The Weeknd dominated the 2021 Billboard Music Awards Sunday, May 23rd, winning the most awards and delivering a wholly unique performance of his latest single, “Save Your Tears.” The pop star took home 10 trophies total, including Top Artist. For his performance of “Save Your Tears,” the Weeknd delivered the …
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This year’s MTV Video Music Awards bash was the first major Covid-era award show, which meant it had something rare for the VMAs: a reason to exist. The whole night felt like a weird experiment, with everyone figuring out how to do a glitzy music spectacle during a pandemic, with …
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The Weeknd revisited his 2013 album Kiss Land on the Friday episode of his Apple Music radio show Momento Mori, where Abel Tesfaye premiered “a few songs and ideas that didn’t make the album.” During the broadcast — which also featured Kiss Land songs as well as tracks that inspired …
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Each month, the editors and critics at Rolling Stone will compile a list of our favorite new albums. Our picks from March include cosmopolitan reggaeton star J Balvin, alt-rock heroes Pearl Jam and rap dynamo Lil Uzi Vert Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake Eternal Atakeis Lil Uzi Vert’s best album …
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Deciphering where serious Drake speculation starts and Drake fan fiction ends can be an incomprehensible process — people on the internet just love talking about Drake. With the release of Gesaffelstein’s “Lost in the Fire,” featuring one-time Drake protégéThe Weeknd, another beef that is likely unsubstantiated has been launched into …
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