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The Weeknd

April 2024

  • J Cole, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, just three of the players in the current beef embroiling the US rap scene.

    ‘A lot of rich guys arguing’: inside the rap beef of the decade with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more

  • Lemn Sissay posing for a photograph in front of trees in a garden or park

    Surge of interest in Ethiopian culture boosts case for return of treasures, says Sissay

January 2024

  • The Weeknd at Ippodromo La Maura, Milan, July 2023

    CDs shine as UK music sales in 2023 jump to near record figure

  • Future norm? (L-R) Doja Cat, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus.

    Female pop stars celebrate record-breaking year on UK singles chart

August 2023

  • Abel ‘the Weeknd’ Tesfaye as Tedros with pop star Jocelyn, played by Lily-Rose Depp

    The Idol cancelled: funniest climax for world’s least sexy show

    ‘We’re pleased by the strong audience response,’ says HBO with one hand – while killing the short-lived horrorshow with the other

July 2023

  • Lily-Rose Depp in a revealing costume in The Idol.

    Tedious, pointless, cringe-inducing: why The Idol was a failure from start to finish

    Even as it aired, Sam Levinson’s disastrous erotic thriller felt like a pulpy box-office flop rescued from the archives. It was so nothingy it’s hard to even tell what its point was – if anything

June 2023

  • ‘Musings on the ugly underbelly of celebrity and disturbingly dysfunctional relationships’ … Abel Tesfaye as Tedros and Lily-Rose Depp as Jocelyn in The Idol.

    The Idol, Vol 1 review – a soundtrack far superior to HBO’s sleazy show

    It should be no shock that Abel ‘the Weeknd’ Tesfaye is a better musician than he is an actor, and the ugly underbelly of the show is better expressed through song
  • ‘Spouting the sort of dirty talk that would be carved into the bathroom stall of a sixth form college’ … the Weeknd as The Idol’s slippery svengali Tedros.

    Nauseating, hateful TV: how The Idol has single-handedly resurrected torture porn

    Sam Levinson’s miserable drama despises its characters – and its audience. What an utterly gruelling exercise in revelling in a protagonist’s pain

    • The Weeknd review – spectacular voyage through post-apocalyptic pop

    • TV review
      The Idol review – light bondage and heavy sleaze make for the ultimate try-hard TV

    • ‘I’m not used to seeing sex that kinky’: Is The Idol the most shocking TV of the year?

May 2023

  • ''Asteroid City'' Photocall - The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival, France - 23 May 2023<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luca Carlino/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (13931316c) CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 23: Scarlett Johansson attends the ''Asteroid City'' red carpet during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Palais des Festivals on May 23, 2023 in Cannes, France ''Asteroid City'' Photocall - The 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival, France - 23 May 2023

    Cannes film festival: the best red carpet looks part two – in pictures

  • Ryan Reynolds attending an Ottawa Senators game earlier this season

    Ryan Reynolds wants to expand his sports empire. Will Snoop stop him?

April 2023

  • For real … Drake (right) and the Weeknd performing in London in 2014.

    AI song featuring fake Drake and Weeknd vocals pulled from streaming services

  • Shaad D'Souza

    ‘It’s my least personal album!’ Thank you, Ellie Goulding, for making pop escapist again

    Shaad D'Souza

March 2023

  • The Weeknd performs in Inglewood, California, last year.

    The Weeknd reaches settlement over Call Out My Name copyright case

    Suniel Fox and Henry Strange of Epikker had alleged that the lead guitar and vocal hooks of the Canadian pop star’s hit were similar to their track Vibeking

December 2022

  • From left … India Ria Amarteifio in Queen Charlotte, Lily-Rose Depp in The Idol and Sarah Lancashire in Happy Valley.

    2023 culture preview
    The 35 must-see TV shows to look forward to in 2023

    A hardy period drama from Shane Meadows, a Frasier reboot and the fourth series of Succession – here’s a rundown of all the new year’s unmissable telly
  • From left … Kendrick Lamar, Rosalía, the Weeknd and Beyoncé.

    We do it grande: how 2022 became the year of the big statement album

    From Kendrick Lamar to Beyoncé and Arctic Monkeys, artists lent into opulence and maximalism this year, inviting listeners to escape – and asserting their disregard for pop’s rules
  • the Weeknd.

    Best music 2022
    The 50 best albums of 2022: No 3 – The Weeknd: Dawn FM

    Abel Tesfaye’s luridly spectacular album continued his trangressive and dazzlingly deranged themes with gorgeous, grand music voiced by his depressive alter ego

September 2022

  • Nepo babies

    ‘Nepo baby’ fall preview: new films and TV from children of famous parents

    The offspring of Denzel, Uma, Phoebe, Andie and Judd – and a Gainsbourg for good measure – follow in their parents’ celebrated paths
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