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‘The Idol’ Gets Its 6-Episode Run Reduced To 5
After weeks of bad-mouthed reviews and criticism, HBO’s “The Idol” season 1 has been shortened from six episodes to five.The raunchy drama, which kicked off on a bad note followed by highly-criticized subsequent episodes, just aired its fourth episode on Sunday (June 25), making the next episode — airing July 2 — its season finale.It’s […]
Continue readingThe Weeknd Recalls ‘Traumatic’ Moment Before Having To Cancel Show: ‘My Body, My Voice, Had Never Failed Me Like That Before’
The Weeknd definitely pushes himself to the limit when working.The Canadian hitmaker had to cancel his Toronto show last July due to the national Rogers outage, before he lost his voice and had to end his Los Angeles concert mid-show in September.He spoke about having to extend his tour dates to play the extended shows […]
Continue reading‘The Idol’ Episode 3 Shocks Viewers With ‘Sickening’ Jeffrey Epstein Joke
“The Idol” continues to ruffle viewers’ feathers.With the show’s first two episodes, viewers had already begun to express their disdain for the “atrocious” dialogue and morally questionable actions displayed by the cult leader, Tedros (portrayed by The Weeknd a.k.a Abel Tesfaye), and his mesmerized pop protégé, Jocelyn ( Lily-Rose Depp).However, in the latest episode released […]
Continue reading‘The Idol’ Co-Creator Sam Levinson Convinced The Weeknd To Play A Star With ‘None Of The Talent’
Sam Levinson reveals how he managed to convince The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, to play as creep on “The Idol”.The Max show has got the internet talking with Tesfaye’s disturbing portrayal of a cult leader cum self-help guru in the show.Levinson, who was also the creative mind behind “Euphoria”, says he managed […]
Continue readingThe Weeknd, Dolly Parton, Common, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Among Entries in Emmy’s Music Categories
Three months from now, the Weeknd might just have an Emmy to place alongside his four Grammys and his Oscar nomination.That’s because he joins a dozen other music superstars — including Dolly Parton, Common, Ryan Tedder, “Weird Al” Yankovic and Meshell Ndegeocello — who have entered work in this year’s Emmy competition.Voting began yesterday in […]
Continue readingDionne Warwick Suffers Medical Incident, Cancels Performances
Dionne Warwick cancelled her June 22-24 performances this week, telling fans their tickets will be refunded following a “medical incident.”Warwick, 82, was set to perform at Rivers Casino Des Plaines outside of Chicago next week.Fans received notice the event was cancelled on Thursday.Et has learned Warwick had a minor medical incident and is on the […]
Continue readingThe Weeknd Responds To Backlash Surrounding That Graphic ‘The Idol’ Sex Scene
The Weeknd is responding to the backlash surrounding that graphic sex scene on his controversial new show “The Idol”.The Canadian hitmaker — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye — plays mysterious club owner Tedros in the HBO series, with the show already being slammed two episodes in for how far it takes the sexual content.One […]
Continue readingThe Weeknd And Lily-Rose Depp Drop Two New Tracks From ‘The Idol’
Despite the controversy, “The Idol” is still providing the bops.The Weeknd, who stars in the series and helps co-create it with “Euphoria” director Sam Levinson, dropped the sexually-charged track “World Class Sinner/I’m A Freak” featuring Lily-Rose Depp and the hauntingly captivating “The Lure” on Friday.“The Idol” delves into the story of a world-famous pop star, […]
Continue reading‘The Idol’ Viewers Slam Controversial New Show After The Weeknd Admits ‘It’s Not Going To Be For Everybody’
“The Idol” viewers weren’t impressed when the series made its debut on Sunday night, but The Weeknd knew such a reaction was coming.The Canadian hitmaker, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, told the New York Times of the TV show: “When I first started making music, it was the exact same thing.“It was provocative, and […]
Continue readingThe Weeknd Named ‘Statistically The Most Popular Musician On The Planet’ As He Breaks More Guinness World Records
The Weeknd has been breaking more records.The Canadian hitmaker, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, has now been dubbed “statistically the most popular musician on the planet” by the Guinness World Records.It was revealed this week that Tesfaye had set two new Guinness World Records titles: Most monthly listeners on Spotify with 111.4 million and […]
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