The Weeknd debuted a new Playboi Carti collaboration at Cannes Film Festival this week, where he premiered his new HBO show The Idol.
The unreleased song was heard playing on the red carpet in France on Monday (May 22) as the Canadian hitmaker arrived to the festival alongside co-star Lily-Rose Depp and filmmaker Sam Levinson.
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Both The Weeknd and Playboi Cartiās vocals can be heard on the upbeat track, which is reminiscent of The Neptunesā late ā90s/early ā00s sound.
Listen to a snippet below:
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The Idol received a five-minute-plus standing ovation following the premiere of the first two episodes of the show, which is set to air on HBO on June 4.
According to Variety, the episodes āshockedā Cannes with ārevenge porn photos of bodily fluids on Deppās face, masturbation with ice cubes, nightclub-owning scam artists and vile Hollywood sycophants.ā
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The Weeknd released his last album Dawn FM in January 2022, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with roughly 148,000 total album-equivalent units in its first week.
Most recently, the singer shared a new track with Future called āDouble Fantasyā in April as part of original music for The Idol.
In February, he also dropped a remix of his 2017 song āDie for Youā featuring Ariana Granda following its resurgence in popularity on TikTok.
Earlier this month, The Weeknd hinted at retiring his longtime stage name and making music under a new alias.
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āIām going through a cathartic path right now,ā he told W Magazine. āItās getting to a place and a time where Iām getting ready to close the Weeknd chapter.
āIāll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. Iām definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn.ā
He added: āThe album Iām working on now is probably my last hurrah as The Weeknd. This is something that I have to do. As The Weeknd, Iāve said everything I can say.ā