Tyler Hubbard Revamps The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ in Apple Music Nashville Sessions

Tyler Hubbard is putting his own spin on a modern pop classic. The two-time Billboard Country Airplay chart-topper recently recorded a batch of songs as part of the Apple Music Nashville Sessions, and alongside some of his own hits, he reimagined The Weeknd‘s 2020 four-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Blinding Lights.”

Hubbard’s performance was recorded live in Spatial Audio at Apple Music’s Nashville studios. The three-song EP features — in addition to “Blinding Lights” — renditions of “Turn” from Hubbard’s new album Strong and “Me For Me” from his debut self-titled album.

Hubbard is headlining a slate of fairs and festivals across the U.S. and will launch his headlining Strong World Tour on Sept. 6 in Indianapolis, with the tour making stops in Canada and Australia before wrapping at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.

“Blinding Lights” was featured on The Weeknd’s 2020 album After Hours. At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, “Blinding Lights” was named top Hot 100 song, top radio song and top R&B song, while After Hours was named top R&B album.

Hubbard released his second solo album, Strong, in April on EMI Nashville. Hubbard told Billboard at the time that he felt “a little more established, found a little bit more of a rhythm. Until last year, I didn’t know who my fanbase really was, but I got to know them, being on the road so much last year. I know who my fanbase is, so this feels like the first project that I’ve written with my fans in mind.”

Listen to Hubbard’s Apple Music Nashville Sessions featuring his take on “Blinding Lights” below: