The Weeknd Inks New Deal with Universal

09 Sep. 2012

The Weeknd has landed himself a new deal with Universal Republic. Fresh off of his new deal, the canadian crooner is prepping the a full length release of ’Trilogy’ for November 13th. The new project will feature the three mixtapes that catapulted him to the forefront of RnB rising stars and an artist to watch for 2012. House of Balloons, Thursday & Echoes of Silence will be mixed and re-mastered for it’s retail release, the Trilogy will also contain 3 brand new songs from the singer.

‘Wicked Games’ will serve as the first official single from ‘Trilogy’. The the song was previously featured on his House of Balloons mixtape and will be made available to iTunes and digital retailers in the near future. The news isn’t a complete surprise, as the singer took to twitter late last year to reveal his plans to re-release his acclaimed mixtapes as a total package. It’s great news for the Toronto native who is currently on tour supporting Florence & Machine and will hold his own, on his first headlining tour across the states at the end of the month.