Christine and the Queens covers The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ for #TogetherAtHome series

It started off so innocently. While chatting with Variety, The Weeknd said that his 2011 mixtape House of Balloons was a gamechanger, so much that even Usher channeled this new brand of dark, sophisticated R&B on his song “Climax.” Many fans went a bit overboard and said that The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye, 30) was pulling a “Soulja Boy accuses Drake of ‘stealing my whole f-cking flow’ ” move.

“I heard ‘Climax', that Usher song, and was like: ‘Holy fuck, that’s a Weeknd song'"

"You hear sirens at the end of 'Faith' - that’s me in the back of the cop car"

The iconic songwriter passed away this week

The singer will also play a character and debut a new song

The Weeknd's next move after making history by topping five major Billboard charts in the same week? The R&B crooner will lend his talents to the Fox animated series American Dad on May 4.The Canadian superstar (real name Abel Tesfaye) posed alongside American Dad and Robot Chicken writer Joel Hurwitz via Instagram on Thursday (April 2) for his special television announcement, plus a short quarantine PSA. "Me and this guy wrote an episode of American Dad.

The Weeknd briefly considered halting the launch of his latest album as he didn’t want to appear “insensitive” during the coronavirus pandemic.

The artist's new album came out as planned on March 20

It follows Héloïse Letissier's recent cover of The Weeknd

Self-isolation has put Christine and the Queens in the mood for some Weeknd.

Christine and the Queens has shared a cover of the Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” her contribution to the social distancing hashtag #TogetherAtHome. Check it out below.

Christine and the Queens took part in Global Citizen's "Together At Home" concert series on Monday (March 23), giving fans a tour of her room and performing a number of songs.

The Canadian artist also shares a gory new video for 'In Your Eyes'

The Weeknd‘s 2020 album, After Hours, dropped in the early hours of March 20 and ever since, fans have been searching for clues that some of the songs might be about his on-again, off-again relationship with Bella Hadid. “Bella knows that Abel has always put his heart and soul into his music.

The Weeknd is heading for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with his fifth album After Hours.

The Weeknd has shared a video for “In Your Eyes,” a track off his latest record After Hours. In the Anton Tammi–directed clip, Abel Tesfaye’s crimson-suited alter ego stalks a young woman (Zaina Miuccia) with a giant knife. It doesn’t end well for him. Find the video below.

The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) has made a career out of albums that are simultaneously seductive and sad. But his music isn't the only thing that can be described that way: his on-and-off relationship with supermodel Bella Hadid can be, too.

Last December, the Weeknd returned with a vengeance. After laying low for a couple of years following the release of My Dear Melancholy, Abel Tesfaye was suddenly everywhere at once.

The more ya know! Fans of The Weeknd just got more insight into the R&B crooner’s life through Postmates’ celebrity spotlight series, “The Receipt.”