Music / NewsThe Weeknd drops dark video for Daft Punk-produced ‘Starboy’The robots make a cameo as a painting in the Grant Singer-directed clip for the R&B singer’s new singleShareLink copied ✔️September 28, 2016MusicNewsTextSelim Bulut The Weeknd has released a music video for his Daft Punk-produced new single “Starboy”. Directed by Grant Singer, whose previous credits include work with Sky Ferreira and Ariel Pink (not to mention his previous work with The Weeknd on the “I Can’t Feel My Face”/“The Hills”/“Tell Your Friends” trilogy), the video is glossy as hell and has a dark sense of humour. Daft Punk make a brief cameo as portraits on the wall, too: In the video, the R&B singer gets killed by his own doppelganger, who proceeds to destroy any remnants of The Weeknd’s past self. Elsewhere, there’s a big cat, and The Weeknd goes on a night drive. Even though it’s only been out for a minute, the “Starboy” video is already doing pretty well – yesterday (September 27) it received a nomination for Best Video at the MTV EMAs before it was even released. Check out the video below. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREThe 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?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 2026