{"id":4099,"date":"2016-10-04T10:46:02","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T08:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:06:41","slug":"ready-for-the-weeknd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/ready-for-the-weeknd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bereit f\u00fcr The Weeknd"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/\n        Bereit f\u00fcr The Weeknd\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Weeknd_H1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fready-for-the-weeknd%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fready-for-the-weeknd%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/ready-for-the-weeknd\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fready-for-the-weeknd%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Bereit f\u00fcr The Weeknd?<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Der Grammy-Preistr\u00e4ger The Weeknd macht \u2018Run the Streets\u2019 mit uns<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">4. Oktober 2016 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Ready for the Weeknd&quot;, \"text\": &quot;In less than a week, his single \\u201cStarboy\\u201d amassed over 17 million streams globally and 6.5 million streams in the United States.\\nWhose single?\\nWe\\u2019re talking about Abel Tesfaye a.k.a. The Weeknd, who has become our latest brand ambassador.\\nThe Grammy-winning artist\\u2019s track \\u201cStarboy\\u201d featuring Daft Punk broke the record for \\u201cMost Release Weekend Streams Ever.\\u201d Proof for his lyrical genious and popularity, making him a great Global Ambassador for our brand and perfect collaborator to bring some of his creative lens to our products. After Rihanna, he joins\\u00a0Rae Sremmurd and Young Thug\\u00a0as the latest music artists to team up with us.\\nThe Weeknd will headline our Sportstyle campaign \\u2018Run The Streets\\u2019, which launches this November and was shot in LA and Toronto. The perfect location for The Weeknd, who grew up in Toronto. According to him, the city has long been his source of inspiration and his hustle in the music industry reflects the \\u2018on the go\\u2019 lifestyle of the images.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/ready-for-the-weeknd\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/ready-for-the-weeknd\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sportstyle\/ready-for-the-weeknd\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fready-for-the-weeknd%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsportstyle%2Fready-for-the-weeknd%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">In weniger als einer Woche erreichte seine Single \u201cStarboy\u201d \u00fcber 17 Millionen Streams weltweit und 6,5 Millionen Streams in den Vereinigten Staaten.<\/strong>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Wer ist Single?<\/strong>\n<strong class=\"textStyle_description\">Die Rede ist von Abel Tesfaye alias The Weeknd, der unser neuester Markenbotschafter geworden ist.<\/strong>\n<br\/>Der Track des Grammy-Preistr\u00e4gers <strong>\u201cStarboy\u201d<\/strong> featuring Daft Punk brach den Rekord f\u00fcr \u201c<strong>Die meisten Streams am Ver\u00f6ffentlichungswochenende aller Zeiten<\/strong>.\u201d Ein Beweis f\u00fcr sein lyrisches Genie und seine Popularit\u00e4t, die ihn zu einem gro\u00dfartigen globalen Botschafter f\u00fcr unsere Marke und zum perfekten Kollaborateur machen, um etwas von seiner kreativen Linse auf unsere Produkte zu \u00fcbertragen. Nach Rihanna ist er neben Rae Sremmurd und Young Thug der j\u00fcngste Musikk\u00fcnstler, der mit uns zusammenarbeitet.<br\/>\n<br\/>The Weeknd wird unsere Sportstyle-Kampagne anf\u00fchren <strong>\u2018Run The Streets\u2019<\/strong>, die im November auf den Markt kommt und in LA und Toronto gedreht wurde. Der perfekte Ort f\u00fcr The Weeknd, der in Toronto aufgewachsen ist. Ihm zufolge ist die Stadt seit langem seine Inspirationsquelle, und sein gesch\u00e4ftiges Treiben in der Musikbranche spiegelt den \u2018on the go\u2019-Lebensstil der Bilder wider.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Weeknd_G1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Die Fans haben The Weeknds Instagram-Posts, in denen er unsere Partnerschaft ank\u00fcndigt, bereits mit Gl\u00fcckwunschkommentaren \u00fcberflutet: <strong>\u201cMoment mal, PUMA macht also vielleicht Schuhe f\u00fcr The Weeknd!\u201d<\/strong> oder \u201cSalut! Ich kann es kaum erwarten, die sch\u00f6nen Tritte zu sehen!