The Weeknd & Playboi Carti Shock The Grammys With Surprise Performance Of "Timeless"

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Years ago, The Weeknd claimed that he would no longer be submitting his music to the Grammys because of their lack of transparency. However, in recent years, the awards ceremony have rectified many of their issues and artists have praised them for this. In fact, The Weeknd has seemingly had a change of heart about the ceremony. Why do we say this? Well, it is because Abel was the surprise performer tonight at the Grammy Awards.

 

He performed the song "Cry For Me" off of his new album Hurry Up Tomorrow. However, perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was when Playboi Carti came out on stage to join him. Here, they performed their hit song "Timeless" which came out all the way back in October. It was a truly huge moment for the awards show and we can just imagine how good The Weeknd and Carti felt on stage. They are about to go on tour together and the performance was a sneak peek of what fans can expect very soon.

The Weeknd x Playboi Carti At The Grammys

On social media, fans of The Weeknd and Playboi Carti were very surprised about all of this. How could you not be? Carti has been trying to be as mysterious as possible as of late, and fans are truly tired of it. They want his new album to drop and perhaps this latest appearance could be proof that he is gearing up for something. Although this is the second year in a row that Carti got to perform at The Grammys. Last year, he performed alongside Travis Scott for "FE!N."

The Grammys have been a lot of fun tonight, with artists like Doechii and Kendrick Lamar winning a plethora of awards. The biggest awards of the night are still to come and it will be fascinating to see how all of this shakes out. No matter what, the fans have been the biggest winners in all of this.

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Tony Hadley thinks Sam Fender has key Frank Sinatra quality

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Tony Hadley has compared Sam Fender to Frank Sinatra and Boy George.

The former Spandau Ballet frontman is a huge fan of the 'Seventeen Going Under' hitmaker, and insisted like many iconic singers, his "voice is instantly recognisable".

Asked which current artists could have Spandau's longevity, he told the Metro newspaper's 60 Seconds column: "I'm always thinking about voices.

"Whether it's Sinatra or Boy George - when you put their records on, you know exactly who it is, It's about character.

"Sam Fender's voice is instantly recognisable. I love his music and the [Bruce] Springsteen influences."

Tony - who discovered Sam while presenting BBC Music Introducing on BBC Three Counties - also had some praised for rising star Piers Nolan.

He added: "I'm championing an artist called Piers Nolan. Instantly recognisable, incredible range and a great songwriter.

"We've got an album. The thing is what do you do with new artists now?

"Forget TikTok and all that rubbish - Piers needs to tour like Sam did."

Tony is returning later this year with a 2025 Big Band Tour, and he has recalled actually getting to meet Sinatra himself during his teenage years.

He said: "I met Sinatra when I was 17 at the Royal Albert Hall and he was really sweet. Years later, when I was doing my first solo album, I thought it would be great to get him in the video.

"I phoned his office and left a message saying, 'Hi, this is Tony Hadley. You probably won't know who I am.'

"'I'm the guy who sang True and I met Frank when I was 17. I'm gonna make a video and I'd love it if he could be in it.'"

The 64-year-old star revealed Sinatra's team phoned back to apologise that the timings wouldn't work because the 'My Way' crooner was heading on tour.

Tony added: "I could have swung from a chandelier - Frank Sinatra's office phoned Big Tone!"

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