{"id":2083132,"date":"2025-10-11T03:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2083132"},"modified":"2025-10-11T03:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T03:01:14","slug":"the-weeknd-enlists-gaspar-noe-and-his-blinding-lights-for-surreal-big-sleep-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-weeknd-enlists-gaspar-noe-and-his-blinding-lights-for-surreal-big-sleep-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd Enlists Gaspar No\u00e9 and His Blinding Lights for Surreal \u2018Big Sleep\u2019 Music Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-weeknd-songs-1294728\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Weeknd;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Weeknd<\/a> has enlisted filmmaker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-reviews\/climax-movie-review-sex-drugs-gaspar-noe-796233\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gaspar No\u00e9;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gaspar No\u00e9<\/a> to direct the new music video for his <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/legacy-assessment-time-weeknd-hurry-145338155.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hurry Up Tomorrow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/a> <\/em>collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, \u201cBig Sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video prominently features No\u00e9\u2019s signature strobe effects and begins with a warning for photosensitive viewers. And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that\u2019s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Weeknd released <em>Hurry Up Tomorrow<\/em> back in January, with the album completing the trilogy that began with 2020\u2019s <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/the-weeknd-after-hours-971129\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:After Hours;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">After Hours<\/a> <\/em>and 2022\u2019s <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/weeknd-dawn-review-1278189\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dawn FM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dawn FM<\/a><\/em>. Along with Moroder, <em>Hurry Up Tomorrow <\/em>featured collaborations with Playboi Carti, Justice, Anitta, Travis Scott, Florence and the Machine, Future, and Lana Del Rey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Hurry Up Tomorrow <\/em>was also accompanied by a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/weeknd-plays-complicated-idol-hurry-204356451.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:feature film of the same name;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">feature film of the same name<\/a>. It starred the Weeknd (under his real name, Abel Tesfaye) alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ahead of the arrival of <em>Hurry Up Tomorrow,<\/em> Tesfaye revealed that this would be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/weeknd-isn-t-abandoning-music-191744097.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:his last album under the Weeknd moniker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">his last album under the Weeknd moniker<\/a>. Speaking with <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/the-weeknd-hurry-up-tomorrow-interview-ending-career-1236268897\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Variety<\/a><\/em>, he explained, \u201cIt\u2019s a headspace I\u2019ve gotta get into that I just don\u2019t have any more desire for. You have a persona, but then you have the competition of it all. It becomes this rat race: more accolades, more success, more shows, more albums, more awards, and more Number Ones. It never ends until you end it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For now, though, Tesfaye still has a bit more work to do as the Weeknd. After wrapping the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/weeknd-details-hours-til-dawn-161352749.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:North American leg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">North American leg<\/a> of his <em>Hurry Up Tomorrow <\/em>tour last month, he\u2019s set to return to the road in 2026 for an extensive run through the spring and summer that\u2019ll include shows in Mexico, South America, and Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.rollingstone.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RollingStone's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">RollingStone&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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