The Weeknd

With her sophomore LP Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa put the pop music genre on her shoulders — and needless to say, she carried it without wavering.

Grande rarely played it safe in the last few years, but with Positions, it feels like she’s lifting her foot off the gas pedal.

If Goffman’s theory of actor and audience can be applied literally, then as an audience member, the best thing I can do when experiencing art is to help the artist feel seen.

Here, the Weeknd has finally managed to effectively blend his vision of sad boy R&B with powerful ’80s synth pop, resulting in his best material since 2011’s House of Balloons.

Many may be wondering what’s been going on with the iconic “Hey There Delilah” singers since their mid-2000s fame. To put it simply: they’ve been “livin’ life,” said lead singer Tom Higgenson in an interview with The Daily Californian.

Friday was so cold that The Weeknd could hardly feel his face, while Saturday left fans with sunburns that rivaled the red of Florence Welch’s iconic hair.

With a decade under its belt, Outside Lands 2018 knew what it was doing — repeating multiple artists from its first lineup while also finally managing to have female headliners.

it doesn’t matter so much whether the rapper puts on a good show or is even visible, as long as they are present to wave the crowd through their greatest hits.

Even though The Weeknd’s music was well-received by the Friday night crowd, his concert wasn’t particularly inventive or original.