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05 April 2021
The Weeknd Donates $1 Million In Food Aid to Ethiopia
"My heart breaks for my people of Ethiopia as innocent civilians ranging from small children to the elderly are being senselessly murdered," the artist writes.
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05 April 2018
The Weeknd Is Suing For The "Starboy" Trademark, But What About Wizkid?
The Weeknd relentlessly continues to claim "Starboy."
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08 January 2018
The Weeknd Cuts Ties With H&M Over Racist "Coolest Monkey In the Jungle" Hoodie
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09 October 2017
The Weeknd Teams Up With Marvel for New "Starboy" Comic Book
The Weeknd teamed up with Marvel for new comic book 'Starboy.'
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06 June 2017
The Weeknd Donates $100,000 to Ugandan Medical Facility
The Weeknd, donated $100,000 to the Suubi Health Center, a maternity and children's medical center in Budondo, Uganda over the weekend.
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05 June 2017
The Stories You Need To Know: The Weeknd’s Donation To Uganda, Helen Zille’s Suspension, Lesotho’s Elections, And Zanzibar’s Bid To Join FIFA
From Helen Zille's suspension to Zanzibar's bid to join FIFA, here are the stories you need to know.
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30 November 2016
Abel On Abel: Ethiopia’s Absence On The Weeknd’s 'Starboy' & Other Thoughts
Abel Tesfaye remarked that Amharic would “definitely be key" on his next Weeknd record. It’s not.
Arts + Culture
30 November 2016
The Weeknd is Helping Bring Back the Ancient Ethiopian Language of Ge'ez
The Weeknd put out his third album last week. What most don’t know is that he’s also helping bring back the ancient Ethiopian language of Ge’ez.
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28 November 2016
The Weeknd Redeems His Tales of Drugs & Excess in 'Starboy,' Sort Of
In 'Starboy,' the hedonistic excess from which The Weeknd's always sourced his material is fitted with electro-dance beats and true emotion.
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28 September 2016
The Weeknd Kills His Old Self In the New Video for 'Starboy'
The Weeknd shares the music video for "Starboy," the Daft Punk-featuring lead single from his forthcoming new album.
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27 September 2016
The Weeknd’s 'Starboy' Video Gets MTV EMA ‘Best Video’ Nomination Before It’s Actually Been Released
The Weeknd just picked up an MTV EMA ‘Best Video’ nomination for his unreleased “Starboy” video.
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22 September 2016
The Weeknd Enlists Daft Punk for the First Single Off His Amharic-Inspired Album
The Weeknd releases the title track from his forthcoming album "Starboy" featuring Daft Punk.
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