Grammy Award-nominated multi-platinum alternative R&B trailblazer THE WEEKND releases his anxiously awaited third full-length offering, “Beauty Behind The Madness” via XO/Republic Records/Universal Music Australia on Friday, August 28, 2015.
“Beauty Behind The Madness” includes the hit single ‘Can’t Feel My Face’. Written by THE WEEKND and co-produced by pop powerhouse Max Martin, it’s no surprise that the track is being hailed as the best song of 2015 by outlets like USA Today and Radio.com.
THE WEEKND is also seeing success in “The Hills”, another track that will be featured on the album. The fiery music video, directed by Grant Singer, accrued over 10 million views in less than a week and has amassed over 66 million to date.
2015 started out with a bang with “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”, THE WEEKND’s contribution and first release from the chart-dominating Fifty Shades of Grey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The single now with over 3 million sales worldwide has spent 27 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”, and was the “#1 Most Shazam’ed Song in the World,” being Shazam’ed over 3 million times and occupying the Top 5 on the music discovery app for five weeks straight.
Title: Beauty Behind The Madness
Format: CD
Release Date: 28 Aug 2015
Artist: The Weeknd
Sku: 2299259
Catalogue No: 4750330
Category: R&B
Disc Count: 1
Transfer Format: Compact Disc
Video Format: Rap & Hip-Hop
Primary Audio: 4750330
Language: 0602547503305
Subtitles: Universal Music