The Weeknd Postpones Album, Cancels Rose Bowl Concert due to Los Angeles Wildfires

With the devastating Los Angeles wildfires nonetheless ongoing, the Weeknd has postponed the discharge of his forthcoming document, Hurry Up Tomorrow, and cancelled the album launch live performance that was to happen on the metropolis’s Rose Bowl. “Out of respect and concern for the individuals of Los Angeles county,” Abel Tesfaye wrote on Instagram, “I’ve determined to push the discharge of my album to January thirty first.” Learn his full assertion under.

Hurry Up Tomorrow was initially set to return out subsequent Friday, January 24. The mission will characteristic the singles “Dancing in the Flames,” “Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti),” and “São Paulo (feat. Anitta).” Later this 12 months, Tesfaye is ready to release a movie, additionally referred to as Hurry Up Tomorrow, wherein he’ll star alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan.

Quite a few musicians and their households have had fundraisers launched after being severely impacted by the LA wildfires, together with Diiv’s Zachary Cole Smith, Ought and Cola’s Tim Darcy, Empress Of, and Fats Tony. Earlier right this moment, producer Madlib shared that he lost his home, music archives, and all of his recording gear within the fires. To this point, the Recording Academy and MusiCares have pledged $1 million, and Beyoncé has pledged $2.5 million in direction of wildfire aid efforts; a profit live performance, FireAid, has additionally been introduced, to happen at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome on Thursday, January 30.