Madonna Announces Collaboration With The Weeknd & Playboi Carti

Madonna has another collaboration up her sleeves, this time with The Weeknd and Playboi Carti.

The Queen of Pop took to Instagram on Thursday (Feb. 15) to share a preview of the “Popular” music video, featuring the trio trading lines and singing the chorus in unison. “I did song with @theweeknd and @playboicarti -called – Popular Duh !” she captioned the post, which you can see here.

The song’s music video will be debuting exclusively in Fortnite Festival, to wrap up The Weeknd’s takeover of the event’s Season 1. According to Fortnite’s official website, fans can watch the clip in a new dedicated viewing area in Jam Stage, where the “Popular” video will repeat from February 15 at 7 p.m. ET until February 18 at 7 p.m. ET. The “Popular” Jam Track will also be available in the Fortnite Shop starting February 15 at 7 p.m. ET.

Earlier this week, The Weeknd teased that he’s back in the studio on Instagram. His teaser comes a month after he posted the album covers from his 2020 album After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM, and a third, black slide with a white question mark in the middle and a parental advisory warning label. “3,” he wrote as the caption, indicating that a third installment of the album trilogy is on the way.