The Weeknd Reveals Title Of The Final Chapter In His Album Trilogy
By Tony M. Centeno
September 4, 2024
Abel Tesfaye, also known as The Weeknd, is ready to debut the final chapter of his popular album trilogy.
On Wednesday, September 4, the Grammy award-winning artist shared a new trailer ahead of his upcoming LP Hurry Up Tomorrow. The video displays a message from Abel in which he describes his thoughts about where he's at in his career and provides a hint about the trilogy's grand finale.
"Yesterday was fourteen years ago," he begins. "We held our breath, falling into a shimmering sea in the after hours of the night... attempted to cleanse the wounds with melodies and lights, a bulletproof bandage to shield what lies beneath."
"In a place where the seasons never changed, where time ceased to exist. But therein lays the problem," he continues. "Today has felt like an endless spin. I keep distorting the truth, immune to the dizziness, numb to the nausea. What lies beneath — screams in silence. I look in the mirror and feel both old and new, stuck in limbo and unable to move. I still haven't faced myself. More songs could help, but what do I have left to say? Woe is me in my gilded cage, right?"
Toward the end of the trailer, Tesfaye reflects on a traumatic event that happened to him on the world stage. He may be referring to the horrifying moment when he lost his voice just a few songs into his second sold-out show at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles during his "After Hours Tour" in 2022. He was forced to stop the concert, refund fans, and reschedule the show for a later date.
"The very thing that once made me invincible failed me on the world stage," he concludes. "A new trauma surfaced, opening floodgates. A new path awaits. When today ends, I'll discover who I am."
Tesfaye ends the video by confirming the title of his next project Hurry Up Tomorrow. The follow-up to After Hours and Dawn FM "represents the creative apex" of his trilogy and has "existential and self-referential themes" according to a press release. He revealed the title as his creepy experience inside Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood begins. The trailer arrived a few days before his anticipated concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The show will be live-streamed on YouTube on September 7 at 8 p.m. EST.