The Weeknd Spends a Whopping USD 7 Million for His 2021 Super Bowl Performance

The Weeknd is set to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show and he recently revealed that he has spent around USD 7 million of his own on the show. According to E! News, the musician whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, had recently in an interview with Billboard said that in order to make his performance extra special he invested his own money. The Weeknd Says His New Music Album Will Be Inspired by the Black Lives Matter Movement

The Super Bowl ordinarily covers all the production costs of the performances that take place at the show. "We've been really focusing on dialing in on the fans at home and making performances a cinematic experience, and we want to do that with the Super Bowl," E! News quoted The Weeknd as saying. GRAMMYs 2021 Nominations: The Weeknd Slams Recording Academy After His Snub, Says ‘The Grammys Remain Corrupt’

The Weekend's album 'After Hours' was recently snubbed at the Grammys following which he accused the Recording Academy and the Grammys of being corrupt.