Meet ‘Popular’, the sultry song by The Weeknd and Madonna for ‘The Idol’ soundtrack

Meet ‘Popular’, the sultry song by The Weeknd and Madonna for ‘The Idol’ soundtrack


In the first musical collaboration with the “Queen of Pop”, the rapper and actor also presented Playboi Carti in the new song for the soundtrack of the production which will debut on June 4th

The weekend no joke in the disclosure of The idol, a series that will premiere this Sunday 4 on HBO. The rapper released this Friday 2, another song from the soundtrack of the production. And this time with none other than the pop diva Madonna.

In the first musical collaboration of The weekend with the queen, Popular also has the participation of Playboi Carti. The lively and provocative pace is in line with the purpose of the series, which is to be a drama about fame and the music industry. with lots of explicit content.

Music can hint a bit at what to expect to see on screen. In one excerpt, the lyrics read: “Begging me on my knees to be popular / This is his dream, to be popular / Kill anyone to be popular / Sell your soul to be popular.” It is possible that characters will spare no effort in their quest to become idols.

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In “The Idol”, The Weeknd is co-creator, co-producer and actor. He said, during a presentation at the last Cannes Film Festival, that he was inspired by Dracula to play his first major role on television. The creative body also includes Sam Levinson (responsible for the success of euphoria) and screenwriter Reza Fahim.

The popular is successful double fantasy, which was the first song released for the soundtrack of the series. This, in turn, is sexier than the one released today. And with slightly more explicit lyrics.

As popular as The Weeknd

The Weeknd is a Canadian-born American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He recently stated that he will again adopt the first name Abel Tesfaye to perform. For now, though, he’s still better known by his stage name than he means to ‘kill’.

He was officially named “the most popular artist in the world” by the Guinness Book of World Records thanks to his ratings on Spotify, where he remains the most listened to, ahead of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift, among others.

On June 6, the great stadium tour in Europe and Latin America, “After Hours Til Dawn”, begins with a show at the Passeio Marítimo de Algés, in Lisbon. Other stops will follow such as the London Stadium, in London, on July 7 and 8, the Metropolitano, in Madrid, on July 18, and the Olímpic Lluís Companys, in Barcelona, ​​on July 20.

Starting in September, it will make the leap across the Atlantic, starting at the BBVA Stadium in Monterrey (Mexico) on the 26th and continuing in places such as the Foro Sol in the Mexican capital on the 29th and 30th of the same month or the River Plate in Buenos Aires on 18 and 19 October. (With information from EFE)

Source: Terra

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