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The Weeknd’s new album,Dawn FM,has officially arrived!
It also includes contributions fromTyler, the Creator,Lil Wayne, Oneohtrix Point Never, Swedish House Mafia,Max Martin, Calvin Harris, andUncut Gemsco-director Josh Safdie.
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The “Starboy” singer kicked off the release with a live-streamed event with Amazon,103.5 Dawn FM.
In August, The Weeknd gave fans their first taste of the album, releasing his track “Take My Breath,” which was featured in anOlympic promofor the U.S. women’s track and field team.
The star toldGQat the time that the project is “the album I’ve always wanted to make” following the releases ofAfter Hours,StarboyandBeauty Behind the Madness.
“What makes any of my albums a successful album, especially this one, is me putting it out and getting excited to make the next one. So the excitement to make the next project means that this one was successful to me,” he toldGQ. “I want to do this forever. And even if I start getting into different mediums and different types of expressions, music will be right there. I’m not going to step away from it.”
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Dawn FMfollowsAfter Hours, which was released in March 2020. According to hiswebsite, The Weeknd is set to embark on the After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour this summer, traveling to North America, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.
“Due to constraints of arenas and the demand for more shows I want to do something bigger and special for you which requires stadiums,” a message reads. “Current tickets will be refunded automatically and all ticket holders will be given priority to buy tickets for the stadium shows when they go on sale.”
Tour dates for the After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour have not yet been announced.
source: people.com
