Grammy
Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative R&B trailblazer THE WEEKND
has announced that he will release his anxiously awaited third full-length
offering, “Beauty Behind The Madness” via XO/Republic
Records on Friday, August 28, 2015. The album has been one of the most anticipated albums of 2015.
2015 has
already been a breakout year for THE WEEKND with three tracks currently
in the Top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album’s first official single “Can’t
Feel My Face” currently sits at #6 while previously released tracks “Earned
It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” and “The Hills” sit at #16 and #23,
respectively. “Can’t Feel My Face” continues to remain a fixture in the
Top 5 of iTunes Overall Top Songs Chart and it has hit #1 on the iTunes
R&B/Soul chart as well as #1 on Shazam USA and Spotify USA chart. “Can’t
Feel My Face” is also seeing huge global success with the track debuting
Top 5 in over 33 markets including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden,
Denmark and Poland. Written by THE WEEKND and co-produced by pop
powerhouse Max Martin, it’s no surprise that the track is already
being hailed as the best song of 2015 by outlets like USA Today and Radio.com.
The official music video to the track will also debut in the coming weeks. Listen to the tune below, from Baker & Taylor.
