UPDATE: The Weeknd has moved a massive 450k copies of Hurry Up Tomorrow in the first week with 320k out of that coming from pure sales.
His 2021 hit collection The Highlights also appears in the Top 10, which may have got a boost from the Grammy performance.
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The Weeknd is receiving rave reviews for his latest album Hurry Up Tomorrow which serves as the third and final installment in the trilogy after After Hours and continued with Dawn FM.
The album, which features appearances from Anitta, Future, Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Lana Del Rey, is expected to top the Billboard 200 next week with sales of approximately 380k, reports HDD. About 260k out of these will come from pure sales while the remaining 120k is attributed to streaming (U.S. only).
This number is almost double than what his last album Dawn FM did in the first week.
Yesterday, Abel also released the trailer for his forthcoming accompanying film Hurry Up Tomorrow which is set to be released exclusively in theaters on May 16. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, the film stars Abel âThe Weekndâ Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. It is directed by Trey Edward Shults. Watch the official trailer below.
