Third Consecutive No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
“Call Out My Name” is the #1 streaming and digital song
Headlining 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
New York, NY (April 8, 2018) – Grammy Award®-winning and multi-platinum selling music artist The Weeknd has secured his third consecutive #1 album with his latest project My Dear Melancholy,. In addition to the #1 album, The Weeknd secures the #1 streaming and digital song with “Call Out My Name”.
The project is now available at all digital service providers and a physical component will be released on April 13th. Get My Dear Melancholy, HERE
In addition to the music, a limited edition T-shirt has been designed by XO’s creative collective for the project and is now available exclusively on www.shop.theweeknd.com
The project features six tracks with production from Frank Dukes, Daheala, Marz, Mike WiLL Made-IT, Gesaffelstein, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Skrillex. My Dear Melancholy, is executive produced by Frank Dukes and The Weeknd.
Next up, The Weeknd is set to headline the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival alongside Beyoncé and Eminem.
For More Information on The Weeknd, please contact:
Joseph Carozza/Republic Records
Joseph.Carozza@umusic.com
Beau Benton/Republic Records
Beau.Benton@umusic.com
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