The weekend is preparing to celebrate the 10 years of her musical career by anticipating the release of ” Maison des ballons “, a mixtape with which she made her singing career debut and which will be released for the first time on digital platforms on March 21st.
This material was put online completely for free in 2011, with mixtures of Cocteau Twins, Beach House, Aaliyah , among other artists who have made a difference in the development of their musical artist. Until now, these samples had not had an official release since he landed his first record deal with a major label.
This mixtape will feature a special edition vinyl featuring works by New York artist Daniel Arsham . “On Sunday, for its 10th anniversary, I will be posting ‘House of Balloons’ on all streaming platforms for the first time in its original incarnation with the original mixes and samples,” the artist wrote on Instagram .
Recently, The Weekend said it would stand firm in its decision to boycott the Grammy awards from now on. This after his album ” After Hours Was notably ignored in all minor and major categories at this year’s ceremony.”
After announcing the nominees at the ceremony, his fans highlighted the singer’s absence via social media. Abel Tesfaye (real name of the artist), wrote through his profile on Twitter that the awards jury “remained corrupt” and that he owed him, his fans and the industry, the transparency that was not obviously not presented.
Fortunately for him, accolades kept coming to his work. This year, the mayor of his hometown Toronto has declared February 7 to be the ” Day of the Week, ” in recognition of being the city’s first singer to have his own stellar Super Bowl presentation .