Ascend (Illenium album)

Ascend is the third studio album by American DJ and music producer Illenium, released on August 16, 2019, through Astralwerks, making it his major-label debut and his only album on the label. The album features six singles.

Background

Consisting of 17 songs, the album includes six previously released singles, "Take You Down", "Crashing", "Pray", "Good Things Fall Apart", "Takeaway", and "Blood". On his social media accounts, he announced the release date of the album and the following tour on June 12.

The first single "Take You Down" was released on August 3, 2018. The song brought forth the drug abuse problem Illenium previously had.
The second single "Crashing", featuring Bahari, was released on January 25, 2019.
The third single "Pray", featuring Kameron Alexander, was released on March 22, 2019.
The fourth single "Good Things Fall Apart", with Jon Bellion, was released on May 13, 2019.
The fifth single "Takeaway", with The Chainsmokers and featuring Lennon Stella, was released on July 24, 2019.
The sixth and last single before the album release "Blood", with Foy Vance, was released on August 2, 2019.

Year	Ceremony	Category	Result
2020	Billboard Music Awards	Top Dance/Electronic Album	Nomitated
2020	International Dance Music Awards	Best Album	Nomitated

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