The Weeknd: Rozdiel medzi revíziami

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2012 – 2014
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2015
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Po vydaní albumu sa Tesfaye nezúčastňoval rozhovorov a rozhodol sa, že nebude komunikovať prostredníctvom Twitteru.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lau|first=Melody|date=July 25, 2011|title=Mysterious R&B singer sells out first show|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/drake-protege-the-weeknd-proves-hes-no-fluke-in-live-debut-20110725|journal=[[Rolling Stone]]|location=New York|access-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref> Toto bolo brané ako reklamná taktika pre jeho druhý mixtape s názvom ''[[Thursday (album)|Thursday]]'', ktorý vyšiel 18. augusta 2011.<ref name="npost">Dunlevy, T'Cha (March 23, 2012). [http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/20/365-days-of-weeknd-we-chart-abel-tesfayes-rise-to-fame-a-year-after-house-of-balloons/ "365 days of Weeknd: We chart Abel Tesfaye's rise to fame a year after House of Balloons"] {{webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120321220120/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/03/20/365%2Ddays%2Dof%2Dweeknd%2Dwe%2Dchart%2Dabel%2Dtesfayes%2Drise%2Dto%2Dfame%2Da%2Dyear%2Dafter%2Dhouse%2Dof%2Dballoons/|date=March 21, 2012}} .''[[National Post]]''. Retrieved March 27, 2012</ref> Tretí mixtape ''[[Echoes of Silence]]'' bol vydaný 21. decembra 2011, rok po jeho debutových singloch.<ref name="npost" /><ref>The Weeknd's Official site [http://the-weeknd.com/ Official Site]. Retrieved March 28, 2012</ref>
 
Po tomto vydaní boli tri mixtapy uvedené spoločne pod názvom ''Balloons Trilogy'',''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/echoes-of-silence-the-weeknd-reveals-final-part-of-the-balloons-trilogy-77249|title=Echoes Of Silence The Weeknd reveals final part of the Balloons Trilogy The Line Of Best Fit|date=December 22, 2011|publisher=theLineofBestFit.com|access-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref>''ktoré spevákovi zabezpečili ponuky od rôznych hudobných vydavateľstiev. [[Súbor:The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg|náhľad|Tesfaye počas vystúpenia na festivale Coachella v roku 2012.]]
 
=== 2012 – 2014: ''Trilogy'' a ''Kiss Land'' ===
{{Main|Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Kiss Land}}
[[Súbor:The_Weeknd_by_David_Hwang.jpg|náhľad|Tesfaye počas vystúpenia na festivale Coachella v roku 2012.]]
V apríli 2012 začal svoje prvé turné v Spojených štátoch vystúpením na festivale [[Coachella Festival|Coachella]].<ref name="tour">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/46157-watch-the-weeknds-entire-coachella-set/|title=Abel Tesfaye makes his U.S. debut|last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=April 16, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223903/https://pitchfork.com/news/46157-watch-the-weeknds-entire-coachella-set/|url-status=live}}</ref> Turné vyvrcholilo v [[New York (mesto)|New Yorku]] vypredanými predstaveniami, ktoré pozitívne hodnotil ''[[Rolling Stone]]''.<ref name="tour" /><ref name="Stones">{{Cite journal|last=Krishnamurthy|first=Sowmya|date=April 29, 2012|title=The Weeknd Mesmerizes at Bowery Ballroom|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-weeknd-mesmerizes-at-bowery-ballroom-20120429|journal=Rolling Stone|location=New York|access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref> Tesfaye rozšíril svoje turné o Európu a účinkoval na rôznych európskych festivaloch, vrátane festivalov [[Primavera Sound Festival|Primavera Sound]] v [[Španielsko|Španielsku]] a [[Portugalsko|Portugalsku]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prettymuchamazing.com/news/the-weeknd-announces-first-ever-tour|title=The Weeknd announces first ever tour|last=Tovar|first=Luis|publisher=prettymuchamazing.com|access-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref> a festivalu [[Wireless Festival|Wireless]] v [[Londýn|Londýne]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/line-up/|title=Wireless line up 2012|publisher=wirelessfestival.co.uk|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316180853/http://www.wirelessfestival.co.uk/line-up/|archive-date=March 16, 2012|access-date=March 16, 2012}}</ref> Na svojom vystúpení v Londýne zaspieval pieseň „[[Dirty Diana]]“ (od [[Michael Jackson|Michaela Jacksona]]) a dostal pozitívne ohlasy od [[Katy Perry]] aj [[Florence Welchová|Florence Welch]], ktorá si všimla schopnosť speváka úspešne zvládnuť komplexnú pieseň.