Madonna shares a clip from the ‘Popular’ music video.Photo:Madonna/Instagram
Madonna/Instagram
Madonnajust teased an exciting project.
On Thursday, the “Vogue” hitmaker, 65, took to Instagram to share a glimpse of her new “Popular” music video withThe Weeknd, 34, and Playboi Carti, 27.
The Weeknd (né Abel Tesfaye) dropped the song, from HBO’sThe Idol,in June 2023. However, Madonna has now revealed that the trio also collaborated on an official music video, which was released this week inFortnite’sFortnite Festivalgame mode.
Sharing a teaser on social media, Madonna wrote in the caption, “I did [a] song with @theweeknd and @playboicarti -called - ‘Popular’ Duh ! 🥳”
“The video debuts Finally and Exclusively in the Fortnite festival!! Tune into the game February 15-18! it’s the only way to watch the video!” she added.
Madonna shares clip from the ‘Popular’ music video.Madonna/Instagram
The teaser clip showed the musicians singing the chorus in unison, wearing all-black outfits and accessorizing with a lot of bling.
The song’s lyrics seem to mirrorThe Idol’s theme of fame and its downsides. The Weeknd sings, “Beggin' on her knees to be popular / That’s her dream, to be popular / Kill anyone to be popular / Sell her soul to be popular.”
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The music video teaser comes after Tesfaye revealed last June that he wantsto co-produce an albumwith Madonna.
“I mean, the thing is, I’ve always wanted to work with her. I’ve always wanted to write and produce a Madonna album… well, co-produce with her, of course … because she’s a visionary and she has such a singular vision,” the “Blinding Lights” hitmakertold Apple Music’sZane Loweat the time.
The Canadian star continued, “I just want to come into her world and create a classic Madonna album. That was always my dream. So this can be… Hopefully this is the appetizer for that.”
The Weeknd in the ‘Popular’ music video.Madonna/Instagram
“I’m proud of it. I’m definitely proud of it. Me and Carti had this… I mean, we’ve jammed out before,” he previously explained to Lowe of the song’s creative process. “We’ve had a different version of this song prior. So I’ve had these vocals for a while, and I’ve kind of just worked around it and then kept it in the tuck. But now it felt like it was time.”
source: people.com
