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Main article: Beauty Behind the Madness

The Weeknd at Bumbershoot in 2015.

After The Weeknd won the Centric Award at the 2015 BET Awards, he performed "Earned
It" with Alicia Keys, as well as debuting the song "The Hills".[58][59] "The Hills"
was later released for digital download, and debuted at number twenty on the
Billboard Hot 100. The single later went on to top the chart, marking The Weeknd's
first number one single.[60] The single was quickly certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

A further three songs were leaked online in the corresponding days.[61] On 8 June,
"Can't Feel My Face", one of the leaked tracks, was officially released as a second
single, following its performance at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.[62]
The song debuted at number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100, and also reached
number-one on the Hot 100, making it his third top 10 hit, and his second number-
one hit in the United States.[63][64] He also occupied all three slots on
Billboard's Hot R&B Songs chart simulatenously with the aforementioned singles,
becoming the first ever artist in history to accomplish this.[4] He later headlined
FVDED in the Park, a festival in Surrey, British Columbia.[65] The Weeknd was also
later unveiled as one of the musical faces of the streaming service Apple Music, a
position he also harbored with frequent collaborator, Drake.[66] During the 2015
MTV Video Music Awards, Apple debuted a two-part promotional commercial featuring
The Weeknd, which also had a guest appearance from John Travolta.[67] It was also
revealed that his second studio album would be titled Beauty Behind the Madness.

Beauty Behind the Madness was released on 28 August 2015, and debuted atop the
Billboard 200, earning 412,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[68][69] It
also reached the top 10 in over ten countries, as well as reaching number one in
Canada, Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom.[70][71] The album was promoted
by The Weeknd headlining various summer music festivals, including Lollapalooza,
the Hard Summer Music Festival, and the Bumbershoot Festival.[72] He also announced
his first large-scale tour across the United States, which began in November, and
concluded in December.[73][74] The album later went double platinum in the US, and
sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.[75] It was also reported to be the most-streamed
album throughout 2015, with over 60 million,[76] as well as being ranked on
multiple lists concerned with detailing albums of the year.[77]

On 8 September, The Weeknd became the first male artist to have simultaneously held
the top three spots on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart, with the three singles
that proceeded the release of the album. They all also went platinum in the United
States.[78] After engaging in multiple musical collaborations with Belly,[79] Meek
Mill,[80] and Travis Scott,[81][82] The Weeknd was featured on "Low Life", the
triple platinum single from Future's fourth studio album.[83] The Weeknd also
appeared on Saturday Night Live alongside actress Amy Schumer, performing as the
show's musical guest on 10 October.[84] This was his first performance on the show
as a solo artist, after appearing with Ariana Grande to perform "Love Me Harder".
[81]

2016present: Starboy[edit]
Main article: Starboy (album)
The Weeknd was featured on "FML", a track on Kanye West's The Life of Pablo.[85] It
marks the second collaboration between the pair, with West providing production and
writing on "Tell Your Friends" from Beauty Behind the Madness. The Weeknd also
appeared on "6 Inch", the fifth song on Beyonc's Lemonade. He was later announced
by Spotify as being among the top five most streamed artists in their first year
partnering with Sony to provide the streaming service on the video game console,
PlayStation 4.[86]

On 24 August, in preparation for his third studio album, Republic Records executive
vice-president Wendy Goldstein confirmed The Weeknd begun collaborations with
French electronic music duo Daft Punk.[87] A month later, the album's title was
announced as Starboy, and had a release date of 25 November.[6] He soon released
the album's title track, which features Daft Punk. The song was an unprecedented
success, seeing platinum certification and also going number one in the United
States, as well as in various other countries.[88] A second collaboration with Daft
Punk, entitled "I Feel It Coming", was released a week proceeding the album's
release, alongside the solo efforts "Party Monster" and "False Alarm".[89] The
Weeknd then returned to Saturday Night Live on 10 October, performing "Starboy" and
"False Alarm". He would then release a 12-minute short film, titled M A N I A, on
23 November.[90] Directed by Grant Singer, it featured excerpts from the album,
including snippets from "All I Know" featuring Future, "Sidewalks" featuring
Kendrick Lamar, "Secrets" and "Die for You".[91]

In 2017, The Weeknd also appeared on Future's sixth studio album, as well as on the
debut single from Nav, who was signed by XO in January. He also became the first
ever feature utilized by Lana Del Rey, appearing on "Lust for Life", the title
track and second single from her fifth studio album.

