On November 20, 2016, the Weeknd sang "Starboy" at the 2016 American Music Awards. He promoted the album by performing both "Starboy" and " False Alarm" and starred in a brief cameo on the "Weeknd Update" sketch, where he acknowledged his new haircut. The Weeknd was a musical guest on the season 42 season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Secrets" was released to radio in Italy on November 10, 2017, as the album's fifth and final international single. The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Die for You" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on September 19, 2017, as the album's fifth and final single in the United States. The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Rockin' " was released to contemporary hit radio in France on May 9, 2017, as the album's fourth international single. The song peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Reminder" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 9, 2017, as the album's fourth single in the United States. The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. " Party Monster" was released to urban contemporary radio on December 6, 2016, as the album's third single. The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. " I Feel It Coming" was serviced to British contemporary hit radio on November 24, 2016, and later to rhythmic contemporary radio on December 6, 2016, as the album's second single. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The music video for the song premiered on September 28. The song features guest appearances from French electronic duo Daft Punk. On September 21, 2016, the album's lead single, " Starboy", was released digitally on music stores and streaming services. See also: Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour Singles The album cover was photographed and designed by Nabil Elderkin, and its CD booklet features eleven portraits of the Weeknd shot by Elderkin. The Weeknd formally announced his third studio album on September 21, by sharing its title and release date of November 25. I was a teenager when I saw Scarface, and even though it was unbelievable, it's kind of cool Tony Montana could survive all those gunshots and not feel them. 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. He later revealed the album's overall theme and additional influences during his own interview with Billboard: On September 7, the Weeknd revealed during an interview with VMan that the album was in production and was influenced by Prince, the Smiths, Talking Heads and Bad Brains. On August 24, the executive vice president of Republic Records Wendy Goldstein confirmed during an interview with Billboard that the Weeknd would be collaborating with French electronic duo Daft Punk. As of January 2019, the album is certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Īfter the commercial success of his previous album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), the Weeknd hinted at the release of his third studio album on March 12, 2016, with an Instagram post calling it the next "chapter" to his music. Starboy won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018, marking the Weeknd's second win in that category. It also debuted at number one on Billboard 's Canadian Albums Chart. It 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), becoming the Weeknd's second consecutive number-one album. Starboy was supported by seven singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single of the same name and the top-five single " I Feel It Coming". As the album's executive producers, the Weeknd and Doc McKinney enlisted a variety of producers such as Diplo, Cashmere Cat, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Labrinth, among others. It features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and Future. Starboy is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released on November 25, 2016, through XO and Republic Records.
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