The Weeknd jokes he might 'pull a YE' and change his name
The Starboy musician, who referred to Kanye West legally changing his name to Ye considered switching his stage moniker to ABEL to better reflect his real name, Abel Tesfaye. Trying out a possible name reference, The Hills hitmaker added, "ABEL formally known as The Weeknd?". John Legend supported the idea, writing, "ABEL is dope," to which The Weeknd replied, "i'm tempted …" In October 2021, a judge approved Kanye's request to alter his legal name from Kanye Omari West to simply Ye.
