Fans are convinced that the singer will release a new album after he shares on the site a screenshot of his text conversation with creative director La Mar Taylor.
- March 28, 2018
AceShowbiz - After Cardi B, it appears that another top musician is ready to release a new project very soon. The Weeknd has recently taken to Instagram to share a cryptic picture that has many fans thinking a new album is coming this week.
The said pictured showed a screenshot of the Canadian singer's text conversation with his creative director, La Mar Taylor. The Weeknd's text to Lamar read, "should we drop Friday? I'm indifferent to be honest." He left the picture captionless.
While fans didn't get to see La Mar's response, many expected that they were discussing about a new album. "this album is going to be LIT," one convinced fan commented, while another wrote, "Please drop the whole album Friday king."
Some others, meanwhile, demanded that The Weeknd should release the album on Thursday instead. "Theres no other day like Thursday," one user said. One other similarly added, "Omg im feeling like I am going to win the lottery... but pls post in on Thursday!" Another assumed that the album would not be released this week, asking, "Which Friday tho?"
The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, has yet to respond to the rumors, but a source tells Billboard that the "I Feel It Coming" singer is indeed working on new material. "This project is Abel taking it back to his roots," reveals the source.
Should the speculation be true, the upcoming album will be a follow-up to his album "Starboy", which was released on November 25, 2016. The album received positive reviews from music critics and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and Billboard's Canadian Albums chart.
Furthermore, "Starboy" was certified double Platinum by the RIAA and won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, which took place at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on January 28.