<ref name="June">{{Cite journal|title=The Weeknd covers Michael Jackson as he plays his debut UK show|url=https://www.nme.com/news/weekend--3/64204|journal=[[NME]]|location=London|access-date=December 30, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223930/https://www.nme.com/news/music/weekend-3-1280196|url-status=live}}</ref> V júni sa ukázalo, že album ''Balloons Trilogy'' bol stiahnutý viac ako 8 miliónov-krát, čo Tesfayemu umožnilo iniciovať formálne komerčné vydanie projektov.<ref name="June" />[[Súbor:The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17,_2013_amber_lighting.jpg|náhľad|Tesfaye na koncerte v [[Massey Hall]] (október 2013)]]V septembri 2012 podpísal s [[Republic Records]] kontrakt a tak založil aj vlastné vydavateľstvo s názvom [[XO (hudobné vydavateľstvo)|XO]].<ref name="Hampp">{{Cite journal|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|date=November 12, 2012|title=The Weeknd & Reps Talk Clearing Samples, Touring For 'Trilogy' Release|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474219/the-weeknd-reps-talk-clearing-samples-touring-for-trilogy-release|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=New York|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223925/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474219/the-weeknd-reps-talk-clearing-samples-touring-for-trilogy-release|url-status=live}}</ref> Kompilačný album pre mixtapes s názvom ''[[Trilogy (album)|Trilogy]]'' vyšiel o dva mesiace neskôr a pozostával z niekoľkých remasterovaných verzií skladieb a troch ďalších nahrávok.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48066-the-weeknd-shares-rolling-stone-video-trilogy-artwork|title=The Weeknd Shares 'Rolling Stone' Video, Trilogy Artwork|last=Battan|first=Carrie|date=October 2, 2012|website=Pitchfork|access-date=December 30, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223925/https://pitchfork.com/news/48066-the-weeknd-shares-rolling-stone-video-trilogy-artwork/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Trilogy'' sa umiestnil na štvrtom mieste amerického [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] s predajom 86 000 nahrávok v prvom týždni. Debutoval tiež na piatom mieste v [[Canadian Albums Chart|kanadskom albumovom rebríčku]] s podobným predajom.<ref name="bb">{{Cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=The weeknd|chart=all}}|title=Trilogy&nbsp;– The Weeknd|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Caulfield">{{Cite journal|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 10, 2012|title=One Direction Tops Billboard 200 Chart, 'Twilight' Debuts at No. 3|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474052/one-direction-tops-billboard-200-chart-twilight-debuts-at-no-3|journal=Billboard|location=Los Angeles|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=February 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224023649/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474052/one-direction-tops-billboard-200-chart-twilight-debuts-at-no-3|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Trilogy'' neskôr [[RIAA]] certifikovala platinovou platňou a [[Music Canada]] ho v máji 2013 certifikovala dvojitou platinou.<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22THE%20WEEKND%22|title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=December 19, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref><ref name="MC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Trilogy&sa=The+Weeknd&smt=0|title=Gold and Platinum Search|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927064324/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Trilogy&sa=The+Weeknd&smt=0|archive-date=September 27, 2013|access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref>O týždeň neskôr dostal spevák nomináciu od [[BBC]] na [[Sound of...|Sound of 2013]].<ref name="so13">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/theweeknd|title=Sound of 2013 Profiles: The Weeknd|date=December 9, 2012|publisher=BBC|access-date=December 10, 2012|archive-date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213061703/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/theweeknd|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
