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  1. my single is dropping
    Anitta Gets a Body Horror Maternity Shoot in The Weeknd’s ‘São Paulo’ VideoWe expect nothing less from the prince of Halloween Horror Nights.
    By Bethy Squires
  2. beauty behind the madhouse
    Who’s Afraid of the Weeknd?Trying to get inside the twisted mind of Abel Tesfaye at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. world class sinner
    The Weeknd Performs At Wembley Stadium
    The Weeknd Teases New Album With Nietzsche QuoteIs it his last album under “the Weeknd”? Here’s what we know.
    By Bethy Squires
  4. tiktok timeout
    Universal Music Group Is Taking Your Favorite Songs Off TikTokIn a new statement, UMG called TikTok’s position “woefully outdated.”
    By Justin Curto
  5. grammys 2024
    That AI Drake-Weeknd Song Won’t Be Winning Any GrammysBut don’t blame AI.
    By Justin Curto
  6. weak end
    Max Tells The Idol ‘You’re Leavin’, Son’The controversial series from Sam Levinson and the Weeknd ends after one season.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  7. abel’s angels
    What’s Going On With The Idol?HBO said a second season is actually still possible.
    By Charu Sinha and Bethy Squires
  8. lingering questions
    14 Questions I Had After Watching The Idol Season FinaleWhy did anyone do any of the things they did, ever?
    By Bethy Squires
  9. vulture recommends
    Prep for The Idol Season Finale by Watching D’Angelo Wallace Tear It ApartThe Idol season one finale drops tonight.
    By Bethy Squires
  10. close read
    This Should Have Been a No-BrainerThe Weeknd and Sam Levinson aimed for greatness with The Idol. The result was as subtle as a Lifetime film.
    By Craig Jenkins
  11. lingering questions
    16 Questions I Have After Watching The Idol Episode 4Why is the sound mix on kissing always so … gooshy?
    By Bethy Squires
  12. world class earworm
    Why You Can’t Get That Terrible The Idol Song Out of Your HeadAngels, we’ve been freaked. Let a musicologist explain why.
    By Laura Martin
  13. my single is dropping
    The Idol Gives Us Solo Jennie Crumbs“One of Your Girls” also features more unsexiness from the Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp.
    By Zoe Guy
  14. close read
    Deviant, Devious, DorkDoes The Idol want us to fear Tedros Tedros or laugh at him? And why can’t The Weeknd sell either?
    By Roxana Hadadi
  15. overnights
    The Idol Recap: All That TraumaTruly an awful episode of television.
    By Choire Sicha
  16. lingering questions
    15 Questions I Had After Watching The Idol Episode 3Where is Elizabeth Berkley? Seriously, where is she?
    By Bethy Squires
  17. good takes
    A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Idol-PilledAre you brave enough to embrace the backlash to the backlash?
    By Nate Jones
  18. overnights
    The Idol Recap: Team DyanneDyanne’s coming for you, Jocelyn.
    By Choire Sicha
  19. lingering questions
    12 Questions I Have After Watching The Idol Episode 2How often does Tedros unbraid his rattail?
    By Bethy Squires
  20. my single is dropping
    Jocelyn Drops Comeback Single ‘World Class Sinner’But did she freak it?
    By Justin Curto
  21. roundups
    Twitter Makes Idle Chatter About The IdolWe need a Jocelyn cigarette counter in the corner of the screen.
    By Bethy Squires
  22. lingering questions
    16 Questions I Have After Watching The IdolIs most of the show’s budget going to music licensing?
    By Bethy Squires
  23. abel called
    All Your Burning Questions About The Idol, AnsweredLike: Is Sam Levinson and the Weeknd’s new HBO show starring Lily-Rose Depp actually “sexual torture porn,” or nah?
    By Rachel Handler
  24. my collab is dropping
    The Weeknd Got the Queen of Pop on ‘Popular’Madonna and Playboi Carti joined him on the new song for The Idol’s soundtrack.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  25. mondays am i right?
    The Weeknd Has Gotten Over the Sunday ScariesHe’s no longer working for the Weeknd.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  26. screen time
    AI Singers Are Unnervingly Good and Already UbiquitousThe software that cloned Drake and the Weeknd’s voices is easy to use—and impossible to shut down.
