The Weeknd is the latest celeb to pledge their support to wildfire relief efforts in Southern California. Through his XO Humanitarian Fund and the World Food Program USA, the 4x Grammy winner (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye) has donated $1 million to the LAFD Foundation, GoFundMe’s Wildfire…

The Weeknd on Monday said he was canceling his planned January 25 concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena “out of respect and concern for the people of Los Angeles County” as deadly wildfires continue to wreak havoc in the region. The concert was to serve as part of the launch of The Weeknd’s new…

Despite the controversy around Sam Levinson‘s The Idol, Lily-Rose Depp has nothing but praise about her time working with the show’s creator. The actress recently defended Levinson after he received backlash for the short-lived HBO drama, noting that he “always knew it was going to be…

Lionsgate’s Trey Edward Shults directed and written suspense thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow starring The Weeknd in his big screen debut, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, is getting a release date of May 16. The movie starring the Grammy winning and Oscar and Emmy nominated recording superstar is…

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has stepped up to land worldwide theatrical distribution rights to Hurry Up Tomorrow, the new title of a film that marks the feature-starring debut of The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye). The Grammy-winning and Oscar- and Emmy-nominated artist stars alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry…

Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood has announced its final three attractions before it opens on Thursday, September 5. The Weeknd will curate an all-new experience, The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy haunted house, at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood this…

Sorry, Ghostwriter, but the Recording Academy just handed you a big boo. Seeming to walk back some apparently unpopular comments he made earlier this week to The New York Times, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. took to social media last night to deny that “Heart On My Sleeve,” the hit…

“Heart On My Sleeve,” the hit viral song that uses A.I. to replicate the voices of Drake and The Weeknd, would be Grammy-eligible for Song of the Year and Best Rap Song. The New York Times is reporting that Harvey Mason Jr., the chief executive of the Recording Academy, says the pseudonymous…

The Idol is one and done at HBO. The controversial series from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, will not be returning for a second season. It’s not a huge surprise given the critical and commercial reception of the show, which starred Tesfaye…

EXCLUSIVE: Grant Singer has signed with LBI Entertainment, hot off making his feature directing debut in Reptile. Benicio Del Toro stars with Justin Timberlake in the thriller for Black Label Media and Netflix. The pic will be released October 6 after its Toronto premiere.   Singer is regarded…

Not so fast. HBO has responded to a report in New York Post’s Page Six, citing sources, that the music drama series would likely not return for a second season. “It is being misreported that a decision on a second season of The Idol has been determined,” HBO wrote in a tweet. “It has not, and…

Will Sam Levinson have another HBO success on his hands with The Idol? The series premiered Sunday night to 913,000 total viewers across Max and linear HBO telecasts, according to HBO. This is a fairly promising debut for The Idol, and viewership for the premiere is likely to grow in the next…