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The Weeknd is the recipient of a major award!

Nas spoke to the possibility of he and collaborator Hit-Boy teaming up for a third album, saying he’d be down if “the idea [was] exciting in the first place”.Earlier this month, Nas released his 13th studio album, ‘King’s Disease II’.

The Weeknd's new single Take My Breath is off to a strong start following its release last Friday (August 6), and takes the Number 1 spot on the UK's Official Trending Chart.

The full list of this week's key New Music Friday releases appears at the bottom of the page, but first, some highlights...

The Weeknd‘s video isn’t going to be found in movie theaters, after all.

The Weeknd has spoken in a new interview about his next music project, saying that the upcoming record is “the album I’ve always wanted to make”.The Canadian artist, AKA Abel Tesfaye, has been teasing his next album over the past few weeks and shared a preview of a new song overnight, before declaring: “Fuck it … IT STARTS TONIGHT.”A new GQ interview with The Weeknd has arrived today (August 2), with the profile describing the new album as “a project packed with party records… Quincy Jones meets Giorgio Moroder meets the best-night-of-your-fucking-life party records”.“It’s the album I’ve always wanted to make,” The Weeknd told GQ about the record, which, the publication notes, wasn’t finished at the time of the interview.The Weeknd also

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd will be honored with the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at the first annual Music in Action Awards, hosted by the Black Music Action Coalition and taking place September 23 at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.

Chaka Khan and Lionel Richie were among the icons of the music industry honoured with the Rhapsody & Rhythm Award at this year’s Celebration of Legends Benefit Concert in Nashville. 

Religious leaders, musical guests, spoken word artists and politicians gathered for a concert in Houston, the hometown of George Floyd, to commemorate the anniversary of his death.

Quincy Jones has backed a new environmentally friendly platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs).Jones has partnered with a new platform which he describes as being “environmentally friendly, artist-friendly and fan friendly” in a new Instagram post.A report earlier this year by Wired explored the impact of selling NFTs on climate change, suggesting it to be hugely negative.

Quincy Jones has opened up about meeting Michael Jackson when the late singer was just 12 years old.The 88-year-old musician and producer made the comments while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter as part of their new Icon series.“When he was 12 at Sammy Davis’ house, and he told me when we decided to do [The Wiz], he says, “I need you to help me find a producer. I’m getting ready to do my first solo album.”The 28-time Grammy-winning producer said the young Jackson “knew how to do his homework” when it came to other artists, “whether it was with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly or whoever, James Brown.

Music legend Quincy Jones claimed Elvis Presley was a "racist" and refused to work with him.The 88 year old music producer has been long adored in the industry, having worked with the likes of Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra - however, he admitted that he drew a line when it came to joining forces with the King of Rock' n' Roll. In a candid interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Quincy reflected: "I was writing for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, oh God, back then in the '50s.

Chris Willman Music WriterAn NFT music platform backed by mogul Quincy Jones has secured the support of artists including Doja Cat, John Legend, H.E.R., Jacob Collier and the Kid Laroi to release more environmentally friendly non-fungible tokens, the newly formed company, OneOf, announced Tuesday.Other musicians taking part in the OneOf program in the near future include Charlie Puth, G-Easy, TLC, Alesso, Aurora, the estate of Whitney Houston and Jones himself, according to the announcement.“I cannot wait to release my first Juicy Drops collection,” Doja Cat said in a statement. “However, I want to be mindful of environmental concerns and accessibility to all of my fans before we go live.

Music mogul Quincy Jones has suggested that he would't work with Elvis Presley and alleged that he was a 'racist'.

Elvis Presley was a racist.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jones made the shocking claim and then had to stop himself before he used explicit language.The music producer, known for producing Michael Jackson’s albums Thriller, Off The Wall and Bad, made the comment after he stated he would not work with Elvis.In the interview, Jones says: "He was a racist mother – I’m going to shut up now.

Quincy Jones has said that he wouldn’t have worked with Elvis Presley, alleging in a new interview that the late singer “was a racist”.The 88-year-old musician and producer made the claim while speaking to The Hollywood Reporter as part of their new Icon series.Jones was asked about Presley by the outlet after he compared Michael Jackson to the singer while recalling the filming of the 1978 film The Wiz.“[Jackson] was doing some Elvis copying, too. ‘The King of Pop,’ man.

READ MORE: Elvis begged girlfriend Anita not to expose Priscilla affairOpening up on why he wouldn't work with Elvis, Quincy said: "I was writing for [orchestra leader] Tommy Dorsey, oh God, back then in the '50s. "Elvis came in, and Tommy said: 'I don't want to play with him.

Quincy Jones has seen it all.

EXCLUSIVE: PBS is to air documentary Sergio Mendes & Friends: A Celebration, about the acclaimed Brazilian musician.

The Guild of Music Supervisors held their 11th annual awards virtually today, celebrating outstanding achievement in the craft of music supervision in film, television, documentary, games, advertising and trailers.

Jon Burlingame editorMusic legend Quincy Jones received the Icon Award, while veteran music supervisor Maureen Crowe received the Legacy Award, at Sunday night’s 11th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.The GMS awards were held virtually and it was the most all-star event the group had yet assembled. Presenters included John Legend, Regina King, and Billie Eilish.Stevie Wonder recalled meeting Quincy Jones at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater when he was just 14 years old.