The Weeknd Shares Featureless "After Hours," His First Album In Four Years

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The Weeknd continues his domination with a praiseworthy project that already broke an Apple Music record prior to its release.

After delivering one of the most massive album rollouts of the year thus far, The Weeknd is finally sharing his highly-anticipated project After Hours. Prior to its public availability, Music Business Weekly reported that After Hours garnered nearly 1 million pre-adds on Apple Music. It isn't surprising, considering that fans of the Grammy Award-winning, platinum-selling artist have been pestering him about releasing a follow-up to his much-talked-about 2016 hit record Starboy.

As we previously reported, The Weeknd holds down After Hours with no features on his 14-track odyssey. We've already received singles "Blinding Lights," "Heartless," and the title track "After Hours," each with its own mini-movie music video. If you tune into the singer's Beats1 show Memento Mori, you'll hear that he's premiering After hours for fans in an epic online listening session that unites music lovers during this time of social distancing.

The singer also dedicated After Hours to one of his most dedicated fans. "RIP LANCE aka XOPODCAST. you were one of the true original backbones of my XO fan base," The Weeknd tweeted on Thursday (March 19). "Can't believe i'm finding out about this today. I'm dedicating After Hours to you, my friend." Give After Hours by The Weeknd a few spins and let us know if the hype was well worth the wait.

Tracklist

1. Alone Again
2 Too Late
3. Hardest to Love
4. Scared to Live
5. Snowchild
6. Escape from L.A.
7. Heartless
8. Faith
9. Blinding Lights
10. In Your Eyes
11. Save Your Tears
12. Repeat After Me (Interlude)
13. After Hours
14. Until I Bleed Out


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Erika Marie
Erika Marie is a seasoned journalist, editor, and ghostwriter who works predominantly in the fields of music, spirituality, mental health advocacy, and social activism. The Los Angeles editor, storyteller, and activist has been involved in the behind-the-scenes workings of the entertainment industry for nearly two decades. E.M. attempts to write stories that are compelling while remaining informative and respectful. She's an advocate of lyrical witticism & the power of the pen. Favorites: Motown, New Jack Swing, '90s R&B, Hip Hop, Indie Rock, & Punk; Funk, Soul, Harlem Renaissance Jazz greats, and artists who innovate, not simply replicate.
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