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Latest comment: 8 months ago4 comments2 people in discussion
@Twister Swagger: and @InsiderChiari: We need to reach a consensus on the genres. There have always been reverts back and forth for the genres in the past, way before the most recent edit war. I have never seen an artist's genres change so frequently. Since this has been continuous, I suggest keeping it simple with R&B, pop, and dance. None of his albums are described as hip-hop. Plus, R&B, according to its Wikipedia page, combines "rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music." So R&B covers the fact that his music does contain hip-hop elements. But it is not a primary genre. I feel we should also not include subgenres in this case. He is considered a pioneer of alternative R&B, and this is covered in the lead section. Alternative R&B is obviously a subgenre of R&B, so it is okay to leave it out of the infobox. What do you all think? I think we also need to find more sources for the genres. Bowling is life (talk) 21:43, 11 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
I agree we need to reach consensus. Definitely R&B and pop first since those are his primary genres. I would be fine including hip-hop and dance, but I think it is a little biased to only include one since they are sourced the exact same way (The Variety source saying "The Weeknd is very interesting because he ticks all the boxes: pop, R&B, hip-hop, even dance"). None of his albums are described as specifically dance either. Ultimately, this source is not very explicit in applying those genres to his music as a whole, just saying he "ticks all the boxes" could mean he just uses elements of those genres, so it may be best to only list R&B and pop. Those are also the genres that could be attributed to the most sources. InsiderChiari (talk) 14:36, 12 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Yeah that's why I feel we need to find more sources. It would probably be best to keep it at just R&B and pop since most of the genres his music has been described as falls under those two as subgenres or elements. Bowling is life (talk) 15:58, 12 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Yes, I agree, just R&B and pop would be sufficient. We could try to find more sources but I wouldn't be surprised if none of them describe him as anything other than an R&B or pop artist, and listing just those two genres is fine. InsiderChiari (talk) 22:54, 12 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
Change "Regarded as an influential figure in popular music, he is known for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and falsetto, as well as his alternative R&B sound." to "Regarded as an influential figure in popular music and a pioneer in alternative R&B, he is known for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and falsetto."
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Not done The Weeknd is still the WP:COMMONNAME. ItsMario97 (talk) 02:30, 13 December 2025 (UTC)