The Canadian singer dominated this year’s Billboard Music Awards ceremony and won an impressive 10 awards. This included nods as Top Artist, Top R&B Album for After Hours, and Top Hot 100 Song for “Blinding Lights.”

During his acceptance speeches, The Weeknd looked to be in a great mood, deciding to drop a few nuggets about his plans for the future. After receiving the Top Artist award, he hinted at the end of the After Hours era by thanking God for not having “to wear that red suit again.”

The “Starboy” singer also teased new music while accepting the Top Hot 100 Song award. Before leaving the stage, he proclaimed that “the After Hours are done, and the dawn is coming.”

Other music acts that won big at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards were the late rapper Pop Smoke, Latin superstar Bad Bunny, and K-pop sensation BTS.

Pop Smoke won five awards, including Top New Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. Bad Bunny won four awards from six Latin categories, while BTS also got four, including Top Duo/Group and Top Selling Song for “Dynamite.”

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The Weeknd first teased the songs in a series of social media posts before officially sharing them with the public. The songs, “Nothing Compares,” “Missed You,” and “Final Lullaby” have been added to the original album as bonus tracks and will be part of the album’s deluxe version. The deluxe edition also contains remixes and additionally produced tracks. 

Hear the new songs below.

The Weeknd released After Hours, his fourth studio effort, on March 20th. It was his first album since 2016’s Starboy and first release since 2018’s EP My Dear Melancholy. It was a major commercial success, topping the US Billboard 200 and selling 444,000 album-equivalent units, which was the biggest first-week figure for an album in 2020 so far. It also reached No.1 on the charts in 10 other countries, including the UK and Australia.

After Hours met with widespread critical acclaim as well, with critics praising its “narrative cohesion” and “balance” while calling it his “most fully realized album yet.”

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The Canadian singer dominated this year’s Billboard Music Awards ceremony and won an impressive 10 awards. This included nods as Top Artist, Top R&B Album for After Hours, and Top Hot 100 Song for “Blinding Lights.”

During his acceptance speeches, The Weeknd looked to be in a great mood, deciding to drop a few nuggets about his plans for the future. After receiving the Top Artist award, he hinted at the end of the After Hours era by thanking God for not having “to wear that red suit again.”

The “Starboy” singer also teased new music while accepting the Top Hot 100 Song award. Before leaving the stage, he proclaimed that “the After Hours are done, and the dawn is coming.”

Other music acts that won big at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards were the late rapper Pop Smoke, Latin superstar Bad Bunny, and K-pop sensation BTS.

Pop Smoke won five awards, including Top New Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. Bad Bunny won four awards from six Latin categories, while BTS also got four, including Top Duo/Group and Top Selling Song for “Dynamite.”

The post The Weeknd Dominates Billboard Music Awards, Hints the End of “After Hours” Era appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

The Weeknd first teased the songs in a series of social media posts before officially sharing them with the public. The songs, “Nothing Compares,” “Missed You,” and “Final Lullaby” have been added to the original album as bonus tracks and will be part of the album’s deluxe version. The deluxe edition also contains remixes and additionally produced tracks. 

Hear the new songs below.

The Weeknd released After Hours, his fourth studio effort, on March 20th. It was his first album since 2016’s Starboy and first release since 2018’s EP My Dear Melancholy. It was a major commercial success, topping the US Billboard 200 and selling 444,000 album-equivalent units, which was the biggest first-week figure for an album in 2020 so far. It also reached No.1 on the charts in 10 other countries, including the UK and Australia.

After Hours met with widespread critical acclaim as well, with critics praising its “narrative cohesion” and “balance” while calling it his “most fully realized album yet.”

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