The vibe on Starboy comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid. In an interview with Billboard, the Weeknd revealed that heavy influences on the album were 50 Cent and the Wu-Tang Clan. On September 7, 2016, the album was confirmed to be in production from an interview with VMan, with influence taken from Prince, the Smiths, Talking Heads and Bad Brains. On August 24, 2016, the Weeknd was confirmed by the Republic Records executive vice president Wendy Goldstein to be collaborating with the French electronic dance duo Daft Punk, during an interview with Billboard. The album won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards.Īfter the commercial success of his previous album Beauty Behind the Madness in 2015, the Weeknd hinted at the release of his third studio album on March 12, 2016, with his Instagram calling it the next 'chapter' to his music. In January 2019, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also debuted at number one on Billboard 's Canadian Albums Chart. Starboy received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with 348,000 album-equivalent units, 209,000 of which were pure sales. It was supported by seven singles: ' Starboy', ' I Feel It Coming', ' Party Monster', ' Reminder', ' Rockin' ', ' Die for You', and ' Secrets'. The album features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and Future. It was released on November 25, 2016, through XO and Republic Records. Starboy is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd.

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