What did he do after After Hours received no Grammy nominations?

Announced a boycott of the Grammys

After Hours Quiz: The Weeknd's Red Suit Era and Blinding Lights

This After Hours quiz returns to 2020, when The Weeknd's red-suited character stalked Las Vegas nights. Play 10 interactive questions on Abel Tesfaye, the bloodied and bandaged look, Blinding Lights' chart records, Heartless, Save Your Tears, the Super Bowl LV show, his Grammy boycott and Dawn FM.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Artist
Which artist released After Hours?
Year
When was After Hours released?
Look
What did The Weeknd wear throughout the era?
Lights
Which single became Billboard's top Hot 100 song of all time in 2021?
Sound
Which decade inspired the sound of Blinding Lights?
Tears
Which song got a remix with Ariana Grande?
Bowl
Which Super Bowl halftime show did he headline?
Bandages
What did the bandaged faces in the era comment on?
Grammys
What did he do after After Hours received no Grammy nominations?
Next
Which album followed After Hours in 2022?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which artist released After Hours?
Answer: The Weeknd
His real name is Abel Tesfaye.
Q2: When was After Hours released?
Answer: March 2020
It arrived as the pandemic began.
Q3: What did The Weeknd wear throughout the era?
Answer: A red suit
He also had a bloodied nose.
Q4: Which single became Billboard's top Hot 100 song of all time in 2021?
Answer: Blinding Lights
It stayed on the chart for 90 weeks.
Q5: Which decade inspired the sound of Blinding Lights?
Answer: The 1980s
It uses synth-pop drums.
Q6: Which song got a remix with Ariana Grande?
Answer: Save Your Tears
It topped the Hot 100.
Q7: Which Super Bowl halftime show did he headline?
Answer: Super Bowl LV
Dancers wore face bandages.
Q8: What did the bandaged faces in the era comment on?
Answer: Plastic surgery and fame
The look grew more extreme.
Q9: What did he do after After Hours received no Grammy nominations?
Answer: Announced a boycott of the Grammys
He called the awards corrupt.
Q10: Which album followed After Hours in 2022?
Answer: Dawn FM
It continued the story.

After Hours Quiz – The Weeknd's Red Suit Era and Blinding Lights

The Weeknd, born Abel Tesfaye in Toronto, released After Hours in March 2020. He played a character in a red suit, wandering Las Vegas at night with a bloodied nose and later a bandaged face.

Blinding Lights, with its 1980s synth sound, spent 90 weeks on the Hot 100 and was named Billboard's top song of all time in 2021. Heartless, In Your Eyes and Save Your Tears were also hits.

He headlined the Super Bowl LV halftime show with dancers in face bandages. After the album received no Grammy nominations, he announced a boycott, and the story continued with Dawn FM in 2022.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the album
What the persona looked like
Which songs broke records
What he did at the Super Bowl
What came next

Did You Know?

The After Hours til Dawn tour played stadiums worldwide.
Blinding Lights topped charts in dozens of countries.
The bandages referred to Hollywood's obsession with looks.
The album was praised as his best work.
He later used his real name for new projects.