The new record THE IDOL VOL.1 will be released on June 30th and accompanies the HBO series of the same name.
The anticipation for the new HBO series “The Idol” by and with Abel Tesfaye, aka The Weeknd, is increasing. To help fans while they wait – the series premieres exclusively on HBO this Sunday (June 4) – The Weeknd released the second single “Popular” from THE IDOL VOL.1 album, which hosts the show, this Friday (June 2). will be accompanied musically. The 33-year-old has brought Madonna and Playboi Carti on board as feature guests. The new track with the appropriate visualizer can be seen on YouTube.
The first release is already on April 21st “Double Fantasy” with music video released, the full album is scheduled for release on June 30th. “The Idol” was controversial during the production process. The American “Rolling Stone” wrote, for example, that the series took a wrong turn during production and eventually degenerated into “depraved torture porn”. So far, Tesfaye has only commented cryptically on the allegations via Twitter: “Have we upset you?” He only asked there.
The Grammy Award winner also announced some time ago that he wanted to change his stage name. “It’s one thing I just have to do. I have nothing more to say as The Weeknd,” Tesfaye said in an interview. So that nobody has to worry, he also makes it clear in the conversation that he will continue to make music, just under a different pseudonym.