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The Weeknd releases new song, “Kiss Land”

May 17th, 2013

We showed you a snippet of The Weeknd’s new song, “John Carpenter” earlier this week, but we have another song for you just in time for the long weekend! The Toronto artist has released the title track off of his upcoming album, Kiss Land, and it’s just as amazing as we had expected. The track [...]

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Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

French Montana and The Weeknd team up on new song, “Gifted”

May 15th, 2013

Rapper French Montana and R&B sensation The Weeknd have collaborated on a new song called “Gifted” for Montana’s new album, Excuse My French. The album will be out on May 21, but click below to hear the two together on the new track. What do you think? Are you excited for French Montana’s new album? [...]

Tags: french montana, gifted, new song, News, The Weeknd
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Today’s Top 10: Most Hyped Albums

May 14th, 2013

There is so much good music coming out, it’s hard to keep track! But, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Inspired by MMVA performer Demi Lovato’s latest album dropping today, we’re counting down the most hyped albums. Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top 10 every Monday to Wednesday at 10 PM ET only [...]

Tags: avril lavigne, beyonce, Blog, daft punk, Demi Lovato, down with webster, drake, jay-z, justin timberlake, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, rihanna, selena gomez, The Weeknd, Today's Top 10
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Brian

Hear a sneak peek of The Weeknd’s new song, “John Carpenter”

May 14th, 2013

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Toronto’s The Weeknd, but we forgive him. The guy did put out an entire trilogy after all and that’s a lot of work! But, an album called Kiss Land has been announced for later this year and we’ve finally gotten a glimpse now at a new upcoming [...]

Tags: john carpenter, kiss land, new song, News, The Weeknd
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos, News | Posted by Melody

Today’s Top 10: Your Fave MMVA Wildcard Nominees

May 13th, 2013

The MMVAs are so close, we can smell it! The Your Fave nominees are out – but we want you to have your say! Head over to the MMVA website to cast your wildcard vote for the Your Fave Artist or Group, Video and International Artist categories. These videos will help inspire you! Don’t miss [...]

Tags: Anjulie, Blog, Bruno Mars, Deadmau5, justin timberlake, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, marianas trench, rihanna, tegan and sara, The Sheepdogs, The Weeknd, Today's Top 10
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Brian

Today’s Top 10: Biggest Juno Winners

April 23rd, 2013

The biggest night for Canadian music went down this weekend. To celebrate, we’re counting down the biggest winners of this year’s Juno Awards. Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top 10 every Monday to Wednesday at 10 PM ET only on MuchMusic! 10 Drake f. Lil Wayne – “HYFR” 9 Grimes – [...]

Tags: Anjulie, Blog, Carly Rae Jepsen, classified, David Myles, drake, Grimes, justin bieber, lil wayne, ludacris, marianas trench, metric, Serena Ryder, The Weeknd, Today's Top 10
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Brian

Today’s Top 10: Biggest Twitter Fights

January 15th, 2013

Oh, Twitter! What would we do without it? In addition to keeping us up-to-date on what our fave celebrities are up to, it also allows stars to get into some heated, sometimes hilarious, Twitter feuds. Here’s a countdown of the 10 biggest offenders! Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top 10 every Monday to [...]

Tags: 2 chainz, Azealia Banks, Blog, Chief Keef, Deadmau5, die antwoord, drake, Lazy Jay, lil wayne, miley cyrus, One Direction, rihanna, The Weeknd, Today's Top 10
Posted in Blog, Today's Top 10 | Posted by Lauren

The Weeknd finally breaks his silence, gives first interview

November 26th, 2012

Ever since Toronto’s The Weeknd entered the scene, he’s been fairly tight-lipped, ignoring the press and refusing all interviews – but not anymore! After his show in London last night, British music mag NME snagged an exclusive interview with Abel Tesfaye. Not only shying away from the media, Tesfaye waited for a period of time [...]

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Posted in Blog, News | Posted by Melody

Listen to The Weeknd’s Trilogy on First Spins

November 15th, 2012

2012 was a big year for music. Frank Ocean. Beach House. Kendrick Lamar. And now we have The Weeknd’s Trilogy ready for you here on MuchMusic.com‘s First Spin section. The Weeknd has finally released an all-encompassing package of his groundbreaking mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, Echoes of Silence from 2011 which has lead to an [...]

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Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, first spins, Music & Videos | Posted by Aimee

The Weeknd F. Drake “The Zone” (Video)

November 8th, 2012

The much anticipated Trilogy mixtape series. Which is collaboration between The Weeknd and Drake is set to drop on the 13th. To preface it The Weeknd has released a new video “Zone” which features his Canadian counterpart. This song showcased the Weeknds’ signature drone and a few bars by Drake.

Tags: drake, Music Video, RapCity, The Weeknd
Posted in Blog, RapCity, Video | Posted by SimoneRK