The Weeknd performed “Save Your Tears,†at this year’s Billboard Music Awards in an … abandoned parking lot? Airport tarmac? It’s unclear where exactly Abel was in Sunday’s performance, but wherever he was, it was an interesting, if anxiety-producing, spectacle that involved multiple convertibles, stunt drivers, and no less than four semi-trucks. The Weeknd took home ten awards at Sunday’s ceremony, for Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Radio Song, Top R&B Song, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, and Top R&B Male Artist, becoming the most-awarded artist of the night and the fourth-most-awarded artist in BBMAs history. “I’d like to thank God I don’t have to wear that red suit anymore,†he added in his acceptance speech for Top Hot 100 Artist, before ominously remarking, “The After Hours is done and the dawn is coming†— a reminder that he framed the aforementioned suit back in April, because the Weeknd is nothing if not dramatic.
The Weeknd Has a Ridiculous Need for Speed at the Billboard Music Awards
