AccuRadio Song Of The Day-The Weeknd

Artist:The Weeknd f/Daft Punk

Song:Starboy

Album:The Highlights

Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye ls one of today's top R&B artists. He has scored six #1 pop hits. The 2016 single Starboy is his second biggest hit. His latest album hasn't sold as well as previous albums. That could drive him to acting. He was born Feb. 16, 1990 in Toronto. His parents are Ethiopian immigrants. After his parents divorced, he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He didn't see much of his father. Tesfaye dropped out of school at age 17 and moved in with friends. there was a lot of drug abuse. He started posting music anonymously to YouTube in 2009. He met producer Jeremy Rose who produced three songs which he posted on YouTube. He says the name The Weeknd is about how he left home. The "e" was omitted to avoid trademark issues with the rock band The Weekend. Tesfaye started his own label in 2011 and released his first mixtape. He worked on Drake's 2011 album Take Care. He signed with Republic Records in 2012 and released his debut album Kiss Land in 2013. The album did OK but there were no hit singles. That changed when The Hills from the 2015 album Beauty Behind the Madness topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 4XPlatinum. This continued with the 2016 album Starboy. The single Starboy topped the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 4XPlatinum. Tesfaye went to Paris to record with Daft Punk. Obviously he was happy with the results. Since then Tesfaye's album sales have decreased. For one thing, there was an over three year gap between Starboy and the 2020 album After Hours. And It doesn't matter who we are talking about. That is too long a gap. Music fans have short memories. His 2022 album Dawn FM did even worse. The other thing I noticed is Tesfaye worked with different producers on each album. Starboy was produced mostly by Doc McKinney. But on the two recent albums, Tesfaye worked extensively with Swedish producer Max Martin. I dunno. The decrease in sales should concern him. There is talk he is looking to do more acting. Here's the video for Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk.