The Weeknd Is In Full "Album Mode" After Splitting With Bella Hadid

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The Weeknd performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 20, 2018 in Indio, California.
The Weeknd is back in the booth and focused.

If you've been waiting on a new album, it looks like you're in luck. The Toronto R&B singer released his last project, Starboy in 2016. Although he blessed fans with My Dear Melancholy last year, the anticipation is real for a new album from the XO General. The singer hit Twitter earlier today to announce that he's currently recording his follow-up to his 2016. The singer debuted his latest hairstyle in a selfie-style photo with the caption, "album mode full effect."

The announcement of the new album came shortly after reports emerged that he and Bella Hadid broke up. The two have been romantically connected for a minute but they rekindled their relationship last year. According to reports, the singer's been locked in working on his new album and that appears to be the main reason why their relationship didn't last. But, heartbreak makes for the best art so hopefully, this could signify a return to the House Of Balloons style that made the world fall in love with The Weeknd in the first place.

The Weeknd's been teasing the album, which appears to be titled Chapter VI, for a hot minute. Most recently, he shared a photo of an XO billboard that included the Memento Mori logo and read, "Where Dreams Come True." Hopefully, a new album from the weekend will arrive before the end of the year. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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