Mario Anzuoni via Reuters
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MUSIC – This Friday, January 7, the American singer The Weeknd unveiled the sixteen hits of his new disc Dawn FM. In addition to the participation of some music stars like Quincy Jones or the rappers Tyler, The Creator and Lil Wayne, the album also counts on the presence of a figure of the cinema: Jim Carrey.
Indeed, we can hear the voice of the Canadian actor on three tracks, namely the opening song (Dawn FM), Out of Time and Phantom Regret by Jim. As the latter’s name prefigures, it was written by the Hollywood star. He closes the record.
“Now that all future plans have been postponed. And that it’s time to look back on the things you thought you had. Do you remember it well? Were you stoned or just stoned? ”Asks Jim Carrey to electronic music.
His meeting with The Weeknd, also Canadian, dates from 2020. “He literally lives two houses away from mine. He has a telescope, and I have a telescope too. He asked me where I lived, what floor I occupied. I answered him, suddenly we each went to our windows with our telescopes, and we saw each other ”, previously confided the 30-year-old singer to GQ.
“I danced everywhere”
“We had texted each other before that, and then on the morning of my thirtieth birthday, he surprised me: he rang my doorbell and took me to breakfast,” added The Weeknd. , real name Abel Makkonen Tesfaye.
His fifth album has apparently caught the eye of his friend. On Twitter, Jim Carrey said, this Monday, January 3, to have listened to him in advance. “It was intense and beautiful,” he writes. It made me dance all over the room. I am delighted to play a role in his symphony. ”
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I listened to Dawn FM with my good friend Abel @theweeknd last night. It was deep and elegant and it danced me around the room. I’m thrilled to play a part in his symphony. ;^• https://t.co/FV2LoKLYVX
– Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) January 3, 2022
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Dawn FM appears two years after the release of After Hours, previous opus of The Weeknd. Considered the greatest success of his career, he has ranked first in sales in many countries, such as the United States, Canada, but also in the United Kingdom and France, where he has passed. 100,000 copies.
See also on The HuffPost: At Super Bowl 2021, the Weeknd offered a meme with his show
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