The Weeknd drops third studio album, featuring Daft PunkNEW YORK -- Just one year after he catapulted into the ranks of top pop stars, The Weeknd has returned with a sprawling new album in which his silky voice goes into steamier territory. "Starboy," the third studio album by the Toronto singer, stretches for 18 songs plus an accompanying short film and is full of star collaborations including with the elusive French electronic duo Daft Punk. Chemistry with Daft Punk"Starboy" marks the highest-profile project by Daft Punk since the duo, longtime leaders of the French house scene, won worldwide mainstream acclaim with the 2013 album "Random Access Memories." Daft Punk injects a heavy bass that drives the title track and closes the album with a retro R&B feel on "I Feel It Coming" — a track that reinforces the oft-noted vocal similarities between The Weeknd and Michael Jackson. The Weeknd said it had always been on his "bucket list" to work with the "enigmatic and mysterious" members of Daft Punk, who never appear in public outside of their robotic disguises.

Source: The China Post November 26, 2016 16:29 UTC