Lily-Rose Depp and also Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye in The Idol. Eddy Chen/HBO
With simply much less than a week to precede The Idol premieres on Max, The Weeknd is showing up the marketing warmth. On Wednesday (May 31), the “Blinding Lights” vocalist revealed that the going along with soundtrack for the Sam Levinson-routed dramatization collection would certainly be readily available for pre-order along with a brand-new solitary on June 2.
Titled “Popular,” the brand-new solitary from The Idol, Vol. 1 attributes Madonna and also Playboi Carti. The brand-new solitary acts as the very first music launch of 2023 for both Madonna and also Playboi Carti. “Popular” adheres to the Future-aided “Double Fantasy” as the 2nd preference of The Idol soundtrack. Originally launched on April 21 as the lead solitary from the soundtrack, “Double Fantasy” has actually because come to a head at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Lily-Rose Depp, Troye Sivan, Jennie Ruby Jane, Moses Sumney and also Mike Dean, The Idol discovers the dark crossway of music, star society, medications, sex and also modern cult looks. The embattled and also currently debatable collection obtained a basic five-minute applause at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and also at press time has a rating of 25% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Idol marks The Weeknd’s very first correct tv duty, and also he is additionally an attributed author, co-creator and also exec manufacturer of the collection.
The Weeknd has actually been a pillar on the Hot 100 in 2023. This year, he scratched a set of leading 10 hits in the No. 3-peaking “Creepin’” (with Metro Boomin and also 21 Savage) and also “Die for You,” an Ariana Grande-aided remix of his runaway 2016 hit, which ended up being the 7th chart-topper for both musicians. The “Save Your Tears” vocalist has actually made 16 leading 10 appeal the Hot 100, and also he has actually sent out 4 titles to the top of the Billboard 200 consisting of Grammy-winning cds such as Beauty Behind the Madness and also Starboy.
See The Weeknd’s news of the Playboi Carti and also Madonna solitary listed below:
The Idol Vol. 1 CD PRE-ORDER this Friday! + brand-new Single with @playboicarti / @Madonna : https://t.co/7NToxfKdhc pic.twitter.com/IeJZVfiTfn
— Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd) May 31, 2023
