Last December, the Weeknd returned with a vengeance. After laying low for a couple of years following the release of My Dear Melancholy, Abel Tesfaye was suddenly everywhere at once.
He debuted a new look—ostentatious sunglasses, crimson suit, equally bloody nose—and performed new singles on late-night TV.
Meanwhile, he could be seen getting into fights with Adam Sandler while playing a caricature of himself in the Safdie Brothers’ acclaimed thriller Uncut Gems.
A new record was clearly on the way, but details remained scarce until February, when the singer finally detailed his next full-length, After Hours.
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