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The Weeknd announces Australian stadium tour

Could pop's modern king be coming our way?

Newcastle Herald

What time does The Weeknd’s concert start and end at Wembley Stadium?

The After Hours Til Dawn Tour reaches north-west London tonight

Evening Standard

The Weeknd announces the ‘final feature’ of his career

That is ‘unless Daft Punk ever get back together’, the ‘Blinding Lights’ singer teased

The Independent UK

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The Weeknd at the London Stadium: a cult-making spectacle

The Idol co-creator whipped the 80,000-strong crowd into a frenzy

Evening Standard

The Ending of 'The Idol': An Attempt to Explain

Trying to make sense of a finale that makes no sense.

Marie Claire

Lily-Rose Depp Spoke Out And Celebrated The Idol As It Wrapped Controversial Season 1 On HBO

Lily-Rose Depp posted on Instagram following the conclusion of The Idol Season 1 and shared her thoughts about the HBO series.

Cinemablend

'The Idol' is over for now but the Weeknd urges fans to 'continue to push the vision'

The Weeknd says he's thankful for "The Idol" as the controversial show's fate remains uncertain at HBO.

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The Idol: the worst TV show of the year?

Critics have panned “The Idol” as “the worst TV show of the year” following its finale.

The Week

The Finale Of The Idol Wasn’t The Mind Explosion Sam Levinson Thinks It Was & Here’s Why

Like every other entertainment journalist with a BINGE account, I have thoughts.

Pedestrian.tv

Apparently Selena Gomez Is Creeped Out By The Similarities Of Her & Jocelyn In The Idol

"Her real-life pain was used for entertainment value and that really irks her."

Pedestrian.tv

The Idol, Vol 1 review – a soundtrack far superior to HBO’s sleazy show

It should be no shock that Abel ‘the Weeknd’ Tesfaye is a better musician than he is an actor, and the ugly underbelly of the show is better expressed through song

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: ‘The Idol’ is no ‘Euphoria,’ but it reveals a similar misogyny

Hate watch alert: there’s just one episode left of “The Idol,” HBO’s salacious pop star drama that became a water-cooler show for all the wrong reasons. The hyped series from “Euphoria” writer and director Sam Levinson and singer the Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) ends its disastrous run next Sunday, but…

Los Angeles Times

The Weeknd responds after Oreo shares catty tweets about The Idol

‘Blinding Lights’ artist accuses cookie brand of ‘talkin s***’

The Independent UK

Is 'The Idol' filmed in The Weeknd’s house? Here's the scoop on where the controversial series was shot

Is that $70 million mansion featured in the show *actually* the place the singer calls home?

My Imperfect Life

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Who is Moses Sumney from 'The Idol'? Get to know the singer-turned-actor

He plays the most faithful follower of Tedros' cult, but who is Moses Sumney? All about 'The Idol' performer

The Independent UK

The Idol viewers appalled by ‘sickening’ Jeffrey Epstein joke

They’re boycotting the series after one controversy too far

The Independent UK

The Weeknd lampooned for ‘egregious mispronunciation’ of ‘carte blanche’ in The Idol

’I want to believe it was a character choice, but the writing is not good enough,’ one viewer said

The Independent UK

The Idol viewers left ‘appalled’ by ‘sickening’ Jeffrey Epstein joke in new episode

They’re boycotting the series after one controversy too far

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The Independent UK

A hammam spa, waterfall pool and music studio: Inside Abel Tesfaye’s $70m mansion in Los Angeles

Scenes from HBO new series ‘The Idol’, which stars the singer and Lily-Rose Depp, were filmed in his sprawling home

Pedestrian.tv

Did The Weeknd Really Play A Voicemail From Bella Hadid At A Recent Concert? An Investigation

New plot line from The Idol just dropped!

The Independent UK

The Weeknd responds to backlash over The Idol’s most controversial scene so far

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

Pedestrian.tv

The Weeknd Says That Fkd Sex Scene In The Idol Was *Supposed* To Make You Uncomfy

If you felt icky watching *that* sex scene in episode two of The Idol, don't worry — according to The Weeknd, we're MEANT to want to gouge our eyes out.

The Independent UK

The Weeknd responds to The Idol backlash over ‘gross’ episode two sex scene

‘Jocelyn might be the biggest score he’s ever had. It’s very obvious,’ musician says of his character Tedros

The Independent UK

The Idol viewers horrified by The Weeknd’s dialogue during Lily-Rose Depp sex scene: ‘Nasty’

‘I will never see The Weeknd the same way after this,’ one viewer said

Daily Mirror

The Idol viewers horrified watching The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp's X-rated sex scene

The Idol viewers have been left in a state of shock after witnessing a cringe-filled X-rated sex scene of the raunchy series, with the steamy scene featuring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp

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