The Weeknd has announced that his new album Dawn FM will drop this Friday, January 7. The artist – real name Abel Tesfaye – teased the news over the New Year weekend on his Instagram.  On Monday, The Weeknd confirmed that the album will be out this week, writing in a caption alongside a video teaser of new music: “new album : dawn FM // january 7th.”  

Dawn FM is the follow-up to The Weeknd’s 2020 release After Hours.  He has since released multiple songs, remixes, collaborations and videos, and also starred in and co-wrote the forthcoming HBO series The Idol.  Dawn FM will be The Weeknd’s fifth album, in addition to three mixtapes he released in 2011.

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