The Weeknd pulls out of Rihanna's “Anti” tour in Europe March 24, 2016 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Weeknd will no longer be hitting the road with Rihanna. The R&B singer whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye has decided to drop out of the upcoming European leg of RiRi's world tour supporting her eighth studio album "Anti", AceShowbiz reveals. "Due to some unforeseen changes with upcoming projects, The Weeknd will no longer be joining Rihanna on her upcoming international Anti World Tour," a representative for the Weeknd announces in a statement. The Oscar-nominated singer himself wrote a cryptic message on Twitter, "It's my job to make music ... not to convince you." A source told Billboard that he "has hit a stride on his new album and decided not to interrupt the process." Rihanna is currently traveling North America for her tour with Travis Scott (II). After a month break, she will resume it on June 17 to kick off the European leg in Amsterdam. She is expected to stay on the road at least until August. The Weeknd was supposed to join her with Big Sean.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