Artistry[edit]
Tesfaye cites Michael Jackson, Prince, and R. Kelly as his main musical
inspirations.[92] He has attributed Jackson's music as key at spurring him to be a
singer, referencing the lyrics to "Dirty Diana" as an example.[11] He also said his
high-flying vocal style was influenced by habesha singers like Aster Aweke.[11] He
grew up listening to a variety of music genres, including soul, quiet storm, hip
hop, funk, indie rock, and post-punk.[93] His other influences include David Bowie,
[94] The Smiths, Bad Brains, Talking Heads, DeBarge,[95] where his influences from
hip hop include 50 Cent, the Wu-Tang Clan,[96] Drake,[97] and Eminem.[98]

The Weeknd's songs are "built around a fogged, crepuscular production",[99] and
feature slow tempos,[100] rumbling bass, and forlorn echoes.[10] The Weeknd sings
in a falsetto register,[101] exhibiting an enticing tone. J. D. Considine finds his
singing's "tremulous quality" similar to Michael Jackson, but writes that he
eschews Jackson's "strong basis in the blues" for a more Arabic-influenced melisma.
[102] His music incorporates samples that are unconventional in R&B production,
including punk and alternative rock.[102] Marc Hogan of Spin says that The Weeknd's
samples tend "to draw from rock critic-approved sources, though generally ones that
already share elements of his sexual menace", with samples of artists such as Beach
House, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Aaliyah.[103] The Weeknd worked mostly with
producers Illangelo and Doc McKinney, whom Pitchfork Media's Ian Cohen credits with
developing "a state-of-the-art R&B template" with the artist.[100] In concert, The
Weeknd reappropriates his digitized productions with a suite-like arena rock
aesthetic.[10]

His emotional, plaintive lyrics often express feelings of hurt and deal with
subject matter such as sex,[99] drugs, and partying.[10] Hermione Hoby of The
Guardian characterizes The Weeknd's songs as "narcotised-slow jams" and delineates
their message as "partying is an existential experience, sex is fraught with
alienation, and everything registers as unreal and unsettling".[99] The Guardian's
Paul MacInnes interprets The Weeknd's trilogy of mixtapes as "a rough trajectory of
party, after-party and hangover".[104] Anupa Mistry of the Toronto Standard
observes throughout his mixtapes a "cast of supine, stoned zombie-women ... whose
legs willingly part after being plied with substances and who morph into threats
only when [he is] coming down and feeling vulnerable".[10] The Weeknd has viewed
that, by singing vulgar, ignorant lyrics in an elegant, sexy way, he is paying
homage to R. Kelly and Prince.[105]

Some journalists have associated The Weeknd with a broadening of R&B's musical
palette to incorporate indie and electronic styles; his work has been categorized
with the alternative R&B tag.[106][99] Mistry writes that he "will be obsequiously
praised as the future of R&B musicbecause [he] is a black singer, not because he's
making quantifiable, canonical R&B".[10] AllMusic's Andy Kellman categorizes him as
an "alternative R&B act".[31] Prior to his major label deal, The Weeknd withheld
his identity and maintained an enigmatic, shadowy persona while releasing his
mixtapes online.

His hairstylewhich was partly inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiathas been described

as his most recognizable trait.[11] In an interview, he detailed that he began
growing it out in 2011, and remarked at the easiness in maintaining it, with "a
hard shampoo every once in a while".[11] He eventually cut his hair in 2016, which
was visually illustrated in the music video of the first single, attributing an
aesthetic shift in music as basis for altering his hair.

