The Weeknd first teased that he was working on a new album during a performance in November 2018, telling the crowd that "Chapter VI was coming soon". He continued to … See more

The artwork and aesthetic for the album's promotional material has been described as psychedelic and being inspired by various films, such as: See more

After Hours was met with positive reviews from contemporary critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from … See more

Despite the major critical success of After Hours, the Weeknd did not receive any nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. … See more

Musically, After Hours is a R&B, new wave and dream pop record that includes electropop and synth-pop influences. The album also contains elements of synthwave, electro, electro house, trap, drum and bass, liquid funk, and synth-rock. Lyrically, After … See more

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On November 27, 2019, the album's lead single, "Heartless", was released digitally on music stores and … See more

On March 19, 2020, After Hours broke the record for the most global pre-adds for an album in Apple Music history, with over 1.02 million users pre-adding the album to their libraries. It was … See more