Um, Why Is the Weeknd's Face Bloodied at the VMAs?

“Why do women wear their hair long?,” asks the irrepressible Dais of her mother Nana as she sits in front of the mirror, dressing her hair as if there were nothing more important in life. 
To all appearances, life moves slowly in 1960s West Java. Dais wants to have her hair short like Daddy’s, so she doesn’t have to spend so much time in the shower. And why, she goes on, do you wear it in a bun? “A woman must be good at keeping secrets,” replies Nana (Happy Salma) fondly. “What happens in her household is under her bun.”

Finding love in the studio! After Avril Lavigne and Mod Sun collaborated on a single, fans quickly picked up on the chemistry between the musicians.

Ready to embrace mom life! Weeks after Us Weekly confirmed that Sharna Burgess is expecting her first child with boyfriend Brian Austin Green, the Dancing With the Stars professional has been eager to experience her first pregnancy journey.

Millie Mackintosh recently enjoyed a lavish date night with her husband Hugo Taylor, marking the pair's first outing since welcoming their second baby last year. Former Made in Chelsea star Millie, 32, gave birth to baby daughter Aurelia back in November, after she and Hugo, 35, welcomed their first daughter, Sienna, two years ago.

Naga Munchetty quickly shut down co-star Charlie Stayt on BBC Breakfast after he suggested she write a line out 100 times as a punishment.The duo were discussing school-time punishments while taking a look at some newspaper headlines.Naga, 46, picked up on a story about punishments, when she said: "I was never given lines at school."Charlie, 59, asked her: "You mean when you'd done something wrong?"His co-host replied: "Yes, I don't know if it happens now with children today, but there obviously was a time where you did, 'I will not lie or I will not hit my friend on the head.'"I was never given any. Were you?"Charlie quietly confessed that he had, turning away as Naga asked him what he'd had to write out.But he didn't answer, instead asking: "Shall I write one for you now that you need to write out 100 times through the programme?"Naga laughed at the suggestion, before agreeing to go along with it, saying: "Okay, let's see what he comes up with."Charlie asked viewers to suggest their own lines for what Naga should write, but soon had a change of heart.Naga agreed, looking directly at the camera with a cautious look, saying: "No, let's not do that.

NME round up the best vinyl releases, available to buy or pre-order via Norman Records. Here are the latest picks.In our review of everybody’s favourite tortured crooner’s latest album, we wrote: “The Weeknd’s comeback record splits the difference between his hedonistic and reflective personas”, adding that it was “his most all-encompassing record to date”.

There was something particularly poignant about watching singer Abel Tesfaye—also known as The Weeknd—cross the stage with his face bruised and bloody (from stage makeup, thankfully) to accept his awards at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Although he's worn this graphic look for months as promotion for his single "Blinding Lights," the fake injuries seemed all the more real as he called attention to the real-life violence against Black men and women in America."It’s really hard for me to celebrate right now and enjoy this moment," he told the audience.

Bella Hadid, 23, is showing ex-boyfriend The Weeknd, 30, what he’s missing! The model and Canadian singer ran into each other backstage at rehearsals for the MTV VMAs on Friday, Aug. 28, according to a new report. “They played it cool and crossed paths with each other, same place, same time,” a source spilled to the Daily Mail. The coincidental run-in happened as The Weeknd — née Abel Tesfaye — wrapped up a rehearsal for his performance, according to the source, who also said the exes appeared to be on “good terms.”

2020 VMAs, the singer — who took home the VMA for best R&B and video of the year for “Blinding Lights” — appeared to have a broken nose and black eyes and was bleeding during his performance atop Hudson Yards in New York City.But don’t call 9-1-1 just yet: it was just makeup.The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, embraced a similar battered aesthetic in the short film “After Hours,” which has the same name as his most recent album, and in the music video for “Blinding Lights.”The 30-year-old donned that gory look, blood and red jacket included, when he performed on SNL in March.

