The Weeknd officially changes his name to Saturday Sunday

The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has legally changed his name to Saturday Sunday. The move comes just four days after the Can...

The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has legally changed his name to Saturday Sunday.

The move comes just four days after the Canadian singer celebrated his thirtieth birthday and only a week after announcing his upcoming album name. Many of his fans were delighted when The Weeknd shared the news on his in a since-deleted tweet.

"The Hills" hit-maker, however, received minor backlash from fans or "haters" who felt like he'd overstepped boundaries by doing this.

The Weeknd revealed the name of his upcoming album, "After Hours" following his Platinum-certified hits “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights,” the latter of which was his first U.K. chart-topping single.

It has not been confirmed if this was merely a publicity stunt to promote the album, but a majority of his are happy, regardless.

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