The Weeknd’s career has been based largely off making really sad music, but we’re feeling extra depressed on this Thursday morning, because the moody Canadian crooner has decided to cut off his signature hair.
UPDATE: The Weeknd has now released a new single titled ‘Starboy’ featuring Daft Punk. Listen via Apple Music below:
The notoriously elusive star took to social media to announce his new album Starboy – but the artwork capturing The Weeknd started to generate headlines of its own when fans realised that his much-loved dreadlocks had been cut off. The bold and voluminous hairstyle has become a signature for The Weeknd during his career, and this surely marks the saddest moment in music/hair history since Sean Paul decided to get rid of his cornrows.
Just to rub salt in the wound, The Weeknd shared an additional angle where you can see that the dreadlocks are most definitely gone, replaced by a more consise ‘do his next full length. You only have to browse through the comments section to see that some people are finding it extremely difficult to deal with the sudden loss of The Weeknd’s hair:
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While we always assumed that The Weeknd’s hair held Samson-esque powers, we’ll have to wait and see what effect this has on his creative process. He’s been relatively quiet since the release of 2015’s Beauty Behind The Madness – which also held his most successful foray into pop with ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ – so we’re expecting something big.
R.I.P. The Weeknd’s hairdo. Welcome to a new chapter of The Weeknd.
