Although the electronic dance music trio injects a throbbing pulse into the track, it never quite takes off into maximum club banger territory. With its dramatic keyboards and The Weeknd’s signature moodiness, “Moth to a Flame” sounds more like one of his songs than a Swedish House Mafia one. The new video for the song - dropped overnight - has already racked up more than 1 million views in nine hours on YouTube as of Friday morning. That red suit is gone, thankfully - but The Weeknd is back.Īfter the pandemic saw the pop superstar’s “After Hours” era dominate with hit singles “Heartless,” “Blinding Lights,” “In Your Eyes” and “Save Your Tears” - as well as a little gig at the Super Bowl halftime show in February - the enigmatic artist has hung up his crimson costume and is moving on to a new phase with “Moth to a Flame,” the 31-year-old’s collaboration with labelmates Swedish House Mafia. The Weeknd to replace Kanye West as Coachella headliner The Weeknd, Doja Cat top finalists for 2022 Billboard Music Awards Instagram influencers detail how they make $10K at Coachella - and never see a single band Since “It Gets Better,” the group has released singles “ Lifetime” with Ty Dolla $ign, “One Symphony,” and a collaboration with the Weeknd titled “ Moth to a Flame.” They’re set to perform at Coachella later this year.Megan Thee Stallion, Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at 2022 Billboard Awards “It was tough - we’re getting older, obviously, and the whole EDM bubble for me has come to a point where nobody is taking risks, to be honest, including me,” Ingrosso told Billboard about their decision to take a hiatus.

The trio marked their return last summer when they released “It Gets Better,” their first song in eight years. Let’s just risk it, be punk, and do whatever we feel because it’s genuine.’” “It took me a long time to become young - to reach the 16-year-old guy in me that was nervous on a Friday night going to a rave in the woods - but I think that it’s going to live longer if we just risk everything we’ve done, say, ‘Fuck the old hits. “We aren’t Rolling Stones old, but we’re not really the youngest guys out there, and it’s fucking hard to reinvent yourself,” Ingrosso told the outlet. The group spoke to Spin about the prospect of returning as a trio after a lengthy hiatus, and what it took for them to get back.

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