The Weeknd Talks Retirement + HBO Max Is Back (Again)

HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Weeknd hints that he’s starting the process of retiring his stage name

• Abel Tesfaye debuts his new film Hurry Up Tomorrow in NYC

• Max is officially changing its name back to HBO Max

• Warner Bros. releases a new trailer for James Gunn’s Superman

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The Weeknd Might Be Retiring His Name Soon

As he celebrates the premiere of his new film Hurry Up Tomorrow in New York City, The Weeknd—aka Abel Tesfaye—is getting real about stepping away from his iconic stage name. In an interview with PEOPLE, the 35-year-old singer confirmed that the transition is already underway, though not quite complete since he's currently on tour. While he kept some details close to the chest, the news fuels long-standing speculation that this era of “The Weeknd” may soon come to a close.

Source: PEOPLE

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HBO Max Is Back, and So Is Superman

After trying to be just “Max,” Warner Bros. is admitting defeat and changing its streaming platform’s name back to HBO Max. The decision was announced at a press event, along with the debut of the brand-new trailer for Superman, directed by James Gunn. The name change is a nod to what fans have been saying since the rebrand—HBO Max just hits different. Between that and a fresh take on the Man of Steel, Warner Bros. is clearly trying to get back in the good graces of viewers.

Source: Warner Bros. press event coverage

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Give us three minutes and we'll give you everything you
need to know for the day with Nina's what's trending?

Speaker 2 (00:04):
Ooh sorry, Yeah, it's almost time to say bye to
the Weekend. What the Weekend is?

Speaker 3 (00:13):
Artist?

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The Weekend the artist. So he has been promoting his
new film called Hurry Up Tomorrow. Does a gender or
takea isn't it? Yes? And Barry, I don't know how
to say his last ligain yes yes in him. So
they all are in that movie. But so he's been
talking about the movie and he's like, you know what,
the weekend is almost gone bye. So he wants to
retire the name the Weekend, but he can't do it

(00:35):
yet because he's on tour right now. But he says
that he's teasing it because he's almost ready. So where
is he going?

Speaker 1 (00:41):
Is he?

Speaker 2 (00:41):
Like? Bye, He's all going anywhere. He'll probably just start
being able. Dang it. I was really hoping we were
getting rid of this guy. But why if he becomes able,
then I feel like it's going to be a different
sound because the Weekend is that sound.

Speaker 3 (00:54):
I wonder which person sound he'll pick next. He's already
been through Michael Jackson's catalog. How do you really feel
I feel that I feel that the Weekend slash Able,
the artist formerly known as whatever uh hasn't had an
original thought?

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Ever, what about all his other music? You think he
took it from lame, unoriginal nonsense. Star Boy is still
like one of my favorites.

Speaker 3 (01:16):
But great, you should hear the original?

Speaker 2 (01:17):
What's the original?

Speaker 1 (01:19):
We're not gonna get into it. You should change his
name four day work week, what everybody wants?

Speaker 2 (01:25):
He changes his name to like a holiday? What if
he was just like Christmas Day? I was like, I
don't ever take you. Let's do it. Feels like Christmas Day.

Speaker 3 (01:34):
We keep like like, I don't know how he keeps
doing it, keep doing it.

Speaker 2 (01:38):
Trash music, trash. That TV show he did was trash.

Speaker 3 (01:42):
Now he's in a in a show with the guy
who cheated on Sabrina Carpenter?

Speaker 2 (01:44):
Right, is that the guy on Sabrina Carpenter?

Speaker 3 (01:47):
A girl met her, made her whole personality, a character
that she did, and then this.

Speaker 2 (01:52):
Guy who doesn't do anything our ticket to I mean,
because she's groat.

Speaker 3 (02:00):
There was choreographed, yesay, Why she's a good actress.

Speaker 2 (02:05):
He is brady? Why he's brown he's a hater.

Speaker 3 (02:09):
You can't be a different person on the red carpet
than you are in the movie. You're not an actor.

Speaker 2 (02:14):
She was an different person on the red carpet. She wasn't.

Speaker 1 (02:19):
Capet where you were here so you could see produce
of Brad do his a little like a little little.

Speaker 2 (02:24):
Sorrel when he does it. Hate hater squirrel. Anyway, let's
let's watch you hate on this story. Now you're ready
for the next one. I feel like you will be
able to do it. Max is changing its name back
to HBO Max. So quirky. Why why? I don't know.
Warner Brothers announced yester yesterday that they're going to go

(02:45):
back to HBO Max. Something with branding. They did that
while they were also releasing the new trailer for Superman. Wait,
that is so good, not low key. It looks good,
not even But I don't understand the brand thing. I
guess you know that you can change your name be
whoever you want, but whenever you've always been HBO.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
They should change their name to the Weekend.

Speaker 2 (03:07):
Yeah, that's gonna be available.

Speaker 1 (03:09):
It's going to be available, And he could change his
name to HBO Max or just Max Max.

Speaker 2 (03:15):
Yeah, that would be cute. Is there a hard to
say Max? I think a movie called Mad Max.

Speaker 1 (03:19):
Right.

Speaker 2 (03:19):
Anyways, I'm just going to say that to it. That's
what's trending. We need some positivity in our lives. We
all got even bred over here. Being quirky, m Brad,
being quirky. Max is so quirky that keeps changing its name.
You can't develop any good content, but keeps changing its
move It's movie. Is something nice? Just for a second.

(03:40):
I just want to do it.

Speaker 3 (03:41):
John Oliver on HBO Max or HBO wherever you call it,
is the best show that's ever existed.

Speaker 2 (03:45):
That's what you picked to say exactly what that was
quirky