The Weeknd's fiery new singles "I Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills" now officially have an album behind them. After vaulting up the charts, today (July 9), the "Earned It" crooner announced his sophomore LP, Beauty Behind the Madness alongside some beautiful and mad artwork and a release date that's only a month away.
The Weeknd unveiled his album title and cover on his Twitter shortly after iTunes New Zealand accidentally released a pre-order with the release date. As SPIN reports, Beauty Behind the Madness will be released on Aug. 28.
As for the album artwork, the album title is notably absent from the cover. Instead, The Weeknd stares out blankly in a greyscale photograph, which is torn up and cut out.
ALBUM TITLE: BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS (PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE SHORTLY) pic.twitter.com/tSTSS89alw
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) July 9, 2015
Further details surrounding Beauty Behind the Madness (a.k.a., a tracklist and guests) have yet to be announced. Thus far, fans only know there will be 14 songs on the LP. In addition to "I Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills," another song "Often" is confirmed as track No. 3.
Though no guest appearances have been confirmed for Beauty Behind the Madness, Kanye West is a heavily rumored featured artist on The Weeknd's new album. During an interview with Zane Lowe on Beats 1 Radio, Ed Sheeran spilled the beans that Yeezy is The Weeknd's lone featured artist on Beauty Behind the Madness. However, West's guest stint has yet to be officially verified.
Beauty Behind the Madness will be The Weeknd's second official studio album. It follows the release of 2013's Kiss Land, which spawned the singles "Kiss Land," "Live For" and "Wanderlust."
