I am happy to announce that The Weeknd will be performing a FOURTH show in Toronto at the Sound Academy on Monday, November 5, 2012. His first three Toronto concerts (Nov 2-4) have already sold out. Make sure you buy these tickets early to avoid disappointment! Complete details below.

Date: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 2012
Doors: 8PM
GA Tickets: $34.50 (+S.C.)
Restrictions: 19+
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 2012 AT 10AM on LIVENATION

Click here to purchase your tickets from LiveNation! You don’t want to miss the grand finale of The Fall tour. See you there… XO

Trilogy in Stores November 13

Below is a piece written by Ben Baller about his experience meeting with The Weeknd, making his jewellery and watching him perform live. For the full story, check out Ben’s blog at IFANDCO.com.

“later that, night I had to run over to The Weeknd’s hotel to chop it up and drop off this custom diamond pin we made him and catch up with my XO fam

I also made Abel some black diamond studs to rock and when he got them, he was so super thankful and appreciative and showed stupid love!
but check out this SICK diamond and gold XO pin we made him…”

MTV caught up with Wiz Khalifa at the BET Hip-Hop Awards last week where he spoke about his ‘Remember You’ collaboration with The Weeknd. Wiz revealed that the beat for the song had already been produced and that The Weeknd wanted Wiz to jump on the track with him. What resulted was what Wiz Khalifa calls a “beautiful” creation. Here’s an excerpt from the interview below:

“It came together, that was actually Weeknd’s idea,” the Taylor Gang captain told MTV News as he walked the red carpet at the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards taping on September 29 in Atlanta. “They sent it to me like, ‘Yo, I got this beat, I got this song idea and we should rock with it.’” …

“When we put it together, it started off small, and then it just grew to something so major and it was like, ‘Yo, we gotta run with it man. The vibe on here is incredible, ‘ ” Wiz said of the track. “It’s beautiful.”

Click here to listen to ‘Remember You’.

Read the full article on MTV News. ONIFC in stores December 4. Trilogy in stores November 13.

To my fans,

I want to thank you for listening and being patient for as long as you have. No matter what an artist’s ego clouds them to believe, you are the reason why I have been able to continue to do what I love to do and that is to entertain you. My journey for inspiration may seem like masochism to others who have not been given the task to make art, but best believe it brings me nothing but joy.

Because I am a man of few words, I chose to make a viral video to show you how I felt and where I stand. I usually don’t like to ‘spoon feed’ my audience because I grew up idolizing story tellers who tell stories using symbolism, so it was in my nature to do the same. The Rolling Stone video takes place in a dimly lit studio which represents the two worlds I have been stuck in. The gloomy side represents the mainstream world while the other side represents the underground. The girl holding on represents you. As the world slowly gets familiar with my face the more you will lose interest (hence the pieces of her clothing coming off at every shot). The camera lights symbolize the crossover, and when they begin to flash I look away from the underground. Even though I don’t want to, it is a step that I feel I must take to evolve as an artist.

This predicament is impossible to relate to unless you are put in that unique situation. I want you to know and understand that this does not mean what you think it means, and I made sure of that in my deal. You will continue to get what you fell in love with, and I will continue to give you what you ask for. I’ll never make you wait again. With that being said expect more from me very soon leading up to “TRILOGY”. Thank you again for your patience and loyalty, I will not disappoint.

Sincerely,

Abel Tesfaye XO