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Erykah Badu, The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky + More Made Roots Picnic 2015 The Epic-est Yet [Photos + Recap]
Roots Picnic 2015: The Weeknd, photo by Mel D. Cole

The Weeknd Shares A High-Quality, 18 Minute Teaser Of His New LP

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

The Weeknd performs at Roots Picnic 2015 (Photo Mel D. Cole for Okayplayer)

The Weeknd has shared 18 minutes of material off his upcoming The Beauty Behind the Madness LP, in an apparent attempt to quash the spread of illegal bootlegged copies that are (allegedly) circulating online. Every one of the record's 14 tracks are included in the leak, which is effectively a string of snippets fading in and out of one another. Listen to the teaser below. It's excellent, and should be more than enough convincing for you to pre-order your proper copy of the album, which is due out Friday.

The Weeknd 2015 Tour Dates:

Tue, Nov. 03, 2015 – Toronto, ON – Air Canada Centre

Fri, Nov. 06, 2015 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Sat, Nov. 07, 2015 – Detroit, MI – Palace of Auburn Hills

Wed, Nov. 11, 2015 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Thu, Nov. 12, 2015 – Boston, MA – DCU Center

Sat, Nov. 14, 2015 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun

Sun, Nov. 15, 2015 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center

Mon, Nov. 16, 2015 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Wed, Nov. 18, 2015 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Tue, Nov. 24, 2015 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

Fri, Nov. 27, 2015 – Winnipeg, MB – MTS Centre

Sun, Nov. 29, 2015 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome

Mon, Nov. 30, 2015 – Edmonton, AB – Rexall Place

Wed, Dec. 02, 2015 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

Sat, Dec. 05, 2015 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena

Tue, Dec. 08, 2015 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum

Sun, Dec. 13, 2015 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Tue, Dec. 15, 2015 – Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena

Thu, Dec. 17, 2015 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

Sat, Dec. 19, 2015 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena