The Weeknd Premieres Music Video For “Cry For Me” – Watch
The critically acclaimed artist has been dropping new content left and right.
By Rome Saenz
THE WEEKND: Courtesy of Universal Music Group
THE WEEKND: Courtesy of Universal Music Group
The Weeknd isn’t asking us to “Save Your Tears” this time.
In tandem with his recent album release, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye has been dropping special features left and right. Today (February 12), the artist released his latest music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary for “Cry For Me,” where he is cloaked in an imposing black robe. Chilling and almost ghastly, the visualizer is straight to the point yet still poetic in its editing and style.
The artist is also gearing up to premiere his upcoming film, appropriately titled Hurry Up Tomorrow, featuring a star-studded cast with actors like Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.
Hurry Up Tomorrow, released last January 31, is composed of a whopping amount of 22 songs, rounding up to a runtime of nearly 90 minutes. Featuring groundbreaking collaborations with Travis Scott, Lana Del Rey, Future, Florence + the Machine, and more, the project proves itself to be among his most ambitious yet. It marks his latest full-length drop following the critically acclaimed Dawn FM.
Watch the music videoMusic VideoA short film that accompanies a song, combining performance, storytelling, and visual style to promote the music. Music videos shape an artist's image, can drive viral success and fan theories,Go to Music Video Glossary for “Cry For Me” below: