The Weeknd Gives First-Ever Interview, Says He Didn’t Rip Off Portishead Track

Canadian one-man outfit The Weeknd has denied sampling Portishead, saying he was merely “inspired” by the trip hop group after accusations from Portishead member Geoff Barrow.

Barrow, instrumentalist from the massively influential trip hop group, recently took to Twitter to accuse The Weeknd of using their song Machine Gun in his track Belong To The World.

The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye,…

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