At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016, Beauty Behind the Madness won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year.įollowing the success of his first compilation album Trilogy (2012) and the release of his debut studio album Kiss Land (2013), the Weeknd spoke to MTV about the two projects describing them as the first and second chapters of his life It was the tenth best-selling album of 2015, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, with 1.5 million copies sold worldwide. It marked the Weeknd's first number-one album in the United States, earning 412,000 album-equivalent units in its first week. Beauty Behind the Madness received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number one in several countries. The album also includes the Academy Award-nominated track " Earned It", which served as the lead single from the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey. The album was executive produced by the Weeknd, DaHeala and Illangelo, and includes production from Kanye West, Stephan Moccio, Ben Billions, DannyBoyStyles, Max Martin, and Ali Payami, among others.įive singles were released from Beauty Behind the Madness, including two US Billboard Hot 100 number-ones: " The Hills" and " Can't Feel My Face". It features guest appearances from Labrinth, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey. Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released on August 28, 2015, through XO and Republic Records.