The Weeknd Debuts “In The Night” Music Video

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New York – This evening, THE WEEKND released the music video for his latest single, “In The Night.”Directed by the acclaimed duo BRTHR, this new nocturnal affair was shot in Brooklyn, NY last month and stars supermodel Bella Hadid. The sexy, stunning, and soaring visual upholds a tradition of unforgettable and cinematic music videos from the Grammy Award®-nominated multiplatinum

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The Weeknd – Beauty Behind The Madness

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San Francisco – Hardly anything is shocking anymore when it comes to the twisted lyrics and aching melodies that escape from the lips of Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd.  The 25-year-old Ontario native has spilled more than the lion’s share of heartache, self-deprecation, and raunchy details of his lust-fueled escapades into the microphone over the

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The Weeknd Announces ‘The Madness Fall Tour’

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Los Angeles – Grammy Award®-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist The Weeknd today announced The Madness Fall Tour. Set to kick off on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, the Live Nation-produced tour will support the genre-spanning artist’s upcoming album, Beauty Behind The Madness, due out Friday, Aug. 28 on XO/Republic Records. The North American arena tour spans 22 cities across

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The Weeknd Premieres Music Video For “Can’t Feel My Face”

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New York – Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative R&B trailblazer THE WEEKND has premiered the highly anticipated video to his #1 hit single “Can’t Feel My Face” exclusively on Apple Music Connect. The video was directed by Grant Singer, who also directed the video for “The Hills”, which is now nearing 90 million views. THE WEEKND has yet to release his anxiously

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Mixtape Review: Dropxlife – Further

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The web has been blowing up over Dropxlife’s new mixtape, Furthur, and the hype is well deserved.  The Weeknd affiliate’s mixtape is an easy-walking, slow-talking slice of instrumental R&B.  The sound is slow motion with heavily treated vocal snippets bouncing off walls of bass jelly. Dropxlife is a member of the XO crew along with

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