The Weeknd praised Tom Cruise for enhancing his first No. 1 hit and plugged *Mission: Inconceivable* whereas teasing his new movie “Hurry Up Tomorrow.”
The Weeknd gave a shoutout to Tom Cruise and plugged a blockbuster sequel multi functional breath throughout his Thursday (Could 9) look on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The Grammy winner recalled how Cruise’s 2015 Lip Sync Battle efficiency of “Can’t Really feel My Face” helped catapult the tune to the highest of the charts.
“I undoubtedly noticed that. It truly helped the tune,” he mentioned. “It helped it peak to the record-breaking prime, because of him clearly. The most important film star on this planet. I’m an enormous Tom Cruise man, although.”
Cruise had known as The Weeknd “enormously gifted” on the time, and the observe, off the album Magnificence Behind the Insanity, turned his first Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 1.
The singer didn’t miss a beat when it got here to returning the favor. Mid-interview, he picked up a cue card and gave Cruise’s upcoming movie a fast plug.
“Test this film out, solely in cinemas,” he mentioned with a smile, referring to Mission: Inconceivable – The Closing Reckoning.
Later within the phase, The Weeknd mentioned his upcoming movie, Hurry Up Tomorrow, which doubles as a visible companion to his sixth studio album of the identical title.
“I made the movie first. I at all times had the thought for the album however the movie got here first. I needed to sing within the movie however my album wasn’t carried out but; I needed to end songs the day earlier than (taking pictures) scenes,” he defined.
The movie, starring Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, is ready to hit theaters Friday (Could 10).
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