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EXCLUSIVE: In her foray into television, Lily-Rose Depp has been tapped as the female lead opposite Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye in The Idol, a high-profile drama series in development at HBO co-created by Tesfaye and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. The Idol follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an…

The Weeknd will try his hand at acting with a drama series from Sam Levinson in development at HBO. The premium cabler is developing The Idol, which the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, would star in, co-write and executive produce. Euphoria creator Levinson co-created the series with Tesfaye…

The Weeknd can’t seem to stop the trophies from coming. Billboard announced winners for 42 categories of their Music Awards prior to their telecast on Sunday. The Weeknd collected 7 awards including Top Male Artist and Top R&B Album among others. The off-air portion of the Music Awards is used to bestow the majority…

It’s time for “Music’s biggest night,” and the arrival of the 63rd Grammys comes at a crossroads created by the worldwide pandemic. The usual drama surrounds the event. The Weeknd and Beyonce are both involved in snubs of the show, diminishing the star power of the broadcast, and other artists no doubt are making life…

Showtime has announced The Show, a 90-minute feature documentary that looks at the making of the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, starring The Weeknd. Directed by Nadia Hallgren (Becoming), The Show is produced by the Pepsi in-house content studio and Boardwalk Pictures and will premiere later this year on…

There was a lot of history at Super Bowl LV on Sunday. Unfortunately, not all of it looks good when it comes to how many people actually watched  – and we’re not just talking about Nielsen’s unprecedented delay in getting the actual data out. In figures released Tuesday morning by CBS Sports, the big game had a total…

(Updated with video of The Weeknd’s Super Bowl halftime performance) Roaring out of a Super Bowl LV first half today that saw the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Tom Brady battering favorites the Kansas City Chiefs 21-6, The Weeknd's halftime show had a lot riding on it for the NFL, CBS and an America trampled…

Halsey is the latest musician to let the world know how she feels about this year’s Grammy nominations. She joins the supporting chorus of The Weeknd who, after being shut out of the noms, took to Twitter to call the Grammys “corrupt.” He garnered support from fellow musicians like Drake, Elton John, Charlie Puth and…

UPDATE: The Weeknd continues taking shots at the Recording Academy with a new social media post on Wednesday. This time the singer, whose hit numbers including “Blinding Lights” have scored the past year, accused the Grammys ruling board for supposedly not inviting him to the 2021 awards ceremony. “Collaboratively…

Tencent Music Entertainment Group acquired an undisclosed minority stake in LA-based Wave and the two have inked a strategic partnership to catapult the interactive virtual entertainment company into China. The agreement calls for TME, China's leading online music platform, to air Wave experiences on all its…

The Weeknd has been confirmed as the halftime performer at Super Bowl LV. The game is scheduled for February 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida. It isn’t clear yet how many fans will be in the stadium, but the CBS telecast is expected to be the usual TV draw for viewers as well as advertisers. Pepsi is…

Pop singer Dua Lipa revealed the nominees in three categories for this year’s American Music Awards (AMAs) on ABC’s Good Morning America. Additional nominees were announced via the AMAs Twitter account. The ceremony is set to take place live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 22 at 8pm EST/PSTon…