V septembri 2012 podpísal s [[Republic Records]] kontrakt a tak založil aj vlastné vydavateľstvo s názvom [[XO (hudobné vydavateľstvo)|XO]].<ref name="Hampp">{{Cite journal|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|date=November 12, 2012|title=The Weeknd & Reps Talk Clearing Samples, Touring For 'Trilogy' Release|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474219/the-weeknd-reps-talk-clearing-samples-touring-for-trilogy-release|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=New York|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223925/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/474219/the-weeknd-reps-talk-clearing-samples-touring-for-trilogy-release|url-status=live}}</ref> Kompilačný album pre mixtapes s názvom ''[[Trilogy (album)|Trilogy]]'' vyšiel o dva mesiace neskôr a pozostával z niekoľkých remasterovaných verzií skladieb a troch ďalších nahrávok.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/48066-the-weeknd-shares-rolling-stone-video-trilogy-artwork|title=The Weeknd Shares 'Rolling Stone' Video, Trilogy Artwork|last=Battan|first=Carrie|date=October 2, 2012|website=Pitchfork|access-date=December 30, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223925/https://pitchfork.com/news/48066-the-weeknd-shares-rolling-stone-video-trilogy-artwork/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Trilogy'' sa umiestnil na štvrtom mieste amerického [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] s predajom 86 000 nahrávok v prvom týždni. Debutoval tiež na piatom mieste v [[Canadian Albums Chart|kanadskom albumovom rebríčku]] s podobným predajom.<ref name="bb">{{Cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=The weeknd|chart=all}}|title=Trilogy&nbsp;– The Weeknd|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Caulfield">{{Cite journal|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=October 10, 2012|title=One Direction Tops Billboard 200 Chart, 'Twilight' Debuts at No. 3|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474052/one-direction-tops-billboard-200-chart-twilight-debuts-at-no-3|journal=Billboard|location=Los Angeles|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=February 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224023649/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474052/one-direction-tops-billboard-200-chart-twilight-debuts-at-no-3|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Trilogy'' neskôr [[RIAA]] certifikovala platinovou platňou a [[Music Canada]] ho v máji 2013 certifikovala dvojitou platinou.<ref name="RIAA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22THE%20WEEKND%22|title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=December 19, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=February 2016}}</ref><ref name="MC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Trilogy&sa=The+Weeknd&smt=0|title=Gold and Platinum Search|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927064324/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Trilogy&sa=The+Weeknd&smt=0|archive-date=September 27, 2013|access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref>O týždeň neskôr dostal spevák nomináciu od [[BBC]] na [[Sound of...|Sound of 2013]].<ref name="so13">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/theweeknd|title=Sound of 2013 Profiles: The Weeknd|date=December 9, 2012|publisher=BBC|access-date=December 10, 2012|archive-date=December 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213061703/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p010q6bc/profiles/theweeknd|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[Súbor:The_Weeknd_at_Massey_Hall_October_17,_2013_amber_lighting.jpg|náhľad|Tesfaye na koncerte v [[Massey Hall]] (október 2013)]]
16. mája 2013 mala premiéru titulná pieseň jeho debutového albumu ''[[Kiss Land]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/05/listen-the-weeknd-kiss-land|title=Listen: The Weeknd "Kiss Land"|last=Nostro|first=Lauren|date=May 16, 2013|access-date=May 17, 2013}}</ref> a tiež oznámil, že vyjde 10. septembra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://idolator.com/7472491/the-weeknd-kiss-land-release-date-cover-artwork|title=The Weeknd Unveils 'Kiss Land' Release Date & Cover Artwork|last=Williott|first=Carl|date=July 22, 2013|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|access-date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> Album bol neskôr propagovaný singlami „Belong to the World“ a „Live For“, na ktorých sa okrem Tesfayeho predstavil aj [[Drake (spevák)|Drake]], a týždeň pred vydaním albumu sa zúčastnili turné The Fall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisgoesin.com/2013/07/the-weeknds-kiss-land-arrives-on-august-27th-belong-to-the-world-snippet-news/|title=The Weeknd's 'Kiss Land' Arrives on August 27th, "Belong to the World" Snippet|date=July 13, 2013|publisher=ThisGoesIn|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723110346/http://www.thisgoesin.com/2013/07/the-weeknds-kiss-land-arrives-on-august-27th-belong-to-the-world-snippet-news/|archive-date=July 23, 2013|access-date=July 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Live-For-feat-Drake/dp/B00EP54R5U|title=Amazon.com: Live For [feat. Drake] [Clean]: The Weeknd: MP3 Downloads|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223926/https://www.amazon.com/Live-For-feat-Drake/dp/B00EP54R5U|url-status=live}}</ref> Po vydaní debutoval ''Kiss Land'' na druhom mieste v americkom [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] a predalo sa 96 000 kópií.