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| Posted: 07 Feb 2021 07:38 PM PST CLOSE  "Schitt's Creek" actor Daniel Levy hosts "Saturday Night Live" for the first time as the show tackles the Super Bowl. Wochit Who needs a Grammy? After his appalling shutout from November's Grammy Awards nominations, The Weeknd played the world's largest stage Sunday, headlining the Super Bowl 55 halftime show. With Vegas-style showmanship and velvety vocals, the pop/R&B superstar proved he's bigger than any archaic, out-of-touch awards show – even if he did occasionally get lost in the busy spectacle. The Weeknd (real name: Abel Tesfaye) took over Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, for a brisk 13-minute set, running through hits including the euphoric "Blinding Lights" and synth-driven "Save Your Tears" from his neon-drenched fourth album "After Hours," released last March. He also dipped into his back catalog for the hypnotic "I Can't Feel My Face," ominous "The Hills" and alluring "Earned It" from the "Fifty Shades of Grey" soundtrack. Grammy snubs 2021: The Weeknd calls out his nomination shutout, demands 'industry transparency' Bucking Super Bowl tradition, The Weeknd didn't bring out any guests, despite having an arsenal of fan-favorite collaborations with Ariana Grande ("Love Me Harder"), Daft Punk ("Starboy") or Kendrick Lamar ("Pray For Me"). Instead, he stuck to a narrative originated in his "After Hours" album and visuals, with a Sin City backdrop and face-bandaged backup dancers in red suits. In fact, it all felt like an extension of his "After Hours" promo, which is is part of the reason the halftime show underwhelmed as a whole. Aside from the upbeat finale, where The Weeknd and hundreds of dancers stormed the field to sing "Blinding Lights," the performance was mostly confined to one side of the stadium and never strayed from the album's dark imagery. Masked choir members with red light-up eyes were partitioned behind cutouts of city skylines. Choreography was limited to The Weeknd walking through the stands and mugging to the camera. And in the show's most claustrophobic moment, he appeared in a yellow-lit hallway through a dizzying fisheye lens, singing "I Can't Feel My Face" as dancers butted into each other. The Weeknd's Super Bowl 55 backup dancers had bandaged facesand Twitter has thoughts Super Bowl 55:Jazmine Sullivan shines in mellow national anthem with Eric Church By never taking full advantage of the space, the show came across as your average VMAs medley with a slightly higher budget, rather than a performance that was envisioned and executed specifically for a stage as big as the Super Bowl. While it's possible to pull off a dynamic solo halftime set – just look at Lady Gaga's in 2017 – The Weeknd often struggled to keep up with the show's breakneck pace, and could've used a guest or two to help ease the pressure. Despite the show's disappointingly small feel, The Weeknd sounded fantastic and oozed charm when he wasn't swallowed up by backup dancers. It was a refreshingly light outing for the typically brooding singer, and nowhere near the worst halftime shows of the past decade. (Those would be Maroon 5's messy 2019 performance and the Black Eyed Peas futuristic eyesore in 2011.) Still, this year's show made us nostalgic for the unadulterated joy of last year's performance, when Jennifer Lopez and Shakira teamed up for an athletic, dance-heavy celebration of Latin culture. It also couldn't match the breathtaking highs of Beyoncé's immaculate 2013 show, nor did it have any indelible, emotional moments like Prince singing "Purple Rain" in a downpour in 2007. Instead, it was a lot like The Weeknd's namesake: fun, too short and probably forgotten by Monday. More: The Weeknd sets dates for After Hours Tour starting in 2022 Full text: Amanda Gorman's 'Chorus of the Captains' Super Bowl poem exalting 'leaders, healers and educators' Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/02/07/weeknd-super-bowl-halftime-show-review/4427055001/  |
| Posted: 29 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST Rapper Martell Derouen, who performed under the name Kardone, has died of a gunshot wound. He was 34. San Antonio police discovered Derouen's body inside his apartment in central Texas on Tuesday while conducting a welfare check, the San Antonio Express-News reported. The request for a police checkup on Derouen, who has been widely reported as the "cousin" of superstar Beyoncé in local media, was made by an unnamed person who hadn't heard from the musician for several days. Reps for Beyoncé did not immediately return The Post's request for confirmation on her possible connection to Derouen. Officials have issued a warrant for the arrest of Sasha Skare, 21, who was confirmed as a murder suspect, according to local TV station KSAT. Skare was also involved in the San Antonio music scene and released a single produced by Kardone in April. She was previously charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a 2019 shooting that left one man dead and another injured, court records show.  "There is no way to replace him but please help us find this girl," Derouen's wife, Joia, wrote in a statement. "She is dangerous and I do believe she will kill again. If you see her please contact the police." Of her late husband, a "shaken up" Joia added, "He didn't deserve this" and asked for privacy while she tried "to digest this senseless act." Fans of the up-and-coming emcee took to an Instagram account allegedly operated by Skare, begging her to turn herself in to the authorities. Derouen, who was signed to the Sony Music record label The Orchard in 2019, is remembered by his friend Brian Mitchell as "a real subtle dude," KSAT reported. Mitchell praised the musician for refusing to name-drop his alleged world-renowned "Run the World"-singing relative for his own professional benefit. "That's not even something he would even mention to people," said Mitchell, owner of Fyngermade Studio. "We'd just have to put [that information] in his bios because it's just, it's worthy to put it in there, but he doesn't like stuff like that."  While investigators continue the hunt for Derouen's alleged killer, Mitchell continues to question why anyone would harm his friend. "It's like hurting a butterfly," he said. The San Antonio Police Department is asking anyone with information on Skare's whereabouts to contact the homicide unit at 210-207-7635.  |
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