The Weeknd shares preview of recent tune, says new period “begins tonight”
The Weeknd has shared a preview of a brand new tune and teased the approaching arrival of his new period.
The singer (actual title Abel Tesfaye) has been teasing new music for months, after signalling on the 2021 Billboard Music Awards again in Could that he was ending his ‘After Hours’ period.
At one level, Tesfaye remarked that he’d “prefer to thank God that I don’t should put on that purple go well with any extra”, referencing the outfit he recurrently donned throughout the promotional marketing campaign surrounding his newest album.
Now (August 2), he’s shared a preview of a brand new tune that sees him crooning easily over heavy synths. The singer has additionally tweeted that his new period “begins tonight”, up to date his profile image on quite a few social media platforms, and uploaded one other picture to Instagram. Take heed to the preview and see these updates under.
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) August 2, 2021
fuck it … IT STARTS TONIGHT
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) August 2, 2021
Posted by The Weeknd on Sunday, August 1, 2021
Tesfaye has been suggesting a brand new period was imminent for a while. A number of days in the past, the singer stripped his Instagram of all posts, together with his profile image, and instructed followers on Twitter to “say their last goodbyes”.
Final month, Tesfaye stated a brand new album method on the best way in a sequence of tweets, telling followers he’s “actually pleased with this one” and clarifying “simply so there’s no confusion, it’s a full physique of labor”.
Earlier this 12 months, the singer revealed he’d been making music throughout lockdown. “Made a lot magic within the small quarantined room,” he tweeted, earlier than saying that he’s “now simply piecing all of it collectively” and calling the brand new challenge “so lovely”.
Again in April, Tesfaye shared a brand new remix of his ‘After Hours’ monitor ‘Save Your Tears’’ with Ariana Grande. He additionally lately appeared on labelmate Stomach’s new single ‘Higher Imagine’ alongside Younger Thug, and featured on Doja Cat‘s ‘Planet Her’ monitor ‘You Proper’.
Outdoors of music, Tesfaye lately confirmed he was growing a brand new HBO sequence alongside Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. The sequence, presently titled The Idol, follows a feminine pop singer who enters right into a romantic relationship with an LA membership proprietor who additionally leads a secret cult.