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The Weeknd
world class sinner
Nov. 27, 2024
The Weeknd’s Final Album? Everything We Know
Hurry Up Tomorrow
finally has a release date.
By
Bethy Squires
my single is dropping
Oct. 30, 2024
Anitta Gets a Body Horror Maternity Shoot in The Weeknd’s ‘São Paulo’ Video
We expect nothing less from the prince of Halloween Horror Nights.
By
Bethy Squires
beauty behind the madhouse
Oct. 24, 2024
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
tiktok timeout
Feb. 1, 2024
Universal Music Group Is Taking Your Favorite Songs Off TikTok
In a new statement, UMG called TikTok’s position “woefully outdated.â€
By
Justin Curto
grammys 2024
Sept. 8, 2023
That AI Drake-Weeknd Song Won’t Be Winning Any Grammys
But don’t blame AI.
By
Justin Curto
weak end
Aug. 28, 2023
Max Tells
The Idol
‘You’re Leavin’, Son’
The controversial series from Sam Levinson and the Weeknd ends after one season.
By
Alejandra Gularte
abel’s angels
July 8, 2023
What’s Going On With
The Idol
?
HBO said a second season is actually still possible.
By
Charu Sinha
and
Bethy Squires
lingering questions
July 2, 2023
14 Questions I Had After Watching
The Idol
Season Finale
Why did anyone do any of the things they did, ever?
By
Bethy Squires
vulture recommends
July 2, 2023
Prep for
The Idol
Season Finale by Watching D’Angelo Wallace Tear It Apart
The Idol season one finale drops tonight.
By
Bethy Squires
close read
June 30, 2023
This Should Have Been a No-Brainer
The Weeknd and Sam Levinson aimed for greatness with
The Idol.
The result was as subtle as a Lifetime film.
By
Craig Jenkins
lingering questions
June 25, 2023
16 Questions I Have After Watching
The Idol
Episode 4
Why is the sound mix on kissing always so … gooshy?
By
Bethy Squires
world class earworm
June 23, 2023
Why You Can’t Get That Terrible
The Idol
Song Out of Your Head
Angels, we’ve been freaked. Let a musicologist explain why.
By
Laura Martin
my single is dropping
June 23, 2023
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
close read
June 19, 2023
Deviant, Devious, Dork
Does
The Idol
want us to fear Tedros Tedros or laugh at him? And why can’t The Weeknd sell either?
By
Roxana Hadadi
overnights
June 18, 2023
The Idol
Recap: All That Trauma
Truly an awful episode of television.
By
Choire Sicha
lingering questions
June 18, 2023
15 Questions I Had After Watching
The Idol
Episode 3
Where is Elizabeth Berkley? Seriously, where is she?
By
Bethy Squires
good takes
June 18, 2023
A Step-by-Step Guide to Getting
Idol
-Pilled
Are you brave enough to embrace the backlash to the backlash?
By
Nate Jones
overnights
June 11, 2023
The Idol
Recap: Team Dyanne
Dyanne’s coming for you, Jocelyn.
By
Choire Sicha
lingering questions
June 11, 2023
12 Questions I Have After Watching
The Idol
Episode 2
How often does Tedros unbraid his rattail?
By
Bethy Squires
my single is dropping
June 9, 2023
Jocelyn Drops Comeback Single ‘World Class Sinner’
But did she freak it?
By
Justin Curto
roundups
June 5, 2023
Twitter Makes Idle Chatter About
The Idol
We need a Jocelyn cigarette counter in the corner of the screen.
By
Bethy Squires
lingering questions
June 4, 2023
16 Questions I Have After Watching
The Idol
Is most of the show’s budget going to music licensing?
By
Bethy Squires
abel called
June 4, 2023
All Your Burning Questions About
The Idol
, Answered
Like: Is Sam Levinson and the Weeknd’s new HBO show starring Lily-Rose Depp actually “sexual torture porn,†or nah?
By
Rachel Handler
my collab is dropping
June 2, 2023
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
mondays am i right?
May 8, 2023
The Weeknd Has Gotten Over the Sunday Scaries
He’s no longer working for the Weeknd.
By
Alejandra Gularte
screen time
May 1, 2023
AI Singers Are Unnervingly Good and Already Ubiquitous
The software that cloned Drake and the Weeknd’s voices is easy to use—and impossible to shut down.
By
Lane Brown
switched on pop
Apr. 21, 2023
More Drake AI Songs Are Coming
They’re easier to make than you think.
