--- description: R&B sensation The Weeknd has released a surprise, six-track album, "My Dear Melancholy" title: The Weeknd Returns With New Album 'My Dear Melancholy' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77d5330624cc3971/69892c6a096a94fdbd6a1fd0/gettyimages-869525964.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Music](/tag/music/) ## Music Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Listen to The Weeknd's Newest Album _My Dear Meloncholy_ by [Laignee Barron](/author/laignee-barron/) ## Laignee Barron Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2018 6:04 AM CUT  Singer Abel Tesfaye, known by his stage name The Weeknd, performs on Nov. 1, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Singer Abel Tesfaye, known by his stage name The Weeknd, performs on Nov. 1, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan.Scott Legato—Getty Images by [Laignee Barron](/author/laignee-barron/) ## Laignee Barron Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2018 6:04 AM CUT R&B sensation The Weeknd has released a surprise, six-track album, _My Dear Melancholy_. The new album comes 18 months after the Grammy-winning effort _Starbo_y, which featured Daft Punk and Lana Del Rey, and shot The Weeknd, also known as Canadian singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye, to mainstream fame. Earlier this year, Tesfaye teamed up with Kendrick Lamar to create the _Black Panther_ soundtrack single “[Pray for Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5xERXE7pxI "undefined").” Next month, the rising star will be headlining at Coachella. The Weeknd released _My Dear Melancholy_ almost immediately after cryptically hinting at his latest, full-length project on Instagram Thursday night. _My Dear Melancholy,_ tracklist: 01\. Call Out My Name (prod. Frank Dukes) 02\. Try Me (prod. Mike WiLL Made-It, Marz, Frank Dukes & Daheala) 03\. Wasted Times (prod. (Frank Dukes; co-produced by Skrillex) 04\. I Was Never There (prod. Gesaffelstein & Frank Dukes) 05\. Hurt You (prod. Gesaffelstein, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo; co-produced by Cirkut) 06\. Privilege (prod. Frank Dukes & Daheala) Stream it below via YouTube. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5221867/the-weeknd-release-my-dear-meloncholy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5221867/the-weeknd-release-my-dear-meloncholy/"},"headline":"Listen to The Weeknd's Newest Album My Dear Meloncholy","datePublished":"2018-03-30T06:04:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T19:49:47.795Z","description":"The Weeknd cryptically hinted at his latest project. Now it's here","url":"https://time.com/5221867/the-weeknd-release-my-dear-meloncholy/","keywords":["Music","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77d5330624cc3971/69892c6a096a94fdbd6a1fd0/gettyimages-869525964.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laignee Barron","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laignee-barron/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77d5330624cc3971/69892c6a096a94fdbd6a1fd0/gettyimages-869525964.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Weeknd In Concert - Detroit, Michigan","caption":"The Weeknd In Concert - Detroit, Michigan","creditText":"Scott Legato—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/music/","name":"Music"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5221867/the-weeknd-release-my-dear-meloncholy/","name":"Listen to The Weeknd's Newest Album My Dear Meloncholy"}}]}] ```