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Mike Snider | USA Today

The Weeknd pours love into his newest production: A specialty Ethiopian coffee

The Weeknd performs with Metro Boomin at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last month. The Grammy Award-winning singer has just launched Samra Origins, a line of coffee named after his mother. (Getty)

The Weeknd is brewing what he hopes is another hit. But this one is music for your taste buds. The musician has partnered with Oakland, California-based specialty coffee company Blue Bottle Coffee on Samra Origins, a new brand of coffee products, the first of which became available on May 9.

Samra Origins is named after The Weeknd’s mother and honors his Ethiopian roots and the culture of the country long considered the birthplace of coffee.

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