Most stars recruit extra help – Katy Perry brought in Missy Elliott, Coldplay essentially (and wisely) ceded their 2016 show to Beyoncé and Bruno Mars, last year’s headliner Jennifer Lopez pulled a two-hander with fellow Latina superstar Shakira, and Maroon 5 got assists from Travis Scott and Big Boi in 2019. H eadlining the Super Bowl half-time show has always been a tall order, a challenge not only of slinging a medley of hits but of charisma, choreography and a nearly too-broad appeal. 'It’s all a progression and we watch The Character’s storyline hit heightened levels of danger and absurdity as his tale goes on,' he said. He followed that by wearing bandages during his live performances, all while in the same red suit. In the 'Blinding Lights' video, he's shown being smacked around and ending up with cuts and bruises after a rough night out. 'The significance of the entire head bandages is reflecting on the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrity and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated,' he told Variety on Wednesday. The Weeknd shared the message behind why he has been sporting a bandaged face in recent videos and live appearances. Watch TODAY All Day! Get the best news, information and inspiration from TODAY, all day long. The Weeknd is trying to get a message across with all those bandages on his face.Īhead of his anticipated halftime performance at Sunday's Super Bowl, the 30-year-old singer shared the reason behind his appearance in a story arc that began with last year's video for his hit 'Blinding Lights' and continued with a 'Saturday Night Live' performance and then one with his face bandaged up at the American Music Awards. If you’d like to watch The Superbowl XLV Halftime Show, visit Youtube. “Personally I thought the halftime show was really good because The Weeknd told his story with his performance and his singing was amazing,” said Anya Shah, senior. From the props to the story to the songs, everything was mesmerizing in my eyes. I listen to The Weeknd on a regular basis so I was very excited about the show and I was not disappointed. “ The significance of the entire head bandages is reflecting on the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrities and people manipulating themselves for superficial reasons to please and be validated,” The Weeknd said. The Weeknd spent $7 million of his own money in order to bring the performance to life. “I liked how there was no auto-tune during the whole performance, it was insanely talented,” said Johnny Taylor, senior. The Weeknd played his hit songs such as “Blinding Lights,” “The Hills,” and “Starboy.” All of these songs sparked lots of attention to viewers because they are the most popular. It seemed like there was a subliminal meaning behind the songs he chose which is why I thought it was appealing to the audience. I particularly liked the costumes, and it seems like a lot of thought was put into the entertaining aspect of it for the viewers. Personally, I enjoyed the show because I felt like the songs he chose told a story. The stadium was transformed into a carnival fun house with mazes and reflective mirrors. The whole performance was around 15 minutes long, with a team of dancers that came out in mummy-like face masks and red and black suits.

7, three-time Grammy award winner The Weeknd performed during the halftime show at the Super Bowl. (pictured above is The Weeknd performing at Lollapalooza in 2017). The Weeknd performs hit songs during the annual Superbowl Half Time show.

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