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5695587/keith-urban-edges-the-weeknd-for-no-1-debut-on-billboard-200|title=Keith Urban Edges The Weeknd for No. 1 Debut on Billboard 200|date=December 1, 2012|website=Billboard|access-date=September 19, 2013}}</ref> Neskôr sa potvrdilo, že sa v USA predalo viac ako 273 000 kópií a že dostal všeobecne pozitívne recenzie od hudobných kritikov.<ref name="metacritic1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/kiss-land/the-weeknd|title=Kiss Land Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223922/https://www.metacritic.com/music/kiss-land/the-weeknd|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Tesfaye sa predstavil na šiestich koncertoch [[The 20/20 Experience World Tour|20/20 Experience World Tour]] [[Justin Timberlake|Justina Timberlakea]].<ref name="jttour">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5778176/the-weeknd-to-open-for-justin-timberlake-on-2020-experience-tour|title=The Weeknd To Open For Justin Timberlake On '20/20 Experience' Tour|last=Payne|first=Chris|date=November 4, 2013|website=Billboard|access-date=November 27, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223923/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/5778176/the-weeknd-to-open-for-justin-timberlake-on-2020-experience-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> Bolo to tri týždne pred jeho hudobnými príspevkami do soundtracku k filmu [[Hry o život: Skúška ohňom (film)|''Hry o život: Skúška ohňom'']] (2013) piesňou „Devil May Cry“ a tiež „Elastic Heart“ od speváčky [[Sia (speváčka)|Sia]].<ref name="hunger-cos">{{Cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/album-review-various-artists-the-hunger-games-catching-fire-soundtrack/|title=Album Review: Various Artists – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack|last=Hakimian|first=Rob|date=November 19, 2013|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=December 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211061733/https://consequenceofsound.net/2013/11/album-review-various-artists-the-hunger-games-catching-fire-soundtrack/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="amazon sia">{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Elastic-Heart-From-Hunger-Games/dp/B00FHU3G6I/|title=Elastic Heart (From "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Soundtrack) [feat. The Weeknd, Diplo]: Sia|access-date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111075611/http://www.amazon.com/Elastic-Heart-From-Hunger-Games/dp/B00FHU3G6I|url-status=live}}</ref> V roku 2014 Tesfaye zremixoval singel od [[Beyoncé]] s názvom „Drunk in Love“ z jej [[Beyoncé (album)|rovnomenného albumu]]. Zachoval tému a koncepciu piesne a detailne ju priblížil z mužskej perspektívy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/audio-beyonces-drunk-love-kanye-681039|title=[Audio] Beyonce's 'Drunk in Love': Kanye West, The Weeknd Release Remixes|last=Lee|first=Ashley|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223907/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/audio-beyonces-drunk-love-kanye-681039|url-status=live}}</ref> Remix bol pozitívne ohodnotený a prišiel niekoľko dní pred oznámením spevákovho prvého veľkého turné s názvom King of the Fall. Konalo v Spojených štátoch v septembri a októbri. Predstavili sa na ňom tiež predskokani [[Schoolboy Q]] a [[Jhené Aiko]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/06/the_weeknd_tour_1.html|title=The Weeknd touring w/ Schoolboy Q & Jhene Aiko, playing Barclays Center (dates); SBQ played Central Park|access-date=March 11, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924044926/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/06/the_weeknd_tour_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Následne vydal skladby „Often“ a „King of the Fall“, čo viedlo k špekuláciám, že „Often“ by mohol byť singel z jeho druhého štúdiového albumu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/entry/view/id/44925|title=Ida Maria Gets Exclamatory|website=Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223920/https://www.idolator.com/369712/ida-maria-gets-exclamatory/44925|url-status=live}}</ref> Neskôr spolupracoval s [[Ariana Grande|Arianou Grande]] na duete s názvom „Love Me Harder“, ktorý sa umiestnil na siedmej priečke v rebríčku [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/10/03/first-look-ariana-grande-the-weeknd-love-me-harder-video/|title=Ariana Grande and The Weeknd Team Up In 'Love Me Harder' Video|website=Rap-Up|access-date=October 4, 2014|archive-date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005205143/http://www.rap-up.com/2014/10/03/first-look-ariana-grande-the-weeknd-love-me-harder-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> O niekoľko dní neskôr vydal singel „Earned It“ (''[[Päťdesiat odtieňov sivej (2015)|Päťdesiat odtieňov sivej]]'' (2015)). Pieseň vyvrcholila na treťom mieste ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Skladbu predviedol aj na 88. ročníku udeľovania [[Academy Awards|Oscarov]], kde bola nominovaná za najlepšiu pôvodnú pieseň.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oscar.go.com/news/music-moments/the-weeknd-performs-earned-it-on-2016-oscars|title=The Weeknd's 2016 Oscar Performace of "Earned It"|publisher=Oscars.go.com|date=February 28, 2016|access-date=January 30, 2021}}</ref>
 
