The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in Spotify’s history to hit a whopping five billion streams. Just days earlier, it landed on Billboard’s Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century chart. Abel Tesfaye attends Lionsgate’s “Hurry Up Tomorrow” World Premiere on … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The Weeknd has weeknight plans. On Thursday, July 24 and Friday, July 25, the four-time Grammy winner will headline at Montreal’s Parc … Read more
As Libra, writer, and avowed lover of pageantry, Oscar Wilde once declared, “A mask tells us more than a face.” Heady, and oh so timely as the nights are growing longer, the days colder and the sentiments spookier. This Halloween, let the stars guide your getup. Oleg – stock.adobe.com Indeed, Halloween is on the horizon, … Read more
Talk about a musical score. Sex is the best with Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd or Deftones, according to a June 2024 report on music’s influence during risqué rolls in the hay. “Whether setting the mood, increasing satisfaction, or even influencing the length of intimate moments, the right playlist can make all the difference,” explained study authors … Read more
Twin for the win, let’s talk Gemini. On Monday, May 20 at 8:59 AM EST, the sun enters Gemini where it will reign until June 20th. The energy of this sign is quicksilver chaos, exciting to be around, and challenging to live within. Bridging the seasonal gap between spring and summer, Gemini is a mutable … Read more
New research has found that listening to popular artists like Drake, Ariana Grande, Eminem, Billie Eilish, Beyoncé and Harry Styles can make you a better driver. A study by Autotrader tested car operators, who were subjected to 20 popular artists while their “hazard perception” was being tested on the road. A new study suggested that … Read more
Get down girl, go’n ‘head get down. Spotify Wrapped 2K23 has been delivered unto us and with it a stack of statistics that reveal the most-listened-to artists, songs, and podcasts of the platform’s 574 million users. In service of soundtracking sex, UK lingerie brand Pour Moi has released some song stats of its own. Analyzing … Read more
It’s time to face the music — and your skin will thank you for it. Vibing out to hits from the chart-topping likes of Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, SZA and Drake is no longer solely a form of funky entertainment — it’s now a means to achieving healthy skin, according to an October study on the therapeutic … Read more
In her modern masterpiece “Blah, Blah, Blah,” Pisces priestess Kesha waxes poetic about the chase and chasers that come with a one night stand: “Boy, c’mon and get my rocks off/Come put a little love in my glove box/ Wanna dance, with no pants on?/Meet me in the back with the Jack at the jukebox/ … Read more
HBO canceled “The Idol,” this week, marking another big swing and a miss for TV. The series — hailing from Sam Levinson of “Euphoria,” fame and starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye — followed a troubled pop princess (Depp) and her relationship with a sleazy nightclub owner and cult leader (Tesfaye). Critics and … Read more
They may have jumped the one on this. HBO has canceled “The Idol,” a series from Sam Levinson, creator of the hit show “Euphoria,” after just one season, The Post can confirm. “The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response,” a spokesperson for HBO told … Read more
“The Idol” actor Jane Adams has three choice words for “feminists” who continue to believe that the women of the controversial HBO series, including star Lily-Rose Depp, were exploited during filming: “Go f–k yourself.” Rumors that the series turned into unseemly “torture porn” stem from a Rolling Stone article published before “The Idol” even premiered. … Read more
Blinding criticism hasn’t dimmed his light. Raunchy HBO show “The Idol” is over, and co-creator and star Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye said he’s “grateful” — despite fans slamming the racy, five-episode first season for the “worst sex scenes in history.” “Continue to push the vision no matter how bumpy the journey,” Tesfaye, 33, told his … Read more
Pisces philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer espoused, “Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.” There is perhaps no thirstier example of this truth than HBO’S “The Idol,” the network’s over the top ode to synth moans and the under boob. Branded by critics as cringey … Read more
“The Idol” is finally over — but not without one more headline-making moment. A scene in Sunday’s season finale of the controversial, “torture porn” HBO series — streaming on Max — featured Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) management fearing that the troubled pop star could have trouble filling seats on her upcoming tour. Jocelyn’s agent offers: “You … Read more
HBO’s “The Idol” has faced blinding criticism, notably for a string of raunchy sex scenes, with one major publication going so far as to call the show “torture porn.” But that’s nothing compared to the wrath of Selena Gomez’s fans, who are pointing out similarities between the show’s pop star protagonist, Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp), and … Read more
Oh, rats. Fans — and hate-watchers — of the first, freaky season of HBO’s controversial “The Idol” said goodbye to the weird, controversial world inhabited by wannabe pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and her creepy mentor, the rat-tail sporting Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), after the show’s fifth and final episode, “Jocelyn Forever.” After struggling under … Read more
HBO is still hot and bothered about its controversial “torture porn” series “The Idol,” according to star Da’Vine Joy Randolph. “I think that everyone’s intention is to have a second season. This was never intended to be a limited series,” she recently told Variety. “Nothing is official, but HBO is quite happy.” Randolph, 37, portrays … Read more
“The Idol” has become infamous for its controversial sex scenes and nudity — and Lily-Rose Depp is defending the “nasty” scenes after viewers branded it as “torture porn.” The HBO series — created by Sam Levinson (“Euphoria”), Reza Fahim and Abel Tesfaye (a k a The Weeknd) — follows pop star Jocelyn (Depp, 24, daughter of Johnny … Read more
Fans are not finding the situation to be idol-istic. Viewers who have been watching the controversial HBO show “The Idol” expressed confusion, after it was announced that the upcoming fifth episode will be the end of Season 1. “I thought it was gonna be 6 episodes, not 5?? What happened???” one fan wrote. Another outraged … Read more