Instead, that red suit has been haunting us through some of the worst moments in recent memory, even as the songs became viral megahits. вЂњItвЂ™s all a progression, and we watch the CharacterвЂ™s story line hit heightened levels of danger and absurdity as his tale goes on,вЂќ the Weeknd tried his best to explain earlier this week. But across several flashy, high-concept performances and music videos released in the span of a year while we all came to grips with a crushing new reality? A little hard to follow. Angelina was with two of her kids and was seated next to the musician. Everyone was mingling before and after the concert.

At a concert, the story might unfold and make perfect sense: Sad man self-destructs. The Weeknd was very accessible the other A-listers were accessible. вЂњThis character is having a really bad night - all these videos are taking place in one night - and you can come with your own interpretation of what it is,вЂќ the Weeknd told Variety last April. The first single, вЂњHeartless,вЂќ dropped in November 2019 and kicked off the whirlwind story, but since the album came out on March 20, 2020, the rest of the project has become synonymous with our living hell. The star took to social media a few hours after the list was revealed to accuse the Recording Academy of being corrupt. When the Weeknd was conceptualizing his fourth studio album, After Hours, inspired by the Martin Scorsese film of the same name, he probably didnвЂ™t imagine he would get stuck in a perpetual album-release cycle. The Weeknd who didnвЂ™t receive any nods in the Big Four or genre categories despite the commercial and industry acclaim of his recent album, After Hours and its singles Blinding Lights and Heartless, among others.

The weeknd before and after