The Dawn is coming.
The Weeknd has announced that his new album is done. During Monday’s episode of his Apple Music show “Memento Mori,†he provided an update on the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2020’s After Hours.
“Some Dawn updates… Album is complete,†he revealed.
However, he is still waiting to secure some features. “Only thing missing is a couple characters that are key to the narrative,†he added. “Some people that are near and dear to me, some people that inspired my life as a child…and some that inspire me now.â€
Added Abel, “More to come in the following months.â€
He did not say if the album would drop this year, but he did tease “some exciting features coming out in the fall before the album drops.â€
In August, he kicked off the new era with the album’s first single, “Take My Breath.â€
“It’s the album I’ve always wanted to make,†The Weeknd told GQ, who described his new music as “Quincy Jones meets Giorgio Moroder meets the best-night-of-your-fu**ing-life party records.â€
The Toronto crooner, who is settling into his new $70 million Bel-Air mansion, is also venturing into “another world†with TV projects including his upcoming HBO series “The Idol.â€