The Weeknd: Starboy (Translucent Red Vinyl 2LP)

Rising Starboy: Two Grammys, a celebrated Brit Award performance, an Oscar nomination, 8 Billboard Awards, plus a steady stream of gold and platinum - The Weeknd has rapidly developed from underground tip to global megastar! The new longplayer "Starboy" recorded over 400 million streams just one week after its release and sold no less than 1 million copies! It also climbed to #1 in all charts in over 90 countries, including the US charts. The album features high-profile collaborations with artists such as Lana Del Rey, Future and Kendrick Lamar. For the title track, which broke all streaming and airplay records, the gentlemen of Daft Punk did the honors. But not without first pulling out all the stops on "Hurry Up Tomorrow" and stepping on the gas once again with many friends and guests. After all, The Weeknd's last two records have pulverized pretty much all streaming records and even made the 34-year-old the "most popular artist in the world" in 2023 according to the Guinness Book of Records. So there's no denying a certain amount of fall. But the singles released so far from "Hurry Up Tomorrow" leave no doubt that The Weeknd can more than maintain the level of his predecessors. Feature guests such as Playboi Carti and the Brazilian singer Anitta and the star producers Pharell Williams and Max Martin (Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande) help him achieve this. Even Giorgio Moroder, the Italian composing legend, has contributed keyboards and arrangements.