The Weeknd hit the stage at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, August 30, to perform his song “Blinding Lights.”The entertainer, 30, belted the track from the top of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City, surrounded by fireworks.The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) last performed at the VMAs in August 2015, when he debuted his megahit “Can’t Feel My Face” and memorably brought that year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award recipient, Kanye West, to his feet in the crowd.The Toronto native has been nominated for 17 VMAs throughout his career, but he has yet to take home a Moon Person trophy.

Bella Hadid and The Weeknd have endured a courteous reunion at the MTV Video Music Awards one year after they broke up.

Selena Gomez and The Weeknd's (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye) breakup was reported in October 2017 after nearly 10 months of dating. Theirs was a relationship of worldwide PDA, sweet Instagram stories about the other, and so much more.

The Weeknd isn't the type to share extensive details about his relationships and girlfriends past and present. But in his September Esquire interview, the artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, did talk about what the process of writing his 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy, widely believed to be his Selena Gomez breakup album because of the thinly-veiled lyrical callouts to her, did for him.Esquire reports that it took Tesfaye just two and a half weeks to write, record, and release the six-song EP.

The Weeknd steps out of his hotel with bruises covering his face on Thursday (August 27) in New York City.

The Weeknd has denied that he ever had a feud with Usher over the latter’s song ‘Climax’.The singer – real name Abel Tesfaye – said in April he was “angry” when he first heard Usher’s 2012 song, because it made him say “‘Holy fuck, that’s a Weeknd song’.”“It was very flattering, and I knew I was doing something right, but I also got angry,” The Weeknd said in the initial interview.

his September Esquire interview, the artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, did talk about what the process of writing his 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy, widely believed to be his Selena Gomez breakup album because of the thinly-veiled lyrical callouts to her, did for him.Esquire reports that it took Tesfaye just two and a half weeks to write, record, and release the six-song EP. The Weeknd told the outlet that creating it was cathartic.

The Weeknd, it seems making music can mend his heart. The singer is opening up about his experience creating his 2018 album, which is widely believed to be a breakup album.Sitting down for an interview with  that was published Tuesday, The Weeknd — whose real name is Abel Tesfaye — dished on the album, which was reportedly written and recorded in a matter of weeks, and how it helped him emotionally.«It was just like this cathartic piece of art,» he recalled of the album, which featured lyrics that many fans felt were low-key references to two of his ex-girlfriends — Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid.Tesfaye began his high-profile romance with Gomez shortly after splitting from Hadid.

The Weeknd revealed that writing break-up songs for My Dear Melancholy after his high-profile relationships with Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid felt ‘cathartic.’His EP came out in 2018 with only six tracks, and fans dissected the lyrics and theorised which song was talking about his famous exes.Discussing the length of the EP, The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – explained: ‘The reason why it was so short is like, I think I just had nothing else to say on this… Whatever. ‘It was just like this cathartic piece of art.

Like so many other artists out there, The Weeknd realized there’s nothing better than pouring your heart out into the music when you’re really going through it!

Selena Gomez, The Weeknd turned life into art when he wrote, recorded and released his 2018 EP, My Dear Melancholy, in under three weeks. The surprise project was only six songs, but fans were quick to pick up on its many references to Gomez.“The reason why it was so short is, like, I think I just had nothing else to say on this,” the “Blinding Lights” singer, 30, told Esquire for his September 2020 cover story, published on Tuesday, August 25.

The Weeknd has addressed some of his past lyrics which have been perceived as being misogynistic, while revealing that he plans to write a full album for a female artist.The Canadian artist, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, was taking part in a lengthy conversation with Esquire when the interviewer referenced the line “I just fucked two bitches ‘fore I saw you” from his 2015 single ‘The Hills’.Asked whether such language is a true reflection of himself, Tesfaye replied that “it’s definitely a character” delivering the lyrics. “When you hear some of the drastic stuff, you can tell,” he said.