Guest Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 The Weeknd says Usher copied his style and that the singer's 2012 song "Climax" is ripped from his own playbook. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, explains why, saying that he thinks Usher heard his 2011 mixtape "House of Balloons," borrowed his style, then made it his own. "'House of Balloons' literally changed the sound of pop music before my eyes," The Weeknd told Variety. "I heard 'Climax,' that Usher song, and was like, 'Holy f—, that's a Weeknd song.' "It was very flattering," The Weeknd said, adding, "I knew I was doing something right, but I also got angry. But the older I got, I realized it's a good thing." s: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/09/entertainment/the-weeknd-usher-trnd/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, kyanewest said: ‘House of Balloons' literally changed the sound of pop music before my eyes," Love his music but imagine if a pop girl claimed and said this about herself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RickMonster98 7,464 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 NEXT. he should learn some humility Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Adarsh said: Love his music but imagine if a pop girl claimed and said this about herself. Not to mention The Weeknd copied MJ's voice and style from Off The Wall era Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Tookie 10,546 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I live for The Weeknd, but girl. Climax is classic Usher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 106,828 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I love The Weeknd and I can kinda see why he’d think that but Usher and others have sang that way before. Could The Weeknd’s music influenced a decision in a certain sound? Yes. But this was pretty delusional of him to say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTI WP 19,825 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I am a hardcore stan of The Weeknd But need some deserves a Humbling ERA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepentingSinner 2,642 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, kyanewest said: Not to mention The Weeknd copied MJ's voice and style from Off The Wall era this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shame 25,360 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 The level of conceit in that claim I- Alexa play Yikes by miki minach angels forever, forever angels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastertoyo 22,734 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 I didn’t know The Weeknd invented Falsetto please enlighten me to death Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreu 37,216 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Uhm No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFXIV WhiteMage 5,984 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, kyanewest said: He's been singing this way way back before during his peak. Is Abel baiting feud for some reason? And Usher singing live perfectly is a shade to Abel I love After Hours nonetheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,109 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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