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[The Weeknd @theweeknd]

Presented by YOKO TARO ft. YOKO TAKAHASHI

[Kurrco @Kurrco]

THE WEEKND
NEW SONG

PREMIERED IN JAPAN 🚨

▫️ Samples “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” from ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’

[Kurrco @Kurrco]

"I've been obsessing over that album recently. I'm in the process of remastering it because it's the one project I never felt I executed exactly the way I envisioned. I'm excited to go back under the hood and finally make it into what I always knew it could be." — The Weeknd via GQ

[NFR Podcast @nfr_podcast]

The WEEKND says to "STAY TUNED" 🚨

“I haven’t been this inspired since 2012. Stay tuned. Stay motherf**king tuned!”

[Genius @Genius]

on this day in 2011, the weeknd released 'thursday' 🌙💿

the second tape in the weeknd’s 'trilogy,' the project features one of only two guest appearances across the entire series, with drake appearing on “the zone” 🎶

what’s your favorite track on 'thursday'?

[𝓑 @B_xoxo_707]

Only 3weeks ago did he make an appearance at the AHTD tour during odd look with Prince 85. RIP a legend 🕊️🕊️

[The Weeknd News @NewsWeeknd]

The Weeknd presenting Anime Of The Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2026. 🏆

[The Weeknd @theweeknd]

Only 10 days left to see the best art exhibit in Tokyo // Hajime Sorayama

[Kaizen 💛 @Kykuzen]

I can see the sadness in losing Takemi.

[Winter @winteryournight]

made this because the weeknd fumbling Takemi is the funniest shit ever to me

[𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙾 𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙸 𝚇𝙾💀 @MementoMoriXO]

🚨THE WEEKND X ANITTA NEW SONG “RIO” VISUALS 🔥🔥🔥🇧🇷

#AfterHoursTilDawnTour

[Kurrco @Kurrco]

The Weeknd will present the Anime of the Year award at the Anime Awards 2026 in Tokyo 🏆

“When I was first introduced to anime, I was a child. Sailor Moon was one of my first crushes, Goku my first imaginary sparring partner, and “One More Time” by Daft Punk was a song and music video I couldn’t get out of my head.

But it wasn’t until my teenage years that one specific anime changed me forever and became part of the fabric of my early career: Samurai Champloo by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was the first time I experienced two of my favorite mediums—anime and hip hop—blending so seamlessly that it completely reshaped the way I watched film and listened to music.

The fusion of a samurai story told with auteur precision, paired with the sounds of Nujabes, Fat Jon, and Force of Nature was nothing short of transformative.

That influence stayed with me all the way through the creation of House of Balloons, where I wrote “The Morning,” “Glass Table Girls,” and “Loft Music” over Nujabes’ instrumentals. Without Watanabe and Nujabes, House of Balloons simply wouldn’t exist.

Samurai Champloo opened my eyes to a more mature world of anime and helped shape my visual DNA. The works of Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Oshii, and Katsuhiro Otomo became foundational to the look and feel of The Weeknd.

So it’s safe to say I wouldn’t be here without anime. It’s an honor to celebrate the artists behind it and a medium that continues to inspire the world.”

[ストリートファイター / STREET FIGHTER @StreetFighterJA]

The Weeknd in OSAKA🏯
@TheWeeknd がカプコン開発ビルを訪問👏
スト6はもちろん、過去シリーズも楽しんでもらえました🎮
ちなみに、春麗使いでした💯

#Streetfighter

[The Game Awards @thegameawards]

The Weeknd recently visited Capcom HQ in Osaka to play Resident Evil Requiem, Street Fighter, and visit with Ryozo Tsujimoto, Jun Takeuchi and other executives.

(Source: Gene.Hackerman on Instagram)

[SLO @SLOplays]

C'mon bro lmfao

[Vinland Saga World @VinlandWorld]

Makoto Yukimura, creator of Vinland Saga, with The Weeknd.

[Rio @thelifeofrio]

@bauxr93gaming The whole album is insane 🔥

[HFR Podcast @hfrpodcast]

The Weeknd’s debut album “Take Care” is now the longest charting rap album in Billboard 200 chart history.

[The Weeknd @theweeknd]

the genesis