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The Weeknd ‘The Dawn’ release date: Cryptic post has fans wondering

With an intention to further tease his fan army, the Weeknd took to Twitter to post a series of tweets hinting towards his new ambitious project

The Weeknd has been teasing his new ambitious project called ‘The Dawn’ since August 2020 but his fans have no clue when exactly will the singer drop it on streaming platforms. With an intention to further tease his fan army, the Grammy-winning crooner took to Twitter over the weekend and posted a series of tweets that pointed towards the release of his fifth studio effort.
 
The ‘Call Out My Name’ hitmaker soon grabbed one of the top spots on the trending list as he said that “you already know when it’s coming.” Though the 31-year-old singer did not name drop his album in the post, it was obvious to the fans that he was talking about ‘The Dawn’.The Weeknd’s upcoming project will be a follow-up to his critically and commercially received album ‘After Hours’ that was released in 2020.
 
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When will The Weeknd release ‘The Dawn’?

The Weeknd off late has been very active on Twitter and keeping the tradition alive, he first tweeted, “pursuit of happiness” that did not really ring any bells in fans ears until he shared a cryptic post reading, “you already know when it’s coming.”  This soon got the Internet buzzing with rumors as fan started assuming new dates for the release. The Weeknd, a few hours later then posted, “FINALLY I’M FREE!” . This further led to speculations that the new album might arrive sooner than later.
 
The Weeknd, in August 2021, had shared the first look of the project right after teasing it first at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2021.Taking to his Instagram, the R&B singer shared a pic where he can be seen giving a side pose with his head tilted a bit low. He dons a pair of shades as he looks rugged in his bearded look. The Weeknd looks dapper while donning an all-black leather overcoat as a strong light falls on his face.  He has been continuously teasing his fans on Twitter since then posting random tweets every now and then. He is yet to share an official release date of the album. MEAWW will keep you posted.

 
‘You never gave us a release date’, says Twitter

The fans of the Weeknd thronged to his latest post as one of them asked, “Maybe new years??? the dawn representing a new year, new chapter???”. Another user shared, “next Friday. yes they told us.” One curious fan asked, “Is it coming between January and April?” as another chimed in, “On behalf of XO we actually have no clue.”  
 
The next one shared, “Darkness always comes before the dawn: the darkest day of the year is 21st December.”  One fan added, “Starting to believe the dawn is a figment of my imagination.”  Another user posted, “No we don’t, you never gave us a release date.” One fan claimed, “January single, march album”, as another concluded, “NO WE DONT, LITERALLY ALL YOU SAY IS “THE DAWN IS COMING.”