The Weeknd – “The Birds (Part 1)” Video
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Black(light) Swan
The first clip from the Weeknd's Thursday-released Thursday mixtape comes for "The Birds (Part 1)." It stars Akiko Mims as a dancer that smokes and goes dayglo. Let's call it Black(light) Swan. Behold: [videoembed size="full_width" alignment="center"][/videoembed] Abel's servers have stabilized after the the crush of mixtape freeloaders, so if you haven't yet, go get it at the-weeknd.com. It's still free.
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