Though The Weeknd has formally entered his tv period, he’s not slowing down relating to music. Final week (Jun. 4), The Idol — the brand new HBO drama sequence co-created and co-led by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye — lastly premiered after months of controversy. Additionally starring Lily Rose-Depp, Jennie Ruby Jane, Troye Sivan, Dan Levy, and Moses Sumney, The Idol additionally boasts a full soundtrack album to accompany its first season.
In a caption posted to Instagram yesterday (Jun. 7), The Weeknd wrote, “I used to be planning on dropping the entire soundtrack for Idol by the finale, however I’m too hyped … as a substitute, I wanna drop new music from the present each week with every episode.” He then took to Twitter to disclose that “two songs will probably be dropping Thursday night time. However sure episode 2 remains to be this Sunday.”
After being handled to the sound of The Weeknd’s voice on the primary few Idol tracks, these new singles supply one thing completely different. The primary of the 2 new songs, “The Lure,” serves because the theme rating for the Sam Levinson-helmed sequence. The second new observe is titled “World Class Sinner,” and acts as the primary musical providing from Jocelyn, the fictional pop sensation portrayed by Lily Rose-Depp.
The Weeknd has been releasing songs from The Idol soundtrack over the previous few months — together with “Fashionable,” a collaboration with Madonna and Playboi Carti, and “Double Fantasy,” a Future duet which peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. Up to now, The Weeknd has earned seven chart-toppers on the Sizzling 100, and he has despatched 4 titles to the summit of the Billboard 200.
