Over 24 hours after the interview went up, the Weeknd attempted to clarify his position on Usher and the 2012 song “Climax.” “Of course media blows things out of proportion and takes things out of context,” he wrote. “‘Climax’ was inspired in the room without any subconscious or conscious outside influence.” “I tweet this with the utmost respect to all parties involved,” he wrote. ”Īriel Rechtshaid, who also worked on the track with Diplo and Usher, had his own perspective on the idea that the Weeknd influenced the song.
the idea of R&B having dark edges was what I wanted to bring to.
“When I heard those early records they blew my mind-soulful in their silences, and a spacey iconic voice that felt uniquely internet. “The production on ‘Climax’ lends itself to House of Balloons era ,” Diplo tweeted. His album “After Hours” was nominated for six awards.This afternoon, Diplo commented that the Weeknd may have been an influence for him during the song’s creation. The Weeknd’s on-again, off-again girlfriend Bella Hadid, 23, was also a part of the VMAs, when she presented the special “Tricon” award to Lady Gaga, 34. MTV VMAs viewers want to know what happened to The Weeknd’s face. He was also seen on the streets of New York last week like that, most likely when he pre-taped parts of his performance.
The 30-year-old adopted that gory look, blood and red jacket included, when he performed on “Saturday Night Live” in March. 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.” At the 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.īut don’t call 9-1-1 just yet: It was just makeup.
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