=== 2015: ''Beauty Behind the Madness'' ===
{{Main|Beauty Behind the Madness}}
Po tom, čo Tesfaye vyhral cenu Centric Award na udeľovaní BET Awards 2015, spolu s [[Alicia Keys|Aliciou Keys]] vystúpili s piesňou „Earned It“ a tiež debutoval s piesňou „The Hills“.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/60165-janelle-monae-performs-yoga-the-weeknd-performs-earned-it-with-alicia-keys-at-the-bet-awards/|title=Janelle Monáe Performs "Yoga", The Weeknd Performs "Earned It" with Alicia Keys at the BET Awards|last=Beauchemin|first=Molly|website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|access-date=June 28, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223929/https://pitchfork.com/news/60165-janelle-monae-performs-yoga-the-weeknd-performs-earned-it-with-alicia-keys-at-the-bet-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/weeknd-debuts-new-song-the-hills.html|title=The Weeknd Returns With 'The Hills,' Which Probably Isn't About Lauren Conrad|last=Lockett|first=Dee|website=Vulture|access-date=May 27, 2015|ref=vulture-hills|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223930/https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/weeknd-debuts-new-song-the-hills.html|url-status=live}}</ref> „The Hills“ bola neskôr uvedená na digitálne stiahnutie a debutovala na dvadsiatom mieste v rebríčku ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Singel sa neskôr dostal na popredné priečky rebríčka a stal sa tak jeho prvým singlom číslo jeden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.billboard.com/entry/view/id/139265|title=The Weeknd|website=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Singel bol certifikovaný platinou americkou asociáciou Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), čím sa stala prvou spevákovou diamantovou nahrávkou.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Weeknd's 'The Hills' Certified Diamond: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8517989/the-weeknd-the-hills-diamond|website=Billboard|access-date=June 30, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223924/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8517989/the-weeknd-the-hills-diamond|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
8. júna vyšiel 3. singel albumu s názvom „Can't Feel My Face“, ktorý predtým nelegálne unikol. Skladbu odohral na [[Apple Inc.|Apple Worldwide Developers Conference]].<ref name="RS1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-the-weeknds-funky-new-song-cant-feel-my-face-20150608|title=Hear The Weeknd's Funky New Song 'Can't Feel My Face'|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=June 8, 2015|website=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|access-date=June 17, 2015|archive-date=June 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618031403/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-the-weeknds-funky-new-song-cant-feel-my-face-20150608|url-status=live}}</ref> Debutovala na 24. mieste v rebríčku ''Billboard'' Hot 100 a dosiahla prvú priečku v rebríčku Hot 100, čím sa stala jeho tretím hitom z top 10 a druhým hitom číslo jeden v Spojených štátoch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6613247/wiz-khalifa-no-1-hot-100-selena-gomez-debuts|title=Wiz Khalifa No. 1 on Hot 100 'Again,' Selena Gomez Debuts at No. 9|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=July 1, 2015|website=Billboard|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223910/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6613247/wiz-khalifa-no-1-hot-100-selena-gomez-debuts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6656820/the-weeknd-no-1-hot-100-cant-feel-my-face-one-direction-drag-me-down|title=The Weeknd Tops Hot 100 With 'Can't Feel My Face,' One Direction Debuts at No. 3|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=August 10, 2015|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223919/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6656820/the-weeknd-no-1-hot-100-cant-feel-my-face-one-direction-drag-me-down|url-status=live}}</ref> Obsadil všetky tri sloty v rebríčku ''Billboard's'' Hot R&B Songs súčasne so spomínanými singlami a stal sa tak prvým umelcom v histórii, ktorý to dokázal.