The Weeknd praised Tom Cruise for enhancing his first No. 1 hit and plugged *Mission: Unimaginable* whereas teasing his new movie “Hurry Up Tomorrow.”
The Weeknd gave a shoutout to Tom Cruise and plugged a blockbuster sequel multi function 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 positively noticed that. It truly helped the tune,” he mentioned. “It helped it peak to the record-breaking high, due to him clearly. The largest film star on the planet. I’m an enormous Tom Cruise man, although.”
Cruise had referred to as The Weeknd “enormously gifted” on the time, and the observe, off the album Magnificence Behind the Insanity, grew to become 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.
“Verify this film out, solely in cinemas,” he mentioned with a smile, referring to Mission: Unimaginable – The Ultimate Reckoning.
Later within the section, The Weeknd mentioned his upcoming movie, Hurry Up Tomorrow, which doubles as a visible companion to his sixth studio album of the identical identify.
“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 finished 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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