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With new album Dawn FM, The Weeknd muses on love, heartbreak, and betrayal with a host of collaborators
Anurag Tagat •One can argue that 2022 has already seen the first addition to those end-of-year lists we will see in December – The Weeknd’s excellent full-length record Dawn FM.
2021 in charts: Bollywood scored high with Shershaah hits, rivalled by non-film music, Punjabi hip-hop, K-Pop
Amit Gurbaxani •As the most played tracks of the year across streaming platforms in India (listed below) shows, the biggest hits are still coming from Bollywood films, even those that did not have a theatrical release.
Billie Eilish, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay to perform at Global Citizen Live
•Global Citizen Live on Saturday will be a round-the-world event (including Mumbai) to raise awareness on climate change, vaccine equality, and famine.
The Weeknd to make acting debut with series The Idol, co-created with Euphoria's Sam Levinson
•The Idol follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic LA club owner who is the leader of a secret cult.
How Duran Duran's Billboard Music Awards performance was their most contemporary creative effort
Lgo •Duran Duran's short medley at the Billboard Music Awards was a resounding answer to critics and sceptics who have frequently derided them as being out of touch, sometimes even in their prime.
Billboard Music Awards 2021: The Weeknd, Drake, Taylor Swift win top honours; see complete list
Fp Staff •The Weeknd received the most wins of the night with the top artist, top male artist, top Hot 100 song for 'Blinding Lights' and top R&B album for 'After Hours'.
Billboard Awards 2021: The Weeknd, Drake lead nominations with highest number of nods
•While The Weeknd bags 16 nominations at the Billboard Awards, Drake is up for seven honours this year and will receive the Artist of the Decade Award.
Grammy Awards eliminates anonymous review committees after years of call for transparency from music industry
•The major change comes months after The Weeknd blasted the Grammys and called them “corrupt” after he earned zero nominations for 2021 despite having the year’s biggest single with 'Blinding Lights.'
Grammy Awards 2021: Taylor Swift performs; Harry Styles wins Best Pop Solo Performance
•Host Trevor Noah kicked off the Grammys 2021 telling jokes about the coronavirus pandemic and the year that was 2020.
The Weeknd says he'll boycott Grammys after 2021 nomination snub for Blinding Lights
Fp Staff •“I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” The Weeknd said, citing the award show's "secret" voting process as reason.