11 years ago today, the weeknd released ‘beauty behind the madness’ 🖤
the project debuted at no. 1 on the billboard 200 📈 and featured hit singles like “the hills,” “can’t feel my face,” and “earned it” 🎶
‘beauty behind the madness’ also helped the weeknd become the first male artist to simultaneously top the billboard hot 100, billboard 200, and artist 100 charts.
the album went on to win best urban contemporary album at the 2016 grammys and received a nomination for album of the year. “earned it” also earned an oscar nomination for best original song from the ‘fifty shades of grey’ soundtrack 🏆
what’s your favorite track from ‘beauty behind the madness’? 👀
The Hills was released 11 years ago today.
Abel and Illangelo wrote, recorded, produced and mixed the song at Abel’s home studio in Toronto
Ahead of it’s release Abel played the “Mood Music” track in a live debut at the SXSW Music Festival
Jamás vamos a olvidar que vivimos un momento épico cantando junto a The Weeknd bajo la lluvia. Al término del concierto, la lluvia se volvió un actor pagado. 🤍 🌧