The Weeknd Claims Usher Copied Him With His Song 'Climax'

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The Weeknd says there's one Usher hit that used to make him «angry.»In a new interview with, the 30-year-old singer talks about his path to musical stardom, including his extremely popular 2011 mixtape,.

The self-released mixtape led to a major record deal with Republic, and he says his dark mix of R&B, hip-hop and electronic music also had a big influence on the music industry at the time." literally changed the sound of pop music before my eyes," he says.But he shares that he got upset when he heard Usher's emotional 2012 hit, «Climax,» which is about a failing relationship.«I heard 'Climax,' that Usher song, and was like, 'Holy f**k, that's a Weeknd song,'» he says. «It was very flattering, and I knew I was doing something right, but I