The Weeknd literally lit up Los Angeles with his American Music Awards performance, setting a new standard for the how-to-get-creative-with-social-distancing-during-an-awards show.
Playing a pyro-loaded medley of “Your Eyes†and “Save Your Tears,†the performance started off with a solo from superstar saxist Kenny G — who performs on the song’s remix — before cutting to The Weeknd, dressed as the red-suited, busted-nose character featured in the artwork, videos and TV appearances around his blockbuster latest album “After Hours.â€
On “SNL,†“Jimmy Kimmel†and other TV spots, The Weeknd has attempted to break down the proverbial fourth wall by bringing the character and the storyline into those shows — and it continued with this performance: Rather than just having a bandage on his nose, like he has in most of those spots, his entire head was swathed bandages for this one, causing more than a little confusion on social media from fans who hadn’t been fully following the surreal storyline that’s evolved over the course of the videos (head here and here and here for more details on all that.)
Playing a pyro-loaded medley of “Your Eyes†and “Save Your Tears,†the performance started off with a solo from superstar saxist Kenny G — who performs on the song’s remix — before cutting to The Weeknd, dressed as the red-suited, busted-nose character featured in the artwork, videos and TV appearances around his blockbuster latest album “After Hours.â€
On “SNL,†“Jimmy Kimmel†and other TV spots, The Weeknd has attempted to break down the proverbial fourth wall by bringing the character and the storyline into those shows — and it continued with this performance: Rather than just having a bandage on his nose, like he has in most of those spots, his entire head was swathed bandages for this one, causing more than a little confusion on social media from fans who hadn’t been fully following the surreal storyline that’s evolved over the course of the videos (head here and here and here for more details on all that.)
