The Weeknd
The Weeknd to Return With New Album Dawn FM This Friday
Talk about starting the year off with a bang. After a fairly busy year that saw him feature on and drop some singles, The Weeknd is kicking off 2022 in style. On Monday morning, The Weeknd announced that his latest album will be released this Friday, January 7. Titled Dawn FM, the album will feature a slew of special guests including frequent collaborator Oneohtrix Point Never, Quincy Jones, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne and Jim Carrey. Yes, your eyes don’t deceive you, the new Weeknd album will feature none other than Ace Ventura himself. I listened to Dawn FM with my good friend Abel @theweeknd last night. It was deep and elegant and it danced me around the room. I’m thrilled to play a part in his symphony. ;^• https://t.co/FV2LoKLYVX — Jim Carrey (@JimCarrey) January 3, 2022 Back in Aug...
Swedish House Mafia, REZZ, RÜFÜS DU SOL, More Curate New Year’s Eve Playlists for Amazon: Listen
Whether you’ll be ringing in 2022 from the club, your couch or your parents’ couch, a new playlist initiative by Amazon Music has guaranteed your speakers will stay thumping ’til midnight, no matter the setting. The “Choose Your New Year’s Eve DJ” series includes 13 sonically diverse playlists curated by some of the scene’s top artists, including REZZ, RÜFÜS DU SOL, TOKiMONSTA and Moore Kismet. Swedish House Mafia contributed an exclusive extended mix of “Moth to a Flame” (with The Weeknd) to their selections, and Sonny Fodera added a never-before-heard VIP remix of “Silhouettes” (with Poppy Baskcomb) to his tracklist. The endeavor also includes a 67-minute collection by Above & Beyond, which includes Anjunabeats and Anjunadeep re...
Swedish House Mafia Share Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse Into Haunting “Moth To A Flame” Music Video
Swedish House Mafia have uploaded a behind-the-scenes clip offering a glimpse into the creation of the music video for “Moth To A Flame,” the group’s massive 2021 collab with The Weeknd. The legendary dance music trio, comprising Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, dropped the track back in October after weeks of cryptic teases. The eerie music video, Ingrosso said, is a commentary on the pitfalls of hedonism. The clip, which you can watch below, also features Alexander Wessely, a frequent creative collaborator of the group and the director of their “Moth To A Flame” music video. “The concept is based on us humans and our constant need and greed for more,” Ingrosso said of the video. “And that we sometimes ...
The Weeknd Says Next Album Will Incorporate EDM
As one of the most highly anticipated albums of The Weeknd‘s career looms, it sounds like he’s as inspired as ever. And conventions be damned, The Dawn has the feel of his most defiant yet. If his comments in a new Billboard cover story are any indication, the upcoming album may be his most subversive to date—and it will incorporate electronic dance music. “Who knows what the next one is going to sound like?” The Weeknd said. “When it comes to my albums, there is a cohesive sound going on, but I can’t really stick to one style. So you’ll hear EDM, hip-hop and three other types of sounds in one song — and somehow, we make it work.” One of the world’s most successful recording artists, The Weeknd has long championed electronic music, releas...
The Surprises, Snubs, and Changing Rules for This Year’s Grammy Nominations
On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy revealed the full slate of nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Over the past few tumultuous years, the Recording Academy has overseen changes in leadership and nominating procedures, with one more twist being announced just this morning before the nominations were unveiled: the Big Four general field categories (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) would grow from 8 to 10 nominees each. This is the second expansion in recent years, with only five nominees in those categories through 2018. The 10 nominees for Album of the Year include on-again-off-again rival superstars Kanye West and Taylor Swift. West, who was nominated for Album of the Year for each of his first three albums, has not been in the...
Post Malone and The Weeknd Get Bloody in ‘One Right Now’ Video
Things go from zero to 60 in the gritty new video for Post Malone and The Weeknd‘s collaboration, “One Right Now.” The John Wick pastiche sees the Weeknd in the role of the assassin and Malone as his adversary. It all comes to a violent halt. The video for “One Right Now” was directed by Tanu Muino.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc0tLGWIqxA&ab_channel=PostMaloneVEVO The ’80s-infused, synth-laden track was released a few weeks ago. The tune hails from Malone’s upcoming fourth album, which is slated to be released sometime soon. “One Right Now” is the first single from said album, though he released “Motley Crew” in the summer. The song was produced by Louis Bell, Brian Lee, and Andrew Bolooki. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a...
