With his sixth album, “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the Weekend is retiring his moniker and going out on his own terms.

Hurry Up Tomorrow is a similar act of leave-taking. It is touted as the last album that Abel Tesfaye will make as The Weeknd. Bowie is a reference point. The Canadian is an admirer: he titled The Weeknd’s 2016 album Starboy in tribute to Ziggy Stardust’s anthem,

Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, is making his big-screen debut in a leading role in "Hurry Up Tomorrow." This feature-length film, which shares its name with his sixth studio album, will hit theaters on May 16.

In the Hurry Up Tomorrow trailer (which can be viewed above), we get a first glimpse of The Weeknd's movie. While I wasn't sure what to expect from it, it seems like the movie will have Abel Tesfaye playing himself (or a fictionalized version of himself,

Trey Edward Shults directed Abel Tesfaye's first feature inspired by the pop star's upcoming album and concert tour of the same name and set for a May 16 theatrical release by Lionsgate.

After a record-breaking album release of the same name, the trailer for 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' starring Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, and Barry Keoghan

The Weeknd has issued a trailer for his upcoming film, Hurry Up Tomorrow.

Pop sensation Abel Tesfaye, widely known as The Weeknd, is set to make his feature film debut in the suspenseful thriller 'Hurry Up Tomorrow', with an official trailer now available.The film, directed by Trey Edward Shults,

On what might be his last album as the Weeknd, Abel Tesfaye revisits much of the sonic and thematic territory that has defined his career, singing of his darker impulses and debauchery over moody synth-pop beats.