The Weeknd has suggested that he might “pull a YE” and officially change his stage name to ABEL.The Canadian singer-songwriter – real name Abel Tesfaye – took to Twitter last night (April 3) to write: “You guys are hilarious.
I feel like I should change my stage name to ABEL at this point lol.”In a follow-up tweet, the ‘Dawn FM’ star referenced Kanye West‘s recent decision to change his legal name to ‘Ye’ (he appears on the Coachella 2022 line-up under the new moniker) while mentioning other huge acts that go by a single name.“Maybe [I’ll] pull a YE and just legally change my name to ABEL,” The Weekend said. “No last name.
Like Madonna or Cher or Prince. I don’t know it seems like a lot.”Later, he asked his followers: “ABEL formally [sic] known as The Weeknd?” John Legend subsequently replied, saying that “ABEL is dope” to which Tesfaye responded: “I’m tempted …”.You can see those tweets below.you guys are hilarious.
i feel like i should change my stage name to ABEL at this point lol.— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) April 3, 2022maybe pull a YE and just legally change my name to ABEL.
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