’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” is the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with a staggering 490,500 equivalent album units, making it the biggest debut of 2025. That marks the largest week for any ...

The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness reappears on three Billboard charts, joining Hurry Up Tomorrow, Starboy, and After Hours as fans revisit his catalog. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 23: In this ...

After a weeklong delay, The Weeknd dropped a new album Thursday night. "Hurry Up Tomorrow" is the third and final chapter in The Weeknd's "After Hours" trilogy, and he announced a corresponding tour ...

At the end of 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Gene Wilder’s grinning candy mogul reminds Charlie Bucket, the wide-eyed naif who’s about to inherit his enterprise, of a mythical creature: ...