The Weeknd says he might 'pull a YE' and publicly debates changing his stage name to ABEL

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The Weeknd publicly debated changing his stage name in a series of tweets that he shared on Sunday.The 32-year-old performer notably referenced Kanye West's recent name change as he wrote: 'maybe pull a YE and just legally change my name to ABEL.'The hitmaker, bornAbel Makkonen Tesfaye, then noted that his proposed moniker would not feature a 'last name.

Like Madonna or Cher or Prince.' Mulling it over:The Weeknd publicly debated changing his stage name in a series of tweets that he shared on Sunday; he is seen in 2021The Weeknd began his thread by announcing that he was pondering a potential name change after speaking with his fans.He wrote: 'You guys are hilarious.

i feel like i should change my stage name to ABEL at this point lol.' The Blinding Lights singer did publicly express doubt about his potential decision, writing: 'I don't know it seems like a lot.'The performer then wrote that he could possibly be known as 'ABEL formally known as The Weeknd' in the future.

Following in his footsteps:The 32-year-old performer notably referenced Kanye West's recent name change in one of his tweets Making it known:The Weeknd began his thread by announcing that he was pondering a potential name change after speaking with his fans Big plans:The performer then wrote that he could possibly be known as 'ABEL formally known as The Weeknd' in the future The Weeknd also responded to the concerns of his fans regarding the changed name, as he wrote: 'Formerly ***** see this is what i'm talking about @Twitter.'When John Legend commented that the name change would be 'dope,' the songwriter added that he was 'tempted' to go through with it.The artist previously spoke about his stage name during an interview with GQ, during which he noted.