Photography and styling Hedi SlimaneMusicNewsDaft Punk team up with The Weeknd for ‘Starboy’Hear the title track of the R&B singer’s forthcoming third albumShareLink copied ✔️September 22, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut The Weeknd has released “Starboy”, his new collaboration with Daft Punk and the title track of his forthcoming third studio album. The track is driven by a loose electronic groove and melancholic piano chords. It’s the first major release from Daft Punk since 2013, when they released their album Random Access Memories and collaborated with Kanye West on Yeezus. The Starboy album cover, shot by Nabil, reveals The Weeknd’s new look, depicting him with his signature hairstyle cropped shorter against a moody neon backdrop. NEW ALBUM COVER / TITLE shot by NABIL #STARBOYpic.twitter.com/tkZuVQ2SY5— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) September 21, 2016 Speaking about Starboy’s sound with VMAN recently, the singer revealed that “the production feels aggressive but still sexy”, describing The Smiths, Bad Brains, Talking Heads, and Prince as influences. “We wrote it all in Los Angeles. I think it’ll be the best-sounding album I’ve ever done. It’s hard to label the sound because, when I first came out, nobody would label it R&B. I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced.” Revisit Dazed’s 2013 cover story with Daft Punk and Giorgio Moroder, and listen to “Starboy” below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE7 of Chase Infiniti’s favourite K-pop tracksMeet The Deep, K-pop’s antihero Jean Paul GaultierJean Paul Gaultier’s iconic Le Male is the gift that keeps on giving‘This is our Nirvana!’: Are Geese Gen Z’s first great rock band?10 of Yung Lean’s best collabs‘We’re like brother and sister’: Yung Lean and Charli xcx in conversationIs art finally getting challenging again?The only tracks you need to hear from November 2025Inside the world of Amore, Spain’s latest rising starLella Fadda is blazing a trail in the Egyptian music sceneThe rise of Sweden’s post-pop undergroundNeda is the singer-songwriter blending Farsi classics with Lily Allen