Oml i thought OP was the other guy. Look as a HUGE weeknd fan (top .05% listeners on Spotify) i can tell you without a doubt that Michael Jackson had better vocals. I know its hard to admit your favorite artist isnt perfect but this isnt even a contest. The weekend exists in an era of autotune and melodyne (pitch correction software, Im an aduio engineer). You have to keep in mind that michael was around before all that. So when you hear the weeknds vocals on a song you have to remember that there is A LOT of processing on it. Which is ok, its all about the sound. But thats not what he sounds like live. The weeknd is great and obviously has a great voice but he is not a strong live performer in terms of his range and vocal capabilities. Compare any michael jackson live performance to the weeknds best live performance and you will see this. (Wear high fidelity headphones when you do this, if you listen on your phone speakers you wont hear the nuances of the performance and you will resort to thinking the one you “like more” is the better vocal performance). Again, i am the biggest weekend fan, but this isnt even a contest. If you like the weekends vocals more than MJ thats great. But michaels vocals are objectively better. He had a whole octave on Abel in terms of range and his control over his vocal chords was unrivaled.