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Weekend is a Disco act. Their sound grew out of Cashmere Cat, Travis Scott, Belly, Kanye West and Future. Those roots explain a lot about how Weekend arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as A Place to Bury Strangers, Crystal Stilts, Young Marble Giants, Lower Dens and Crocodiles, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Weekend, reaching back through Cashmere Cat. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Regarded as an influential figure in popular music, he is known for his light-lyric tenor vocal range and falsetto, alternative R&B sound, and dark aesthetics, as well as the cinematic visuals and storytelling of his music videos. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 3 MTV Video Music Awards, and a Latin Grammy Award.
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Weekend connections
Weekend grew out of Cashmere Cat, Travis Scott, Belly and Kanye West, shares an orbit with A Place to Bury Strangers, Crystal Stilts, Young Marble Giants and Lower Dens. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Weekend
Sounds and acts that shaped Weekend.
- Cashmere Catartist
- Travis Scottartist
- Bellyartist
- Kanye Westartist
- Futureartist
- Francis and the Lightsartist
- Young Marble Giantsartist
- The Blood Brothersartist
- Drakeartist
- Justin Timberlakeartist
- Siaartist
- Diploartist
- Beyoncéartist
- Ty Dolla Signartist
- ScHoolboy Qartist
- Jhené Aikoartist
- Ariana Grandeartist
- Alicia Keysartist
- Meek Millartist
Artists similar to Weekend
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Weekend.
- A Place to Bury Strangersartist
- Crystal Stiltsartist
- Young Marble Giantsartist
- Lower Densartist
- Crocodilesartist
- Just Mustardartist
- Film Schoolartist
- Swirliesartist
- DIIVartist
- Bailter Spaceartist
- Disappearsartist
- No Joyartist
- Atlas Soundartist
- Amusement Parks On Fireartist
- Kitchens of Distinctionartist
- Swervedriverartist
- Autoluxartist
- The House of Loveartist
- Drop Nineteensartist
- For Againstartist
- Deerhunterartist
- Minksartist
- Lushartist
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heartartist
- Lilysartist
- Zeroartist
- The Daysleepersartist
- Cloakroomartist
- Feltartist
- Airielartist
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