{"id":7696,"date":"2021-02-08T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T22:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=7696"},"modified":"2023-01-15T23:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T07:58:36","slug":"the-weeknd-goes-viral-on-internet-for-his-memes-out-of-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/the-weeknd-goes-viral-on-internet-for-his-memes-out-of-control\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd goes viral on Internet for his memes out of control"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a show that started in the <strong>stands,<\/strong> then entered the stadium before taking over the entire field.\u00a0 The Weeknd <strong>performed<\/strong> a <strong>high-octane mix<\/strong> of his hits during the <strong>Super Bowl LV halftime show<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While things apparently went smoothly, the <strong>3 Grammy<\/strong> winning artist still <strong>garnered<\/strong> a lot of attention on social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter<\/strong> users immediately got to work <strong>creating memes<\/strong> and comparing <strong>various aspects<\/strong> of the set with each other, from the robot-like backup dancers in the stands to the <strong>golden room<\/strong> where <strong>The Weeknd<\/strong>, real name Abel Tesfaye, performed his. hit song <strong>&#8220;Can&#8217;t Feel My Face&#8221;,<\/strong> to the bandaged dancers who took over the entire field for the finale.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HunkTreats\/status\/1358627772583796739\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">me scrolling thru all of the weeknd memes trying to find good content <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ko30bQWQzS\">pic.twitter.com\/ko30bQWQzS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick (@TradeDaddy69) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TradeDaddy69\/status\/1358627772583796739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/actanonverba_7\/status\/1358684984114966530\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">me at 9am tomorrow trying to explain to my therapist why i spent 2 hours tweeting the weeknd memes today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Y07UceLIn\">pic.twitter.com\/2Y07UceLIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; miss mum (@actanonverba_7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/actanonverba_7\/status\/1358684984114966530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>singer&#8217;s<\/strong> set continued the story of his character from <strong>&#8220;After Hours.&#8221;<\/strong> It began with <strong>Tesfaye<\/strong> in a <strong>bright red jacket,<\/strong> continuing images inspired by her character from \u201cAfter Hours\u201d and previous award shows, backed by a large <strong>chorus<\/strong> with <strong>sparkling<\/strong> eyes. Although it was considered creepy by many, the sequence also resulted in <strong>Star Wars&#8217; Jawas<\/strong> and <strong>C-3PO memes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At one point, <strong>Abel<\/strong> appeared to enter the <strong>stadium,<\/strong> winding through a <strong>golden maze<\/strong> of mirrors and performing a dizzying sequence. More memes and comparisons came of course.<\/p>\n<p> Towards the end of <strong>\u201cCan\u2019t Feel My Face,\u201d<\/strong> The Weeknd was joined by dancers dressed identically, except for head wraps. When their hit song <strong>\u201cBlinding Lights\u201d<\/strong> started playing, the <strong>backup dancers<\/strong> created even more material for social media. The Weeknd spent <strong>$7 million of his own money,<\/strong> more than the <strong>NFL spent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9rhadTURsrw\" title=\"The Weeknd\u2019s FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9rhadTURsrw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a show that started in the stands, then entered the stadium before taking over the entire field.\u00a0 The Weeknd performed a high-octane mix of his hits during the Super Bowl LV halftime show. While things apparently went smoothly, the 3 Grammy winning artist still garnered a lot of attention on social media. 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