Stereogum — With his last album, 2015’s Beauty Behind The Madness, the Weeknd reinvented himself as a full-on pop star. Two songs from that album topped the Billboard charts last summer, and he spent the rest of the year headlining festivals and touring arenas... more info

Idolator — Just call him “STARBOY.” more info

Mjsbigblog — Just one concert to report…Canadian Idol Carly Rae Jepson was at Ashbury Park. HDD runs down some of the big Q4 releases. Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Drake and The Weeknd have albums coming out this fall (Drake releases a couple of albums a year... more info

Consequence of Sound — Tool, Arcade Fire, The Weeknd, and a Halloween weekend in New Orleans. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kanye, Britney, The Weeknd, Tupac and MORE in this week's news round-up: more info

NME — "I feel like it’s such an art and a talent that I admire tremendously" more info

Consequence of Sound — R&B crooner also reveals his love of filmmaker David Lynch. more info

Idolator — His post-breakthrough project is influenced by Prince, Talking Heads & Ethiopian music. more info

Stereogum — The Weeknd (aka Abel Tesfaye) is VMAN’s latest coverboy, and in the accompanying interview, Tesfaye discusses his album-in-progress. The follow up to 2015’s Beauty Behind The Madness is still untitled, but Tesfaye elaborated on its influences: Th... more info

NME — André 3000, Cassie, Kid Cudi and Bryson Tiller also appear on the rapper's second album more info