The Weeknd’s song “Popular” just got a music video

It was announced that the work would have its version in a music video, but it will not be available on all platforms right away. The song was part of the soundtrack for the series The Idol, released in 2023 and is still a huge success.

Fortnite Festival

It's nothing more than an Epic Games game whose main objective is to be a kind of online music festival, in which you have two stage options and can invite up to three friends to play together with you. There are several interesting tools to explore during the game while the licensed songs are played.

The music video for the song “Popular” was premiered completely exclusively within the game this Wednesday (15) and will remain that way until Sunday (18), the video is played repeatedly and you can use some controls to hear the song. music without interfering with other people who are also playing. The idea is that, after Sunday, the clip will be available on other digital platforms.

_{Listen to the song “Popular” by The Weeknd (Video: reproduction/YouTube/The Weeknd)}

Single's success

The song was one of The Weeknd's releases for the soundtrack of the series The Idol, which he also directed and featured as one of the main characters, Tedros. The collaboration of the queen of pop, Madonna, and rapper Playboi Carti during the musical production was crucial to the result we have now.

The protagonist of the series, Jocelyn (played by Lily-Rose Depp) is fighting to become a big pop star, the series is very intense and shows the artist's nightlife with a more sensual look, which fits perfectly with the rhythm of this song by The Weeknd in particular, the other two musicians helped to complement this idea.

Although the series was not so well received by the public, “Popular” is still highly talked about and continues to be a huge success on social media as it is contagious and has an air of mystery in its musical composition. The clip will soon be available to everyone.

Featured photo: The WeekndMadonna and Playboi Carti (Reproduction/website Somos Ohlala)