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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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.