Beauty Behind the Madness is Canadian singer The Weeknd's second studio album. It was released by Republic Records and XO on August 28,2015. The album features guest appearances by Labrinth, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey, among others, with production handled by The Weeknd, Stephan Moccio, DaHeala, Illangelo, Ben Billions, DannyBoyStyles, Max Martin and Ali Payami.