Illustration by Yasmine Elsayed He “Earned It” : A review of The Weeknd’s Super Bowl performance from a true XO fan In a world that has spent almost a year undergoing significant changes, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t the only phenomenon that has been dominating the globe. Ever since the first single off his After Hours album was released in late 2019, The Weeknd, or Abel Tesfaye, has been releasing music videos to many of the songs off of his new album that has been leaving his worldwide audience of millions an abundance of content to interpret and understand his overall message. After live performances at many awards shows and nearly a year after his latest album release, Tesfaye has finally showcased his grande finale at Super Bowl LV a few weeks ago.