The Weeknd announces hits album

The Weeknd has announced a greatest hits album called The highlights.

The Toronto-born singer/ songwriter has listed the career-spanning collection on his official website with a release date of Feb. 5.

The 18-track Cd — which includes his megahits such as Blinding Lights and Can’t Feel My Face — arrives just two days before his Super Bowl halftime show performance in Tampa Bay, Fla., on Feb. 7.

Speaking about landing the coveted spot at the sporting extravaganza, The Weeknd — real name Abel Tesfaye — said: “We all grow up watching the world’s biggest acts playing the Super Bowl and one can only dream of being in that position. I’m humbled, honoured and ecstatic to be the centre of that infamous stage this year.”

Meanwhile, he recently teased that his next album will be “politically charged.”

he said in december: “I have been more inspired and creative during the pandemic than I might normally be.

“The pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement and the tensions of the u.s. election have mostly created a sense of gratitude for what I have and closeness with the people near me.”