The Weeknd has received praise from many musical artists. Veteran artist Babyface
who spoke positively about The Weeknd stated, "I do love The Weeknd, and I love
how, whoever he's working with, they're using pieces of R&B with other things that
feel really great. It's promising in the sense that I think there are other
unknowns that will come forward and get back to being musicians".[107] He has also
been cited as a musical influence by Drake,[108] Halsey,[109] Nick Jonas,[110] and
Tove Lo.[111]

Awards and nominations[edit]

See also: List of awards and nominations received by The Weeknd
The Weeknd has won two Grammy Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, two American
Music Awards, nine Juno Awards,[5] and has been nominated for one Academy Award.
[112]

Business ventures[edit]
In November 2015, to further promote Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
collaborated with PAX Labs to release a limited edition version of the PAX 2
vaporizer, an electronic cigarette that could be used in shows during The Madness
Fall Tour.[113] The cigarette featured the "xo" branding on the front, as well as
having the ability to play "The Hills" when turned on.[114] With the original PAX 2
priced at $279.99, the limited edition cigarette cost $324.99.[115] PAX also acted
as an official sponsor for the tour, presenting special backstage VIP activations
for fans who bought packages that included the cigarette.[116][117] PAX Labs chief
marketing officer Richard Mumby stated "Music and fashion have always been a
natural fit for Pax...This was the perfect opportunity to bring together The
Weeknd's style with our technology."[117]

In 2016, The Weeknd announced a partnership with Puma, signing on to the company as
the new Global Brand ambassador, and will headline the company's "Run the Streets"
campaign. It was launched in early November, with the final collection made
available to coincide with the release of Starboy.[118] He also hosted several pop-
up retail stores for the "Starboy: Limited Capsule" collection,[119] which were
available across North America, including New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto.
[120] The Weeknd also began his own XO branded merchandise, which was furthered by
a collaboration with H&M to present its Spring 2017 campaign. The campaign would
feature new collaborative pieces developed with the singer's brand, and was
released on 2 March 2017.[121]

In May 2016, the Weeknd had a limited edition pop up sale for the "Starboy 2017
Limited Capsule Collection".[119] The collections were available in New York, Los
Angeles, Chicago, Miami Beach, Houston, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.[122]

Personal life[edit]
The Weeknd began dating model Bella Hadid at the beginning of 2015; the couple were
first seen together in April at Coachella.[123][124] Hadid later starred in his
music video "In the Night" in December. They also made their red carpet appearance
as a couple at the 2016 Grammy Awards in February.[125] On 11 November 2016, it was
reported that the couple had split; citing their conflicting schedules as the
rationale for the relationship's termination.[126] The Weeknd reportedly started
dating Selena Gomez in January 2017 and they moved in together temporarily in
September 2017 in Greenwich Village, New York.[127][128]

On social media outlets, he typically suffixed his first name with "xo".[99]
According to writer Hermoine Hoby, it is meant as an emoticon for "a kiss and a
hug",[99] while VH1's Zara Golden's stated that it is a reference to his
recreational use of ecstasy and oxycodone.[13][129] He later altered the handles on
his social media to reflect his stage name in preparation for the release of
Starboy.[130]

He is a fan of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[131] He enjoys playing video games
such as Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.[132][133] In the
context of media outlets reporting cases of police brutality, in 2016, he expressed
disdain, tweeting "blue lives murder".[134][135][136] In May 2016, The Weeknd and
Belly cancelled an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! due to Donald Trump being
present.[137]

Legal issues[edit]
In January 2015, The Weeknd was arrested for punching a Las Vegas police officer.
[138] He pleaded no contest, and was sentenced to 50 hours of community service.
[139] In December 2015, The Weeknd was sued by Cutting Edge Music, as they alleged
that the baseline for "The Hills" was featured in the score for The Machine.[140]
The outcomes of the lawsuit are unknown.

Philanthropy[edit]
Prior to being presented the Bikila Award for Professional Excellence in 2014, he
donated $50,000 towards a class at the University of Toronto on Ge'ez, the classic
language of Ethiopia.[141] In December 2015, he worked with Ryan Seacrest's
foundation to visit Children's Hospital in Atlanta.[142] In 2016, he also donated
$250,000 to Black Lives Matter.[136][143]

Discography[edit]
Main article: The Weeknd discography
Kiss Land (2013)
Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)
Starboy (2016)
Tours[edit]
Headlining[edit]
The Weeknd International Tour (2012)[144]
The Weeknd Fall Tour (2012)[145]
Kiss Land Fall Tour (2013)[146]
King of the Fall Tour (2014)[147]
The Madness Fall Tour (2015)[148]
Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour (2017)[149]
Supporting[edit]
Ceremonials Tour (with Florence and the Machine) (2012)[150]
The 20/20 Experience World Tour (with Justin Timberlake) (2013)[51]
Would You Like a Tour? (with Drake) (2014)[151]
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