The Weeknd and Future have launched the brand new collaborative single ok ‘Double Fantasy’ for the soundtrack to new HBO drama The Idol.
The observe is the primary to be launched from the official soundtrack of the brand new HBO Max collection The Idol. The Weeknd co-created the present with Sam Levinson and Reza Fahim, and is alleged to be “one in all HBO’s most provocative” reveals but.
‘Double Fantasy’ is a darkened house pop observe the place The Weeknd – actual title Abel Tesfaye – sings a couple of poisonous relationship. The observe was co-produced with The Weeknd with Metro Boomin, and Mike Dean, and was debuted by Tesfaye finally weekend’s Coachella throughout Metro Boomin’s star-studded set with Mike Dean.
The Weeknd stars in The Idol alongside Lily-Rose Depp, Mike Dean, Moses Sumney, Hank Azaria, and Jennie of BLACKPINK.
Rolling Stone did a report on the collection mid-production and wrote that The Idol was “torture porn”, with 13 nameless sources from the present’s solid and crew talking out on the manufacturing of the anticipated collection and calling it “a shitshow”. Tesfaye, Depp and HBO all responded to the claims, with The Weeknd tweeting, “Did we upset you?” alongside a clip from the present of him and Depp’s characters denouncing the journal.
The collection will premiere at this 12 months’s Competition De Cannes and is ready to be launched on June 4. The Idol‘s upcoming authentic soundtrack will likely be launched quickly through The Weeknd’s XO Information / Republic Information.
Final 12 months, The Weekend and Future dropped highly-acclaimed studio albums, with the latter’s ‘I NEVER LIKED YOU’ placing “his melodies and robotic croon to good use” and the previous’s ‘Daybreak FM‘ proving “his most mature, emotionally sturdy assortment but” – in response to NME’s opinions.
The duo have collaborated earlier than. Their first time was the cult-classic 2016 observe ‘Low Life’, earlier than working collectively once more on ‘Drinks On Us’ and ‘Comin’ Out Sturdy’.
In different information, The Weeknd has not too long ago been named the “world’s hottest artist” by the Guinness E-book of Information after being the primary artist to succeed in 100 million Spotify month-to-month Spotify listeners.
He has additionally not too long ago settled a lawsuit for copyright infringement after electro duo Epikker claimed ‘Name Out My Title’ plagiarised their music ‘Vibeking’.
