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How Las Vegas Shapes The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’

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Like the shimmering lights towering above its famous strip, Las Vegas is an inescapable aspect of The Weeknd’s fourth album, After Hours.

The desert gambling oasis plays host to several of the project’s music videos and shows up in its lyrics and plot line, reflecting the singer’s long history with the city.

Fans first got a hint that Vegas would color the album when TMZ spotted The Weeknd sprinting down Fremont Street next to the Four Queens Casino last fall, camera crew in tow.

It turns out he was shooting music videos for the project’s lead singles, “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights.” Both videos play off the city’s anything-goes spirit, as the XO singer grows increasingly inebriated amidst Vegas' glitz and glam: The fact that they’re

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