    By Lane Brown
  27. switched on pop
    More Drake AI Songs Are ComingThey’re easier to make than you think.
    By Charlie Harding
  28. fake drake
    No, Drake Didn’t Drop a New Song With the WeekndAn AI-curious tech company might have, though.
    By Justin Curto
  29. these guys
    Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned The Idol Into a ‘Rape Fantasy’Reports from crew members say that the Euphoria creator and Canadian pop star have made “troubling” creative decisions.
    By Rebecca Alter
  30. mysterious news
    Jenna Ortega Will Dance, Dance, Dance With the WeekndIn a new film the pop star co-wrote with director Trey Edward Shults.
    By Jason P. Frank
  31. my remix is dropping
    Ariana Grande Takes a Break From Wicked for the WeekndReuniting with her longtime collaborator on the new “Die for You” remix.
    By Jason P. Frank
  32. alien superstar
    Avatar 2 Will Show Us the Way of the WeekndHis song for The Way of Water soundtrack is here.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  33. best of 2022
    The Best Albums of 2022The question of how to find peace hung heavily over the year’s most impactful records.
    By Craig Jenkins
  34. britney’s peers
    Idol Britney Spears Met Up With Sam Levinson and the WeekndWho just so happen to be co-creators of HBO’s The Idol.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  35. coming soon
    Euphoria’s Sam Levinson to Direct The Weeknd’s The IdolLevinson will allegedly replace Amy Seimetz as director for some of the episodes.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  36. coachella 2022
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2022From Harry Styles’s Shania Twain cameo to … a metal version of the Simpsons theme?
    By Dan Reilly, Ilana Kaplan, and Zoe Haylock
  37. coachella 2022
    18 Artists to Watch at CoachellaDust your flower crowns off.
    By Dan Reilly
  38. sleep paralysis demon
    Jim Carrey Is Nightmare Fuel in the Weeknd’s ‘Out of Time’ VideoElevator karaoke gone wrong with Squid Game’s Jung Ho-yeon.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  39. album review
    The Complicated Evolution of RosalíaRosalía does not have to change the world. But if she was trying to, she’s missed a few spots.
    By Craig Jenkins
  40. new releases
    The Weeknd x Dawn FM Experience Comes to Amazon PrimeOut on Saturday February 26.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  41. chart update
    Gunna Edges Out the Weeknd in Race for No. 1 on the Billboard 200Happy Drip Season to all who celebrate.
    By Justin Curto
  42. switched on pop
    The Weeknd’s Dawn FM Is a Dirge, a Mirror, and an Echo, Echo, EchoThe pop star compellingly regurgitates past hits to soundtrack the grim present and future of celebrity.
    By Charlie Harding and Nate Sloan
  43. videology
    The Weeknd Descends Further Into the Underworld in ‘Sacrifice’Is that how Old Weeknd got on the cover of Dawn FM?
    By Justin Curto
  44. standout performances
    Jim Carrey Not Only Steals But Is the Show on the Weeknd’s Dawn FMHe cameos as the DJ on the album’s radio broadcast from purgatory.
    By Justin Curto
  45. (nothing is) off the table
    Is the Weeknd’s ‘I Heard You’re Married’ About Mrs. Ariana Grande?And while we’re at it, how does Angelina Jolie fit into his Dawn FM narrative?
    By Justin Curto
  46. album review
    The Weeknd Knows No BoundsDawn FM luxuriates in the joy Abel Tesfaye gets in throwing his loyal listeners for a loop.
    By Craig Jenkins
  47. my album is dropping
    The Sun Rises on the Weeknd’s Dawn FMJim Carrey approved.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  48. my sonic universe is dropping
    Tune Into the Track List for the Weeknd’s New Album, Dawn FMWatch the teasers for the After Hours follow-up now.
    By Justin Curto
  49. my single is dropping
    Listen to Aaliyah’s First Single in Over a Decade With the WeekndThe single comes after a long legal battle over her discography.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  50. my video is dropping
    FKA twigs Got Us Fighting ‘Tears in the Club’ in New Music VideoFeaturing the Weeknd.
    By Alejandra Gularte
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