A closer read on Abel Tesfaye’s performance.

could have predicted thatthe Weekndwould one day land on the NFL’s shortlist for Super Bowl halftime performers.

1 hits, and, eventually, sold over 75 million records worldwide.

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In the Weeknd’s defense, that may not have been his fault.

Instead, he nodded to it without presenting anything new.

But it also felt like a reminder of the risks he might have once taken.

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“Blinding Lights” indeed.

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