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Through his appearances, performances, and visuals in the past year or so, The Weeknd has displayed an eerie and, at times, gory aesthetic to accompany his
After Hours album era. Usually dressed in a red jacket, black shirt, and slacks, he’s cycled through cosmetic bruises, bandages, and otherwise bloodied appearances while adhering to a dark, retro vibe. Though the singer has typically left these displays up to our own interpretations, he recently offered a (brief) explanation of his latest visual approach, ahead of his headlining performance at Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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On Jan. 5, 2021, recording artist The Weeknd released a music video for the song “Save Your Tears” in which his face appears to be radically transformed by plastic surgery. He also posted a picture of what appears to be his altered face on Instagram:
At various times since August 2019, The Weeknd has appeared in public wearing items suggestive of facial surgeries, as reported by The Cut:
“The singer has shown up with his face swathed in various degrees of gauze over the course of the past year: He performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a bandaged nose, had a bruised and bloodied face at his September VMAs performance, and showed up at November’s AMAs with most of his head swaddled.”
The Weeknd Plastic Surgery: Singer Slams Grammys 2021 with Scary Look ?
Barely a week into 2021, The Weeknd already did something shocking - introducing to his fans some facial alterations. They re quite drastic so it is truly apt to say this is The Weeknd 2.0.
The Weeknd Plastic Surgery Sends a Message?
The singer, 30, recently drops the video to his new song Save the Tears, and here, fans witness some radical and even quite disturbing alterations to his face.
Some described the changes as results that can only be achieved through extreme plastic surgery.
One fan hypothesized that this is some sort of a shade and a reaction to getting snubbed by the now-postponed 2021 Grammy Awards, as reported by the NY Post. The Weeknd was hurt with the snub and did not bother how much he was pained by it.