The Weeknd Drops Stage Name, Reverts to Real Names Abel Makkonen Tesfaye on Social Media

• Four-time Grammy Award winner The Weeknd reverted to using his official name on his social media accounts
• The musician disclosed that he is at a place where he is ready to close his stage name's chapter in his career
• He noted that he has thoroughly expressed himself through his stage name and his next album could potentially be his last with the moniker

The Weeknd has officially dropped his famous stage name, opting to go by his birth name.

The Weeknd reborn and changes social media names

The superstar changed his stage name on his social media accounts and will now go by his real name, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye.

According to CNN, Tesfaye's social media profiles have already been updated to reflect the name change.

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“It’s getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter. I’ll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I’m definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn,” said Tesfaye in an interview with W Magazine.

Daily Mail reported that Tesfaye shared that his forthcoming album could potentially be his final project under the moniker The Weeknd.

Expressing a sense of finality, Tesfaye said:

"The album I'm currently working on is likely to be my last hurrah as The Weeknd. This is something I feel compelled to do. As The Weeknd, I believe I have expressed everything I possibly can."

Kanye West and wife Bianca Censori rock bizarre outfits in new pic, netizens weirded out: “This is cringe”

In other news from the US, Briefly News reported that Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori made a rare appearance but were trolled for their bizarre outfit.

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According to reports, the couple had a dinner date at Cecconi in West Hollywood and were photographed holding hands afterwards.

Kanye West and Bianca rock weird outfits

@kanyestreams1 shared the image of the lovers rocking unusual outfits. Censori wore a white sports bra, and the look was completed with leggings and beige heels. Ye, on the other hand, was dressed in black leggings with kneepads, a black sweatshirt, and black slides.

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