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Topic: The Weeknd

Barry Keoghan as Lee and Abel Tesfaye as a fictionalized version of himself in "Hurry Up Tomorrow" (Andrew Cooper )

The Weeknd's egomaniacal disaster

Coleman Spilde
The Weeknd performs at Marvel Stadium on October 05, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Naomi Rahim/Getty Images for Live Nation)

The power of owning your name

Nardos Haile
The Weeknd | Drake (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

AI song is now eligible to win a Grammy

Joy Saha
Lily-Rose Depp and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye in "The Idol" (Eddy Chen/HBO)

Why we're celebrating The Idol's demise

Nardos Haile
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Lily Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye (aka The Weeknd) (Photograph by Eddy Chen/HBO)

HBO's "Idol" & our toxic auteur worship

Melanie McFarland
The Weeknd attends 20th Century Studio's "Avatar 2: The Way of Water" U.S. Premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 12, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)

A timeline of HBO's "torture porn" show

Joy Saha
The Weeknd performs for the 2020 American Music Awards on November 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California (AMA2020/Getty Images via Getty Images)

Why did the Weeknd alter his face?

Alvaro Jarrin - The Conversation

Mother of H&M child model weighs in

Shira Tarlo
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Lil Uzi Vert performs at The Budweiser Made In America Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Philadelphia. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP) (Michael Zorn/invision/ap)

Summer anthems are changing

Brendan Bures - The Fresh Toast
Paris Jackson at the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017 (Matt Sayles/invision/ap)

Beth Harris
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Sophia Tesfaye
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Your 2016 Oscars in GIFs

Brendan Gauthier
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(AP/John Davisson)

Swift's hair faux pas

Anna Silman
In this Aug. 29, 1993 file photo, pop singer Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" concert in National Stadium, Singapore.

Best Michael Jackson covers

Noah Berlatsky
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