Watch the Premiere of The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s “Moth to a Flame” Music Video
One of the year’s most anticipated collabs is finally here. After months of feverish speculation and teasing, The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia are now premiering “Moth to a Flame” and its official music video. The track is not only on pace to becoming one of the biggest crossover hits of 2021, but also helped inspire The Weeknd’s next album, he said. You can tune into the live YouTube premiere below. Recommended Articles INTERVIEWS “People Can Reinvent Themselves”: VNCCII On How Dance Music Artists Can Embrace Futurism The rising, multi-hyphenate electronic music artist recently unveiled her latest single, a sultry dance record called “i-LIBERATE.” By EDM.com Staff 1 hour ago NEWS Elon Musk Wins Approval to Construct Underground Tunne...
Swedish House Mafia Announce First Tour In 10 Years, Drop Long-Awaited Collab With The Weeknd
Well that’s one way to promote a tour. Swedish House Mafia have released their long-awaited collaboration with The Weeknd, a sultry single called “Moth To A Flame.” The drop aligns with an announcement by the iconic dance music trio of a massive 44-date tour, their first in 10 years. The track arrives ahead of the group’s upcoming full-length album Paradise Again, which is slated for release in early 2022. Check out the official “Moth To A Flame” music video, directed by Alexander Wessely, below. In a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Angello, and Axwell of Swedish House Mafia opened up about working with The Weeknd. One of the world’s most successful recording artists, the three-time Gramm...
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd Join Forces on New Song ‘Moth to a Flame’
Swedish House Mafia teamed up with The Weeknd for their newest single “Moth to a Flame.” [embedded content][embedded content] The new track was initially teased during the trio’s MTV VMA pre-show this year. After announcing their reunion in July, SHM dropped two new singles, “It Gets Better” and “Lifetime (featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 070 Shake).” All of the new tracks precede the group’s upcoming record Paradise Again, slated for release in early 2022. On Wednesday, it was announced that the trio will be performing at Coachella in 2022. The supergroup is breaking a 10-year hiatus from touring and announced a 2022 international tour produced by Live Nation. Tickets will go on sale Friday, Oct. 29 on the group’s website, including a Special Tour Edition CD pre-order beginning on Wednesd...
Another Teaser of The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia’s Collab Has Leaked: Listen
New snippets of Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd‘s highly anticipated collaboration have officially hit the web. In a frustratingly short, 10-second teaser clip posted to Instagram Stories shared by an individual close to the iconic dance music trio—and tagging both Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd—fans are able to hear a bite-sized preview of the track. Even if he hadn’t tagged the artists, however, there’s little doubt the internet would have quickly identified the song for what it is. The Story was later reposted to The Weeknd’s dedicated subreddit, where it quickly gained traction. Given the brevity of the clip, it’s hard to comprehensively define the song’s characteristics at this point. But at first listen it surely seems...
Swedish House Mafia and The Weeknd Confirm Collaboration: Listen to a Preview
When we anticipated a collaboration between The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia last month, little did we know how quickly it would actually come to fruition. Both of them have now teased a new collab in cryptic fashion, taking to social media to share short previews. The clips feature a glimpse into what appears to be a music video as well as the song’s lyrics, as The Weeknd croons, “Like a moth to a flame.” The teasers end in a message that reads, “To be continued,” fueling speculation that an official release is on the horizon. The pop and R&B superstar poured gasoline on the rumors in a recent episode of his Memento Mori radio show on Apple Music, wherein he explored “new Dawn era,” a reference to his next album....
The Weeknd Lists Swedish House Mafia As Inspiration for New Album, Fueling Speculation of Collab
During the latest episode of his Memento Mori radio program, The Weeknd fanned the flames of ongoing speculation that a collaboration with Swedish House Mafia may be on the horizon. “Album is pretty much done,” The Weeknd said at the top of his show. “Just doing some final tweaks, some mixing notes, additional vocals.” As he spoke, the introduction to Swedish House Mafia’s “It Gets Better” began to loop in the background. Prior playing the track, the “Blinding Lights” superstar introduced the theme of the show: music that is inspiring the “new Dawn era”—a reference to his next album. Over the course of the hour, The Weeknd explored a wide variety of sounds including music from Swedish House Mafia, Britney Spears, Kanye W...
