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The Weeknd on the ‘Breakdown’ That Inspired His ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Album and Film, and Why He Might Retire the Weeknd: ‘It Never Ends Until You End It’
The Weeknd completes his "After Hours" trilogy with a new album and film.
On Sept. 3, 2022, on what was intended to be the final date of his exhausting “ After Hours Til Dawn” North American tour, the Weeknd confidently took the stage of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, before 80,000 fans, friends, label executives, his management and a camera crew shooting a climactic scene for his HBO drama “ The Idol.” And there were complications, logistical and otherwise, with “The Idol,” which had scrapped millions of dollars’ worth of footage from the original director, Amy Seimetz, and was being reshot, largely at the Weeknd’s sprawling Bel-Air home, with “Euphoria” mastermind Sam Levinson — a scheduling overhaul that meant the star had to shoot while on tour. Yet it was all a prelude to “After Hours.” Advanced by “Blinding Lights,” the album was released at the beginning of the pandemic and provided a kind of salve for homebound fans; it spawned multiple hit singles and led directly to his invitation to headline the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show.
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