Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye recruits the unique pop idol Madonna and Playboi Carti for his or her new single “Fashionable,” which dropped Friday (June 2).
The one arrives forward of The Idol Vol. 1 soundtrack, which is now out there for pre-order right here, in addition to the Sam Levinson-directed HBO collection, which is about to premiere this Sunday, June 4. “Fashionable” joins the soundtrack’s Future-assisted lead single “Double Fantasy,” which Tesfaye first carried out throughout Metro Boomin‘s Coachella set earlier than formally releasing it on April 21. The tune peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
Within the month main as much as the discharge of “Fashionable,” Tesfaye posted a photograph of Madonna on his Instagram account with a burning coronary heart emoji. Then he correctly teased the tune whereas strolling alongside his Idol castmates — together with Lily-Rose Depp, BLACKPINK‘s Jennie, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney and extra — on the pink carpet on the 2023 Cannes Movie Competition, the place the controversy-stirring collection acquired a five-minute standing ovation. Tesfaye then confirmed fan theories that he and Carti had collaborated by posting a screenshot of their FaceTime name on Twitter.
“Fashionable” marks the primary time Tesfaye has labored with Madonna and Carti, and it additionally marks each Madonna and Carti’s first musical releases of 2023. And whereas his headline-making TV collection will formally premiere this weekend, he’s additionally embarking on the second, European and Latin American leg of his After Hours Til Daybreak Tour, which formally begins subsequent Tuesday, June 6 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Hearken to “Fashionable” under.
