New Orleans – All Hallow’s Eve is upon us y’all, and for those living in the greater New Orleans area, that can only mean one thing: FRENCHMEN GONNA BE POPPIN’ Y’ALL! WOOOOOOOOOO! Er…well, maybe two things. For all those native to the GNO—and those lucky enough to visit the Crescent City on this particularly spooky
New York – THE WEEKND has announced the title, cover art and release date for his latest album, the follow up to last year’s Grammy-Award winning, triple-platinum Beauty Behind The Madness. The album, entitled Starboy will be released on November 25th, 2016. The title track from the album, “Starboy” features Daft Punk and is available at all digital retailers today via XO/Republic Records. Pre-Order
New York – This evening, THE WEEKND released the music video for his latest single, “In The Night.”Directed by the acclaimed duo BRTHR, this new nocturnal affair was shot in Brooklyn, NY last month and stars supermodel Bella Hadid. The sexy, stunning, and soaring visual upholds a tradition of unforgettable and cinematic music videos from the Grammy Award®-nominated multiplatinum
San Francisco – Hardly anything is shocking anymore when it comes to the twisted lyrics and aching melodies that escape from the lips of Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd. The 25-year-old Ontario native has spilled more than the lion’s share of heartache, self-deprecation, and raunchy details of his lust-fueled escapades into the microphone over the
Los Angeles – Grammy Award®-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist The Weeknd today announced The Madness Fall Tour. Set to kick off on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, the Live Nation-produced tour will support the genre-spanning artist’s upcoming album, Beauty Behind The Madness, due out Friday, Aug. 28 on XO/Republic Records. The North American arena tour spans 22 cities across
New York – THE WEEKND has released the highly anticipated video for his recent summer hit “Often”. The single, which upon release immediately shot to the #1 spot on the Billboard Twitter Real-Time Chart, currently sits in the top 10 on multiple iTunes R&B charts around the world and saw a fury of spins via Soundcloud where
New York — THE WEEKND is back on the road this fall for four exclusive shows. Joined by ScHoolboy Q and Jhené Aiko, the platinum-certified alternative R&B trend-setter has readied his most immersive and inventive production yet. The run begins September 19th at Barclays Center in New York and stops at other major venues across North America including The Hollywood Bowl
This year has been one of the best years for emerging male artists in recent memory. With hundreds of albums released and countless live shows, the choices were plentiful and there were many worthy of inclusion. However, with so many great choices, we could only pick five as finalists. The 2012 nominees for Best New
The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, is brilliant. We all know that, so let’s not bother arguing. But what made the act so amusing at first was how much it sounded like they didn’t want to be heard. House of Balloons trickled across our radar last year, and all the hype eventually turned to a waterfall.