The Weeknd’s new album options visitor appearances from Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey. The collaboration marks a historic second in trendy pop music, as these three powerhouse artists have collectively amassed over 100 billion streams globally.
The ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker has launched the ultimate album in his acclaimed cinematic ‘After Hours’ trilogy’, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’, with standout tracks together with ‘Reflections Laughing’ that includes Florence’s Immediately recognisable ethereal vocals and common collaborator Travis Scott. The trilogy has grow to be probably the most profitable musical narratives of the last decade, with ‘After Hours’ alone producing greater than 15 billion streams.
The Weeknd and Lana have collaborated a handful of occasions – together with on ‘Lust for Life’, ‘Stargirl Interlude’, and ‘Prisoner’ – and the ‘Video Video games’ hitmaker offers certainly one of her greatest vocal deliveries up to now on hair-raising ballad ‘The Abyss’. Their inventive partnership spans practically a decade, with every collaboration pushing musical boundaries.
The Weeknd – whose actual title is Abel Tesfaye – not too long ago shared an image within the studio with legendary Italian composer Giorgio Moroder on social media and The Father of Disco is featured on the tune ‘Massive Sleep’. Moroder’s involvement brings a particular contact to the album, mixing traditional disco components with trendy manufacturing methods.
The mammoth 22-song album – which The Weeknd has been suggesting is his last album below the moniker The Weeknd – opens with ‘Wake Me Up’ that includes French EDM duo Justice. Preliminary vital response has been overwhelmingly constructive, with a number of publications already hailing it as a possible Album of the Yr contender.
And one other common collaborator, Future, seems on ‘Take pleasure in The Present’. The monitor marks their seventh collaboration collectively, following earlier hits which have dominated charts worldwide.
Beforehand launched singles embrace ‘São Paulo’ with Brazilian pop star Anitta, ‘Timeless’ with Playboi Carti and ‘Dancing In The Flames’. Every single has achieved important industrial success, with ‘São Paulo’ reaching primary in 12 nations.
‘Hurry Up Tomorrow‘ follows 2020’s ‘After Hours’ and 2022’s ‘Daybreak FM’. The trilogy represents The Weeknd’s most bold mission up to now, connecting themes of affection, loss, and redemption throughout three distinct sonic landscapes.
The award-winning musician may even seem alongside Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and Gabby Barrett in an upcoming psychological thriller movie with the identical title because the album, which arrives on Could 16, 2025. The movie guarantees to broaden the album’s narrative into a visible expertise.
The Weeknd not too long ago addressed why he might quickly stroll away from his stage title and transfer on to a brand new part of his profession, telling Selection: “It’s a headspace I’ve gotta get into that I simply don’t have any extra need for. I really feel prefer it comes with a lot … You’ve got a persona, however then you’ve got the competitors of all of it. It turns into this rat race: extra accolades, extra success, extra exhibits, extra albums, extra awards and extra quantity ones. It by no means ends till you finish it.”
The singer has no intention of really strolling away from the music enterprise – however he feels he’s already “mastered” The Weeknd’s persona. His evolution as an artist has seen him remodel from an nameless Toronto songwriter to probably the most recognizable voices in modern music.
He mirrored: “I don’t assume I can cease doing that. However every little thing must really feel like a problem. And for me proper now, the Weeknd, no matter that’s, it’s been mastered. Nobody’s gonna do the Weeknd higher than me, and I’m not gonna do it higher than what it’s proper now.”
“I believe I’ve overcome each problem as this persona, and that’s why I’m actually enthusiastic about this movie, as a result of I like this problem. However I simply need to know what comes after. I need to know what tomorrow appears to be like like.”
The album represents a fruits of The Weeknd‘s inventive journey, that includes revolutionary manufacturing methods and genre-bending compositions. The mission was recorded throughout a number of studios worldwide, involving among the business’s most famed producers and engineers. Early evaluations have praised the album’s bold scope and masterful execution, with explicit consideration to its seamless mix of varied musical kinds and emotional depth.