The Weeknd and members of his inner circle at XO are on the cover of the latest issue of Billboard. The biggest news isn't the mention of a new album (it's in the works) or Abel Tesfaye's thoughts on an upcoming tour (six dates have sold out, grossing between $1.2 and $1.4 million per show).
No, the key fact from this profile is the revelation that the The Weeknd is known as "Diapers" by some of his team. “They call me ‘Diapers’ because I always change my mind,” Tesfaye says. “La Mar [Taylor, XO's Creative Director] keeps me on track, for example, with music videos and keeping a [consistent] body of visual work.
I have a knack to be like, ‘I want to do something else. I want to look different. I want to drop more music.’ They’re there to be.
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