The Weekend - Often

[Dj Kracbaby]

Smooth opener track

[IamDJBoo]

amazing track

[DJ PRINCE P]

thee best ive heard all day

[djsolo334]

Allegedly “shrouded in mystery” despite a social media presence (with accompanying photos) on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Soundcloud, and YouTube, as well as major support from fellow Torontonian Drake, alternative R&B act the Weeknd — a solo outlet for vocalist Abel Tesfaye — surfaced in March 2011 with House of Balloons. A nine-track, 50-minute mixtape made available for free download on the Weeknd website, House of Balloons was based in morose ballads filled with drug references and sexual longing. Sonically, there were clear traces of radio-friendly contemporary R&B à la Trey Songz, Jeremih, the-Dream, and Drake, while also appealing to listeners who favored left-of-center, production-over-songcraft exponents like Spacek and Sa-Ra. The mixtape, made by Tesfaye in collaboration with producers Doc McKinney and Illangelo, among others, garnered widespread coverage — most of which was gushingly positive — within days of its March 21 release. A second mixtape, Thursday (August 19), preceded several appearances on Drake's album Take Care. Echoes of Silence (December 21), the third Weeknd mixtape, followed just before the end of the year. The following June, "Crew Love," off Take Care, reached the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart. A few months later, he was featured on another charting single, Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You."

After Tesfaye signed with Universal Republic, the three Weeknd mixtapes were remastered and bundled with three new songs for Trilogy, issued in November 2012. The set debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart. The following April, Tesfaye won Juno Awards in the categories of Breakthrough Artist of the Year and R&B/Soul Recording of the Year. Trilogy was certified platinum by the RIAA the next month. Kiss Land, much darker in tone than its title implied, followed in September 2013.

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very nice

[djgeo415]

I like this jam

[bigdaddyq67]

yea im feelin this one!

[beedown]

this is smooth

[monettefamily]

COLD!!! love it

[DJDBanks]

This is the truth right here!

[DJZoeBoi]

The Weekend - Often

 

[DNas]

The Weeknd keeps getting better everyday!

[polosandclarks]

dude is a genius

[Anthony DjXclusive Cantave]

banger for days

[DJ TeCHNLGy]

I like how the track sounds

[bryantmario]

Highly requested track already....................will play

[budda_DJ]

F@*ks with The Weeknd

[Kuttz805]

Not bad for a weekend jam but heard better

[D-Jay DirtyRed]

ooohhhhh yea

[cobra]

tight!!!! I like

[Tanishia Hall]

I love the weeknd

[Adrian63]

Fire track !!!!!

[DjNessNice]

thanks bro

[GreenHitz.com]

Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian recording artist and record producer. In late 2010, Tesfaye anonymously uploaded several songs to YouTube under the name "The Weeknd". He released three nine-track mixtapes throughout 2011: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which were critically acclaimed. The following year, he released a compilation album, Trilogy, consisting of remastered versions of the mixtape material and three additional songs. It was released under Republic Records and his own label XO. In 2013, he released his debut studio album Kiss Land, which was supported by the singles "Kiss Land", and "Live For".

The Weeknd has received praise from several music publications, including Pitchfork, MTV, BET, Rolling Stone, XXL and The Source. MTV's John Norris has dubbed him the "songbird of his generation" and the "best musical talent since Michael Jackson".

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[mindkontrolent]

weekend always go off

[DJ KY]

nice track for sure!

[IamDJBoo]

another great record from the weekend

[dj_dceezy]

don't quite follow this song

[dj markie d]

Nice track

[Magas Joseph]

coollllllllll

[SELECTA GARY]

that sound sweet