“Trust me girl / You’ll wanna be high for this.” Quite the bold statement coming from someone who you couldn’t even make out in a crowd. The lyrics from “High For This,” The Weeknd’s House Of Balloons ...

The Weeknd released his debut mixtape House Of Balloons in 2011, before he was signed to XO Records. The project was an early indication of the singer’s massive success as it instantly put The Weeknd ...

Public intrigue in the Weeknd’s dark music has officially lasted a decade. Over the weekend, the once-mysterious chart-topper re-released his 2011 debut mixtape House of Balloons in celebration of its ...

Exactly 10 years after releasing his debut mixtape House of Balloons, The Weeknd is reissuing the project in its “original incarnation.” The XO artist announced the release on social media this week, ...

The Weeknd is going back to where it all started. A new feature by Vogue on The Weeknd reveals that the "I Can't Feel My Face" singer is back in the studio with the producers behind his debut project ...

(AllHipHop News) Five years ago, a new R&B voice arrived on the music scene with the well received mixtape House Of Balloons. The Weeknd’s debut project is now considered groundbreaking material that ...

20 year old Abel Tesfaye comes from Toronto, Canada and is about to blow up. I just know he is. He has to. Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd uploaded three songs: ‘What You Need’, ‘Loft Music’ and ‘The ...

The pained register of his falsetto. The hair that does as it will. The sex, the drugs, the corresponding agony and allure of the hedonism he wades in. These elements have made the Weeknd a ...

Drake and The Weeknd haven't dropped any new music together in quite a while, but it feels safe to say there's no love lost between the two. Three weeks after having his fellow Toronto star appear in ...

The Weeknd released his House of Balloons mixtape on March 21, 2011; he released it for free on his website and, pun intended, it blew up quick. Ten years later, The Weeknd played the Super Bowl, ...

On paper, The Weeknd’s House Of Balloons reads like a retread of How To Dress Well, another new-media-savvy act that shaded contemporary R&B with electronic and indie-rock aesthetics. But How To Dress ...

This Sunday is the 10th anniversary of the release of House Of Balloons, the first full-length release from The Weeknd. In that time, Abel Tesfaye has gone from a shadowy alternative R&B sensation to ...