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Usher Shades The Weeknd After The Canadian Singer Claimed The R&B Legend Stole His Style On 'Climax'

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Earlier this week Black Twitter sat ringside as an R&B titan clashed with a Canadian pop star. The Weeknd shared why he feels his alternative style affected music in a new interview with Variety, specifically noting that he thinks Usher’s work had been influenced.  “I heard ‘Climax,’ that Usher song, and was like, ‘Holy f*ck, that’s a Weeknd song.’ It was very flattering, and I knew I was doing something right, but I also got angry,” he told the industry magazine.   “But the older I got, I realized it’s a good thing,” The Weeknd, whose birth name is Abel Tesfaye, added.

Usher initially responded by flexing his falsetto on the ‘gram after songwriter Eric Bellinger, who has collaborated with Usher frequently, kicked off the

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