Stereogum — The Weeknd and Daft Punk’s “Starboy” video — a clip so good it was nominated for an MTV EMA before it was even released — has arrived. Abel Tesfaye’s favored director Grant Singer is back in the fold here, filming Tesfaye smashing up an e... more info

Consequence of Sound — Metallica, The Strokes, The Weeknd, The xx, Flume, Cage the Elephant, Tegan and Sara, and more. more info

Idolator — The Weeknd introduces a new era. more info

Stereogum — Last week, the Weeknd released “Starboy,” a collaboration with Daft Punk and the title track from his upcoming album. The song’s music video isn’t out yet — it’s set to arrive tomorrow, according to a recent Instagram by the Weeknd — bu... more info

Gigwise — Beyonce, Adele, and Justin Bieber are up for five nominations each at this years MTV European Music Awards. Coldplay are also up for four awards and Kanye West is up for two. The ceremony will take place in Ahoy in Rotterdam on 6 November with al... more info

Yahoo! Music — Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like Lady Gaga, Dirty Projectors, and New Order, plus brand new streaming music from Drive-By Truckers, Nicolas Jaar, ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Lineups for Chile, Argentina, and Brazil events to be revealed in October. more info

MSN Music — Justin Bieber, The Weeknd and more stars have undergone major hair style transformations. more info

MTV.co.uk News — This week's BEST new tracks, featuring The Weeknd, Kings Of Leon AND MORE... more info

New York Times — The nine songs and videos that caught our pop critics’ attention this week, from Common’s “Black America Again” to LVL Up’s “The Closing Door.” more info