In a series of tweets, The Weeknd confirms his upcoming project is in fact a new album and he’s going on tour!  The tweets began on July 7 where Abel first teases, “XO #1 … the dawn is coming.”

 

 

Followed by, “We gettin’ there,” “Really proud of this one,” and “Massaging it now, being sweet to it.  Giving it some tlc.”

 

 

 

This is where the fans get really excited, “Just so there’s no confusion, it’s a full body of work,” Abel confirms on Twitter.

 

 

 

And finally, “The tour is gonna be madness.”

 

 

 

All of this album talk started in June when a fan asked Abel, “You keep saying the dawn is coming but … is it really?”  The Weeknd then replied with a simple, “Ya …”

 

 

 

In addition to his new album and tour, The Weeknd became the first artist to reach No.1 on Spotify’s monthly listeners 8 different times and according to Variety, “The Weeknd is starring in and co-writing a new HBO series with Euphoria creator Sam Levinson.  The show follows a female pop singer who starts a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who is the leader of a secret cult,” played by Abel.

 

 

 

Congrats, Abel!

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