<ref name="alone">[http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/7/Alone-on-the-podium-The-Weeknd-becomes-first-artist-to-take-over-Billboard-RB-chart "Alone on the podium: The Weeknd becomes first artist to take over Billboard R&B chart"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2013/6/Rear-view-Mirror-Who-was-Suzanne-and-why-did-Leonard-Cohen-make-her-famous|date=March 1, 2016}}. [[CBC Music]], July 17, 2015.</ref> Vystupoval na festivale FVDED in the Park, ktorý sa konal v Surrey v [[Britská Kolumbia|Britskej Kolumbii]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thisisblueprint.com/news/tickets/fvded-in-the-park-2015-announced|title=FVDED in the Park 2015 Announced|publisher=thisisblueprint.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926222507/http://thisisblueprint.com/news/tickets/fvded-in-the-park-2015-announced|archive-date=September 26, 2015|access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref> Tesfaye bol predstavený ako jeden z hudobných tvárí streamovacej služby [[Apple Music]], ktorú zastával s jeho častým spolupracovníkom Drakeom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-apples-new-musical-faces---drake-and-the-weeknd-2015-6|title=Apple's new musical faces - Drake and The Weeknd|access-date=June 8, 2015}}</ref> Počas udeľovania [[MTV Video Music Awards]] v roku 2015 debutovala spoločnosť Apple dvojdielnou propagačnou reklamou, v ktorej účinkoval aj [[John Travolta]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/31/latest-apple-music-ads-debut-during-mtv-vmas-feature-the-weeknd-playlists|title=Latest Apple Music ads debut during MTV VMAs, feature The Weeknd & playlists|access-date=August 31, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223931/https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/08/31/latest-apple-music-ads-debut-during-mtv-vmas-feature-the-weeknd-playlists|url-status=live}}</ref> Ukázalo sa, že Tesfayeho druhý štúdiový album by mal niesť názov ''Beauty Behind the Madness''.
 
''[[Beauty Behind the Madness]]'' vyšiel 28. augusta 2015 a debutoval na vrchole ''Billboard'' 200. Za prvý týždeň sa predalo 412 000 kópií.<ref name="Billboard">{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6685947/the-weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-debuts-at-no-1-billboard-200-charts|title=The Weeknd's 'Beauty Behind the Madness' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart|website=Billboard|access-date=September 6, 2015|archive-date=March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323161116/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6685947/the-weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-debuts-at-no-1-billboard-200-charts|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6700714/the-weeknd-billboard-200-third-week-no-1|title=The Weeknd spends third week at No. 1 on Billboard 200|website=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223911/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6700714/the-weeknd-billboard-200-third-week-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Dostal sa do top 10 vo viac ako desiatich krajinách a na prvé miesto v [[Kanada|Kanade]], [[Austrália (štát)|Austrálii]], [[Nórsko|Nórsku]] a [[Spojené kráľovstvo|Spojenom kráľovstve]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-the-weeknd-takes-top-spot-on-australian-chart-20150905|title=ARIA Albums : The Weeknd Takes Top Spot On Australian Chart|publisher=Noise11|access-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musiccanada.com/charts/#albums|title=Top 20 Albums|website=USA Today|access-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> Album propagoval na rôznych letných hudobných festivaloch, vrátane [[Lollapalooza]], Hard Summer Music Festival a [[Bumbershoot]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/07/10/weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-august-28-release/29961285/|title=The Weeknd's new album is coming Aug. 28|website=USA Today|access-date=July 15, 2015|archive-date=July 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713235618/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/07/10/weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-august-28-release/29961285/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ohlásil svoje prvé rozsiahlejšie turné po Spojených štátoch, ktoré sa začalo v novembri a skončilo v decembri.