\u201d<br\/>\n<br\/>Abel Tesfaye wird nicht nur unsere neuesten Sportstyle-Produkte wie die IGNITE evoKNIT- und IGNITE Limitless-Sneaker tragen, sondern auch mit seinem eigenen Label XO an einer eigenen Sneaker- und Bekleidungskollektion mit uns zusammenarbeiten. Die exklusive Kollektion wird eine Verschmelzung von PUMAs sportlich inspirierten Designs und The Weeknds stra\u00dfenorientierter \u00c4sthetik sein. Die Kollektion wird voraussichtlich 2017 auf den Markt kommen.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201cMit einem neuen Haarschnitt, einer neuen Single und einem neuen Video (in dem er Pumas tr\u00e4gt, omg!) und einem Album, das im November erscheint (im gleichen Monat wie die Puma-Kampagne, was f\u00fcr ein Zufall), ist es definitiv eine aufregende Zeit, The Weeknd zu sein\u201d, schreibt FASHIONISTA.COM<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>The Weeknd<\/h2>\n<p>Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, besser bekannt als The Weeknd, ist einer der derzeit bekanntesten alternativen <span class=\"text-style-4\">R&amp;B-K\u00fcnstler.<\/span> Der in Toronto lebende, in Kanada geborene Musiker mit \u00e4thiopischen Wurzeln erlangte 2011 mit seinem kostenlosen Mixtape \u2018House of Balloons\u2019 und durch die Zusammenarbeit mit anderen K\u00fcnstlern wie Drake oder Wiz Khalifa erste Popularit\u00e4t in der Szene, bevor er seinen eigenen Vertrag mit Universal Music erhielt. Einen gro\u00dfen Teil seiner Popularit\u00e4t erlangte der 26-J\u00e4hrige im vergangenen Jahr durch sein zweites Studioalbum \u201cBeauty Behind The Madness\u201d, das sein Gesicht und seine charakteristische Frisur (die in der Presse oft mit einem Doppelvokuhila oder einem \u2018Tsunami\u2019 verglichen wird) auf der Vorderseite zeigt. Sein neues Album, <span class=\"text-style-4\">\u201cStarboy\u201d<\/span>, mit Daft Punk wird am 25. November 2016 ver\u00f6ffentlicht.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Was gibt es sonst noch?<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti2 spacing\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In weniger als einer Woche erreichte seine Single \u201cStarboy\u201d \u00fcber 17 Millionen Streams weltweit und 6,5 Millionen Streams in den Vereinigten Staaten.<br \/>\nWer ist Single?<br \/>\nDie Rede ist von Abel Tesfaye alias The Weeknd, der unser neuester Markenbotschafter geworden ist.<br \/>\nDer Grammy-Gewinner brach mit seinem Song \u201cStarboy\u201d featuring Daft Punk den Rekord f\u00fcr \u201cdie meisten Streams an einem Ver\u00f6ffentlichungswochenende aller Zeiten\u201d. Ein Beweis f\u00fcr sein lyrisches Genie und seine Popularit\u00e4t, die ihn zu einem gro\u00dfartigen globalen Botschafter f\u00fcr unsere Marke und zum perfekten Partner machen, um seine kreative Sichtweise in unsere Produkte einflie\u00dfen zu lassen. Nach Rihanna schlie\u00dft er sich Rae Sremmurd und Young Thug als neuester Musiker an, der mit uns zusammenarbeitet.<br \/>\nThe Weeknd wird das Gesicht unserer Sportstyle-Kampagne \u2018Run The Streets\u2019 sein, die im November startet und in LA und Toronto gedreht wurde. Der perfekte Drehort f\u00fcr The Weeknd, der in Toronto aufgewachsen ist. Seinen Angaben zufolge ist die Stadt seit langem seine Inspirationsquelle, und sein Engagement in der Musikindustrie spiegelt den \u2018On the Go\u2019-Lifestyle der Bilder wider.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":16387,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-4099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportstyle"],"fullData":{"ID":4099,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2016-10-04 10:46:02","post_date_gmt":"2016-10-04 08:46:02","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2016\/10\/The-Weeknd_H1.jpg\",\"filesize\":199876,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"The-Weeknd_H1-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":11887},\"large\":{\"file\":\"The-Weeknd_H1-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":138466},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"The-Weeknd_H1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":5547},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"The-Weeknd_H1-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":77632},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"The-Weeknd_H1-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":409}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":4100,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/The-Weeknd_H1.jpg\",\"title\":\"The-Weeknd_H1\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Ready for the Weeknd?