The Weeknd delays new album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ due to Los Angeles wildfires

nme.com:

The Weeknd has announced the postponement of his upcoming album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ – find out more below.‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’, the third and final chapter of his ‘Dawn FM’ trilogy, was due to release on January 24.

Now, however, the album will be delayed by a week to January 31 out of respect to the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.Last week, five separate wildfires raged concurrently in Los Angeles, causing mass destruction and forcing the evacuation of over 150,000 residents.

In the latest figures shared by CNN and Associated Press, 24 deaths have been confirmed, while 16 people remain missing.In response to this, The Weeknd has take to social media to announce the postponement of his album, as well as the cancellation of his one-night-only concert at the Rose Bowl in California.

That show was scheduled for January 25.He wrote: “Out of respect and concern for the people of Los Angeles county, I am cancelling the Rose Bowl concert originally scheduled for January 25th.