The 31-year-old artist says his new project is a full-length album following the release of his Billboard 200-topping project After Hours in March 2020. After noms were revealed, he tweeted that he was in "great company" with Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars and Prince, whose halftime performances were also nominated for Emmys. 3, respectively, on the Canadian artist songs list.Īlso on Tuesday, the Canadian-Ethiopian superstar's stunning Super Bowl LV halftime show scored an Emmy nod in the outstanding variety special (live) category. 1 hits "Save Your Tears" and "Blinding Lights" are at No. 3 spots, respectively, on the top albums from Canadian artists list, while his Billboard Hot 100 No. His fourth studio album, After Hours, as well as The Highlights, the compilation LP he delivered shortly before his Super Bowl performance earlier this year, take the No. Drenched-suit, grinding-on-the-girl/boy-of-your-dreams party records.According to MRC Data's 2021 Canada midyear report, released Tuesday, The Weeknd (real name Abel Tesfaye) has dominated music in his Canadian motherland in the first half of 2021. (Not ‘cosplay,’ as Abel put it.) That sort of retro thing is having a moment right now in pop music, but these records are new. Quincy Jones meets Giorgio Moroder meets the best-night-of-your-f*cking-life party records.
Like real-deal, illuminated-white-tiles-on-the-floor party records. The new project is packed with party records. It reads, “The music hit the studio like a Mack truck. The Weeknd’s upcoming music was described in greater detail in an August profile in GQ. Some people that are near and dear to me, some people that inspired my life as a child, and some that inspire me now. Only thing missing is a couple characters that are key to the narrative. We’ll slowly be unraveling that info in the next couple months. “Some exciting features coming out in the fall before the album drops. The Weeknd - who has been referring to his upcoming album as the “ dawn,” although it’s unclear if that is the actual title of the project - said on the October 4 episode of his Apple Music show Memento Mori: There’s been talk of a new album, and now the Weeknd says it’s “complete.”
The Weeknd recently wrapped up his After Hours era, and since then, he’s been looking forward.
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