Photography and styling Hedi SlimaneMusic / NewsDaft 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 MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?