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UIPDATED, 10:10 AM: The Weeknd has revealed a rescheduled date at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and added a second date; the latter will close out the North American leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour. The four-time Grammy-winning singer’s rescheduled date is Saturday, November 26, with the new show set for the next…

It wasn’t a long weekend for The Weeknd Saturday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The performer stopped his sold-out show during the third song of his set, abruptly walking off the stage. He came back out and told the audience he had lost his voice, and apologized for having to cancel. Many in the crowd reacted…

HBO has released the second teaser for music industry drama series The Idol, starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye. (Watch it above.) The teaser debuted last night at the Weeknd’s concert in Las Vegas, a bit of meta-positioning as the series delves into the world of pop music and all of its excesses…

Universal Studios Hollywood finalized the lineup today for its popular Halloween Horror Nights with the announcement that its "Terror Tram" has expanded to include a cinematic twist on Jordan Peele's Us. The new element will involve The Tethered, a revolutionary army of vengeful doppelgängers who terrorize visitors to…

Jennie, a rapper-singer for K-pop group Blackpink will be seen in the Weeknd’s (aka Abel Tesfaye) upcoming HBO drama series The Idol, alongside lead Lily-Rose Depp. Co-created by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, The Idol is set to the backdrop of the music industry in Los Angeles. It follows a…

The big tease is in. HBO has released the first teaser trailer from the The Idol, the new series from The Weeknd and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. The series stars The Weeknd and Lily Rose Depp. The series underwent a creative overhaul in late April. with director Amy Seimetz and actress Suzanna Son exiting. The…

EXCLUSIVE: Amy Seimetz, who was set to direct all episodes of HBO's upcoming music industry drama series The Idol, is leaving the project. Deadline understands that The Girlfriend Experience series co-creator Seimetz was one of the high-profile crew to leave the series, which comes from The Weeknd and Sam Levinson…

HBO is making major changes to its upcoming music-industry drama series from The Weeknd and Sam Levinson. The network said Monday it was "evolving" its creative vision for the show, which was set to feature the “Blinding Lights” singer, otherwise known as Abel Tesfaye, in his first major on-screen acting role, as well…

The Weeknd will headline The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience, an immersive music special on Prime Video, on Saturday, February 26. According to Amazon’s announcement, the special expands his album Dawn FM “into a mesmerizing visual, creating a theatrical performance event that will envelope audiences in its unnerving…

The Idol is going to series. The music industry drama, co-created by Sam Levinson, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, has been handed an HBO series order and has rounded out its cast including Red Rocket rising star Suzanna Son. Amy Seimetz, who has directed episodes of Atlanta and The Girlfriend Experience…

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…