It’s a great time to be The Weeknd. With his new album, Beauty Behind The Madness, fresh out, a tour coming soon and singles tearing up the chart, Abel adds to his recent accomplishments by covering the Fall Music Preview issue of Billboard. 

In the cover story The Weeknd spoke on his recent success like topping the charts, sharing the stage with Taylor Swift, dropping out of high school to direct his attention completely toward music and more. 

Check out the cover above, be on the look out for the issue hitting newsstands near you and be sure to catch his performance at the MTV VMAs this weekend.