By
Charlie Harding
fake drake
Apr. 17, 2023
No, Drake Didn’t Drop a New Song With the Weeknd
An AI-curious tech company might have, though.
By
Justin Curto
these guys
Mar. 1, 2023
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
mysterious news
Feb. 28, 2023
Jenna Ortega Will Dance, Dance, Dance With the Weeknd
In a new film the pop star co-wrote with director Trey Edward Shults.
By
Jason P. Frank
my remix is dropping
Feb. 24, 2023
Ariana Grande Takes a Break From
Wicked
for the Weeknd
Reuniting with her longtime collaborator on the new “Die for You†remix.
By
Jason P. Frank
alien superstar
Dec. 15, 2022
Avatar 2
Will Show Us the Way of the Weeknd
His song for
The Way of Water
soundtrack is here.
By
Jennifer Zhan
best of 2022
Dec. 7, 2022
The Best Albums of 2022
The question of how to find peace hung heavily over the year’s most impactful records.
By
Craig Jenkins
britney’s peers
May 25, 2022
Idol Britney Spears Met Up With Sam Levinson and the Weeknd
Who just so happen to be co-creators of HBO’s
The Idol
.
By
Jennifer Zhan
coming soon
Apr. 26, 2022
Euphoria’
s Sam Levinson to Direct The Weeknd’s
The Idol
Levinson will allegedly replace Amy Seimetz as director for some of the episodes.
By
Jennifer Zhan
coachella 2022
Apr. 18, 2022
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of Coachella 2022
From Harry Styles’s Shania Twain cameo to … a metal version of the
Simpsons
theme?
By
Dan Reilly,
Ilana Kaplan,
and
Zoe Haylock
coachella 2022
Apr. 15, 2022
18 Artists to Watch at Coachella
Dust your flower crowns off.
By
Dan Reilly
sleep paralysis demon
Apr. 5, 2022
Jim Carrey Is Nightmare Fuel in the Weeknd’s ‘Out of Time’ Video
Elevator karaoke gone wrong with
Squid Game
’s Jung Ho-yeon.
By
Ashley Shannon Wu
album review
Mar. 18, 2022
The Complicated Evolution of RosalÃa
RosalÃa does not
have
to change the world. But if she was trying to, she’s missed a few spots.
By
Craig Jenkins
new releases
Feb. 21, 2022
The Weeknd x Dawn FM
Experience
Comes to Amazon Prime
Out on Saturday February 26.
By
Alejandra Gularte
chart update
Jan. 18, 2022
Gunna Edges Out the Weeknd in Race for No. 1 on the
Billboard
200
Happy Drip Season to all who celebrate.
By
Justin Curto
switched on pop
Jan. 11, 2022
The Weeknd’s
Dawn FM
Is a Dirge, a Mirror, and an Echo, Echo, Echo
The pop star compellingly regurgitates past hits to soundtrack the grim present and future of celebrity.
By
Charlie Harding
and
Nate Sloan
videology
Jan. 7, 2022
The Weeknd Descends Further Into the Underworld in ‘Sacrifice’
Is
that
how Old Weeknd got on the cover of
Dawn FM
?
By
Justin Curto
standout performances
Jan. 7, 2022
Jim Carrey Not Only Steals But
Is
the Show on the Weeknd’s
Dawn FM
He cameos as the DJ on the album’s radio broadcast from purgatory.
By
Justin Curto
(nothing is) off the table
Jan. 7, 2022
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
album review
Jan. 7, 2022
The Weeknd Knows No Bounds
Dawn FM
luxuriates in the joy Abel Tesfaye gets in throwing his loyal listeners for a loop.
By
Craig Jenkins
my album is dropping
Jan. 7, 2022
The Sun Rises on the Weeknd’s
Dawn FM
Jim Carrey approved.
By
Alejandra Gularte
my sonic universe is dropping
Jan. 5, 2022
Tune Into the Track List for the Weeknd’s New Album,
Dawn FM
Watch the teasers for the
After Hours
follow-up now.
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Dec. 17, 2021
Listen to Aaliyah’s First Single in Over a Decade With the Weeknd
The single comes after a long legal battle over her discography.
By
Alejandra Gularte
my video is dropping
Dec. 16, 2021
FKA twigs Got Us Fighting ‘Tears in the Club’ in New Music Video
Featuring the Weeknd.
By
Alejandra Gularte
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