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/60875-the-weeknd-announces-the-madness-fall-tour/|title=The Weeknd announces The Madness Fall Tour|website=Pitchfork|access-date=August 21, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223940/https://pitchfork.com/news/60875-the-weeknd-announces-the-madness-fall-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6671102/the-weeknd-the-madness-fall-tour-dates|title=The Weeknd Announces The Madness Fall Tour With Travi$ Scott, Halsey & Banks|website=Billboard|access-date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> V USA získal album dvojnásobnú platinu a po celom svete sa predalo 1,5 milióna kópií.<ref name="IFPI2016">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf|title=Global Music Report|date=April 12, 2016|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=July 30, 2016|archive-url=https://archive.is/20160730180434/http://www.ifpi.org/downloads/GMR2016.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Bol to údajne najstreamovanejší album celého roka 2015 s viac ako 60 miliónmi prehratí.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6778065/spotify-year-music-lists-2015-drake-rihanna-major-lazer-ed-sheeran|title=Spotify's Year in Music: Drake Most Streamed Artist, Major Lazer & DJ Snake Had Top Song|website=Billboard|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202172539/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6778065/spotify-year-music-lists-2015-drake-rihanna-major-lazer-ed-sheeran|url-status=live}}</ref> Umiestnil sa na viacerých rebríčkoch ako album roka.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2015-20151201/the-weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-20151130|title=The Weeknd, 'Beauty Behind the Madness'|website=Rolling Stone|access-date=September 16, 2017|archive-date=December 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202125320/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2015-20151201/the-weeknd-beauty-behind-the-madness-20151130|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
8. septembra sa Tesfaye stal prvým mužským umelcom, ktorý držal súbežne prvé tri miesta v rebríčku ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Songs s tromi singlami, ktoré predchádzali vydaniu jeho albumu. Všetky dostali platinu v Spojených štátoch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6685989/the-weeknd-hot-100-top-three|title=The Weeknd Doubles Up in Hot 100's Top Three|website=Billboard|access-date=August 8, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223928/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6685989/the-weeknd-hot-100-top-three|url-status=live}}</ref> Po viacerých hudobných spoluprácach s umelcami ako [[Belly]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/belly-might_not_ft_weeknd|title=Belly 'Might Not' (ft. The Weeknd)|website=Exclaim!|access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> [[Meek Mill]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.34353/title.meek-mill-reveals-dreams-worth-more-than-money-features|title=Meek Mill Reveals 'Dreams Worth More Than Money' Features|publisher=hiphopdx|access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> a [[Travis Scott]],<ref name="Idolator">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7606572/demi-lovato-the-weeknd-perform-saturday-night-live-season-41|title=Demi Lovato & The Weeknd To Perform On 'Saturday Night Live' This Season|publisher=Idolator|access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/2352303/justin-bieber-kanye-west-the-weeknd-more-featuring-on-travis-scott-s-rodeo-album/|title=Justin Bieber, Kanye West, The Weeknd, & more featuring on Travi$ Scott's 'Rodeo" album|publisher=Inquisitr|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> sa Tesfaye predstavil na skladbe „Low Life“, trojitom platinovom singli zo štvrtého štúdiového albumu repera [[Future (reper)|Future]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kiss925.com/2015/12/27/listen-the-weeknd-surprises-fans-by-dropping-two-new-songs/|title=Listen: The Weeknd Surprises Fans By Dropping Two New Songs!|date=December 27, 2015|website=Kiss 92.5|access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref> Tesfaye sa objavil v relácii ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' po boku herečky [[Amy Schumer|Amy Schumerovej]], ktorá 10. októbra vystúpila ako hudobný hosť šou.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6685066/weeknd-demi-lovato-snl-musical-guests|title=The Weeknd & Demi Lovato Announced as 'SNL' Musical Guests|website=Billboard|access-date=September 1, 2015|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107223934/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6685066/weeknd-demi-lovato-snl-musical-guests|url-status=live}}</ref> Toto bolo jeho prvé vystúpenie ako sólový umelec v šou, po vystúpení s Arianou Grande („Love Me Harder“).<ref name="Idolator" />
 
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