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Grammar nonexistent

"Over-went an overhaul" is one of many errors of syntax and grammar (and taste) in this article. It reads as if it were written by a 10-year-old. 173.77.71.234 (talk) 19:34, 21 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes.

And appalling spelling. "Weeknd"?!

Is it an attempt to be"trendy"? A genuine error? Ignorance? It deserves investigation / clarification. 86.139.37.148 (talk) 12:37, 19 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ur just mad that your not 10 2600:6C4A:717F:6DCD:60EB:463B:4802:4DCA (talk) 05:28, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I wanna edit this article with some new information I have about him, he is my favorite artist by far and I know basically everything about him. Scarlet19267 (talk) 10:36, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 11:06, 23 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Inspiration photos

I know R. Kelly has committed many crimes but using his mugshot to represent him when referring to the weeknd's musical influences seems a bit off topic Nitrophos (talk) 18:30, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, but there aren't any other photos of him on wikimedia... An o niem ja (talk) 20:25, 7 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Genres

Hi. I think that Alternative R&B should be the lead genre in the Infobox instead of R&B. The LA times source in the lead states he "eschewed conventional R&B boundaries in favor of edgier productions", and the "Voice and musical style", mentioned as the supporting section for the matter, also gives a lengthy explanation on how he's known for not making "canonical R&B", but the alternative counterpart instead DollysOnMyMind (talk) 15:04, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

“the Weeknd” in some sentences (lowercase the)

Hello all,

I have seen on some pages related to The Weeknd that there are some sentences that contain “the Weeknd” (where the “t” is lowercase), but “The Weeknd” is a proper noun in this context. His alias isn’t just “Weeknd,” it contains “The” next to it. I was wondering if we need to capitalize all of the “the”s (such as on his main Wikipedia article as well as his songs like Die For You, where I have seen multiple “the Weeknd”s), or if it is not a big concern. Jobenhein (talk) 00:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jobenhein This is correct, there is a note redirecting to the manual of style, specifically MOS:THENICKNAME.

"A leading "the" is not capitalized in a nickname, pseudonym, or other alias (except when the alias begins a sentence" Asknaffffwiki (talk) 14:52, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Information about "Noise"

Should information about the leaked "Noise" EP that were demos Tesfaye "wrote as a teen to get recognition" via X be added? Here is the source: https://twitter.com/theweeknd/status/263753618484760577?t=1RYPZha3CnilfmorjZk5uQ&s=19 Asknaffffwiki (talk) 15:08, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Seems excessively flattering rather than objective

This article reads as though someone was paid to write it. It’s very complimentary towards Tesfaye seems like a list of “great things he’s done” or “great things about him.” E.g., there’s a list of seemingly every charitable donation he’s made, there’s a very long section on his hair, and his singing is described as “enticing” with no citation. 2601:1C2:500:1A20:927:B869:F044:15A8 (talk) 05:09, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@2601:1C2:500:1A20:927:B869:F044:15A8 Many other artists have sections regarding their philantrophy and their charitable donations (such as Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, etc.), there are citations on his vocals, and the section regarding his hairstyle is there as his hair was a recognizable trait of his, especially his dreadlocks during the 2015-2016 time period. Asknaffffwiki (talk) 08:09, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking back at the article, there is some unneeded information. I can do a cleanup of the article. Asknaffffwiki (talk) 08:58, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inaccuracy

as of January 2023, The Weeknd made a collaboration with the 2017 video game Fortnite to add his skin into tthe game. It says nothing about this and it is February. 99.209.44.242 (talk) 15:59, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inaccuracy

as of January 2023, The Weeknd made a collaboration with the 2017 video game Fortnite to add his skin into tthe game. It says nothing about this and it is February. 99.209.44.242 (talk) 16:00, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]