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The Weeknd Moves Album Release Date, Cancels Rose Bowl Concert Out of ‘Respect’ for L.A. Residents


The artist says he intends to support the 'recovery' of L.A. residents amid the wildfires.

After weeks of anticipation, on Monday, January 13, the 4-time Grammy winner announced on social media that he’d be changing plans for his LP rollout out of “respect” for L.A. residents affected in the city-wide wildfires. The natural disaster, which began last Tuesday, January 7, with the vicious Santa Ana winds, has resulted in the burning of over 40,000 acres across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, 12,000 destroyed structures, and a current number of 24 fatalities. “Out of respect and concern for the people of Los Angeles County, I am canceling the Rose Bowl concert originally scheduled for January 25th,” read a statement posted by the singer on social media.

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