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- ↑ "Hurry Up Tomorrow By The Weeknd: Album Review". January 31, 2025.
- ↑ Levine, Nick (January 31, 2025). "The Weeknd – 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' review: stadium-filling superstar prepares to move on". NME . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (January 31, 2025). "The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review — strangely suppressed and anaesthetised". The Times . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
- ↑ Saponara, Michael; Lamarre, Carl (January 31, 2025). "Every Song From The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Album Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
