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The Weeknd credits Tom Cruise for boosting his career: ‘He did that for me’

Todd Owyoung/NBC The Weeknd sat for his first-ever interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night and credited Tom Cruise‘s appearance on the show back in 2015 with boosting his career. Cruise took part in the ongoing “Lip-Sync Battle” segment of the program, performing Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” and calling the singer “enormously talented.” “It…

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Watch Rihanna’s video for her new song ‘Friend of Mine’ from ‘Smurfs’ soundtrack

Roc Nation Distribution Rihanna returns with her first new song and video since 2022’s “Lift Me Up,” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Like that song, the new one, “Friend of Mine,” is also from a movie soundtrack: Smurfs, the upcoming live-action/animated hybrid film in which Rihanna plays Smurfette. The video starts with Rihanna walking through…

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The Weeknd says ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ director created a ‘safe space’ for him to be ‘vulnerable’

Jenna Ortega, Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Barry Keoghan; Marion Curtis / Starpix for Lionsgate The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he’s carried an entire film by himself. But as director Trey Edward Shults revealed,…

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The Weeknd set to make his late night interview debut on ‘Fallon’

Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Lionsgate With all The Weeknd has accomplished, it’s hard to believe he’s never been interviewed on a late night talk show. All that’s about the change next week, when he makes his late night interview debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The show confirmed The Weeknd will be sitting down for a chat with…