THE Weeknd is dropping his new album, Dawn FM, this week after months of anticipation.
The Grammy-Award winner revealed the album's title in May 2021 but finally announced the album's release date on Monday.
How did The Weeknd announce Dawn FM's release?
The Weeknd's fifth album, Dawn FM will be released on Spotify on Friday, January 7, 2022.
His announcement came via a one-minute video that was posted on his Instagram Monday morning.
The video features The Weeknd against a dark background with the words, "A new sonic universe from the mind of The Weeknd."
It includes cameos from Jim Carrey, Quincy Jones, Tyler, The Creator, Lil Wayne, and Oneohtrix Point Never.
The teaser video came the day after he posted a photo on January 2 with the caption, "wake up at dawn tomorrow."
Fans' excitement surged as the post received 13,000 comments with many speculating that the album would be released the following day.
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Comments spiked as many said they wouldn't be sleeping in preparation for the album potentially being released early Monday morning.
One person commented, "YOU BETTER NOT BE PLAYING BRO," and another said, "I just really hope he’s not sh**ting us, I’m not pulling an all-nighter for nothing."
What will The Weeknd's new album be about?
Dawn FM is The Weeknd's first full-length album since After Hours came out in March 2020.
The Weeknd, 31, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has been very secretive about his newest album since he announced the title in May 2021.
He told Variety in May, “If the last record is the after hours of the night, then the dawn is coming.”
There is little known about what to expect from the new album and the final comment at the end of the teaser video doesn't reveal anything.
The finally suggestive message at the end of the teaser video says, "You are now listening to 103.5: Dawn FM.
"You’ve been in the dark for way too long, it’s time to walk into the light and accept your fate with open arms.”
How many albums has The Weeknd released?
Dawn FM will be the fifth album The Weeknd started releasing his music in 2009.
The Ontario, Canada native created his own record label, XO Records, and in December 2011 released his first album, Echoes of Silence.
His most recent album, After Hours, was released in 2020 and remains his best-selling album to date.
The Weeknd was forced to postpone his After Hours tour due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but two years after the album's release, his tour is expected to kick off.
The After Hours tour will begin on January 14, 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, and will finish on May 1, 2022 in Tacoma, Washington.
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