The Weeknd Debuts Explicit Music Video for 'Pretty'

Music

The Sam Pilling-directed video sees the Canadian singer turning violent after seeing his girlfriend in bed with another man.

September 21, 2013

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The Weeknd has released a music video for "Pretty". The five-and-a-half-minute video opens with the Canadian R&B singer, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, arriving at an airport and making his way to meet his girlfriend.

Directed by Sam Pilling, the NSFW video also gives glimpses at Tesfaye's girlfriend getting naked as she takes a shower before making love to her new partner. Tesfaye eventually appears at his girlfriend's home and decides to kill his cheating lover and her new boyfriend.

"Pretty" is featured in "Kiss Land", Tesfaye's debut LP which was reselased on September 9 via Republic Records. Currently sitting at Billboard 200's No. 2, the album follows up the singer's 2012 mixtape compilation "Trilogy".

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Tesfaye kicked off his fall tour at Vancouver's Orpheum Theater on September 6. The 28-date tour is scheduled to wrap up in Toronto this October.

The Weeknd's "Pretty" music video

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