\",\"content\":\"Grammy-winning artist The Weeknd to \u2018Run the Streets\u2019 with us\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eIn less than a week, his single \u201cStarboy\u201d amassed over 17 million streams globally and 6.5 million streams in the United States.\\u003c\/strong\\u003e\\n\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eWhose single?\\u003c\/strong\\u003e\\n\\u003cstrong class=\\u0022textStyle_description\\u0022\\u003eWe\u2019re talking about Abel Tesfaye a.k.a. 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Can\u2019t wait to see the nice kicks!\u201d\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Besides repping our latest Sportstyle products, such as the IGNITE evoKNIT and IGNITE Limitless sneakers, Abel Tesfaye will also collaborate with us on a separate collection of sneakers and apparel with his own label, XO. The exclusive collection will be a fusion of PUMA\u2019s sport-inspired designs and The Weeknd\u2019s street-motivated aesthetics. Expect this range to be released in 2017.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\u201cWith a new haircut,\u00a0a new single and video\u00a0(in which he wears Pumas, omg!) and an album due out in November (the same month as the Puma campaign, what a coincidence), it\u2019s definitely an exciting time to be The Weeknd,\u201d writes FASHIONISTA.COM\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003ch2\\u003eThe Weeknd\\u003c\/h2\\u003e\\n\\u003cp\\u003eAbel Makkonen Tesfaye, more commonly known as The Weeknd, is one of the currently most well-known alternative \\u003cspan class=\\u0022text-style-4\\u0022\\u003eR\\u0026amp;B artists.\\u003c\/span\\u003e The Toronto-based, Canadian-born musician with Ethiopian roots first gained popularity on the scene with his free mixtape \u2018House of Balloons\u2019 in 2011 and through working with other artists like Drake or Wiz Khalifa before landing his own deal with Universal Music. The 26-year-old gained a large part of his popularity last year through his second studio album, \\u0026#8220;Beauty Behind The Madness\\u0026#8221;, which shows his face and signature hair style (often compared to a double mullet or a \u2018tsunami\u2019 in the press) on the front. His new album, \\u003cspan class=\\u0022text-style-4\\u0022\\u003e\u201cStarboy\u201d\\u003c\/span\\u003e, which features Daft Punk, is due for release on 25th November 2016.\\u003c\/p\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-headline {\"h1\":\"What else is there?\",\"width\":\"Wide\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-article-multi {\"migrateBlock\":true,\"numArticles\":2,\"title\":\"What else is there?\",\"icon\":\"\",\"manualArticles\":[{\"id\":4025},{\"id\":3911}],\"mode\":\"manual\",\"aspect\":\"1\"} \/-->","title":"Bereit f\u00fcr The Weeknd","excerpt":"In weniger als einer Woche hat seine Single \"Starboy\" \u00fcber 17 Millionen Streams weltweit und 6,5 Millionen Streams in den Vereinigten Staaten erreicht.\nWessen Single?\nDie Rede ist von Abel Tesfaye alias The Weeknd, der unser neuester Markenbotschafter geworden ist.\nDer mit einem Grammy ausgezeichnete K\u00fcnstler hat mit seinem Song Starboy\" (featuring Daft Punk) den Rekord f\u00fcr die meisten Streams am Ver\u00f6ffentlichungswochenende aller Zeiten\" gebrochen. Ein Beweis f\u00fcr sein lyrisches Genie und seine Popularit\u00e4t, die ihn zu einem gro\u00dfartigen globalen Botschafter f\u00fcr unsere Marke und zum perfekten Kollaborateur machen, um etwas von seiner kreativen Linse auf unsere Produkte zu \u00fcbertragen. Nach Rihanna ist er neben Rae Sremmurd und Young Thug der j\u00fcngste Musikk\u00fcnstler, der mit uns zusammenarbeitet.\nThe Weeknd wird unsere Sportstyle-Kampagne 'Run The Streets' anf\u00fchren, die im November startet und in LA und Toronto gedreht wurde. Der perfekte Ort f\u00fcr The Weeknd, der in Toronto aufgewachsen ist. Nach eigener Aussage ist die Stadt seit langem seine Inspirationsquelle, und sein gesch\u00e4ftiges Treiben in der Musikbranche spiegelt den \"on the go\"-Lifestyle der Bilder wider.","status":"publish","password":"","name":"bereit f\u00fcr das Wochenende","modified":"2025-09-19 15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 15:06:41","content_filtered":"","parent":0,"type":"post","mime_type":"","template":"","category":[3],"datetime_local":"4. Oktober 2016 um 08:46","date_local":"4. 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