Popular
The Weeknd and Madonna featuring Playboi Carti | Artist Essentials
First released: 2023 (year verified)
Original 2023 studio recording with The Weeknd and Playboi Carti
MusicAtlas editorial note: The three vocal colors keep changing the emphasis over the spare, steadily bouncing groove.
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First released: 2023 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2023 release history of Popular. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2023 studio recording with The Weeknd and Playboi Carti
Credit: The Weeknd and Madonna featuring Playboi Carti
Role in this collection: Co-lead vocalist with Madonna and featured rapper Playboi Carti
Original single: Popular
Popular - original 2023 single and full collaboration credit
The original June 2023 XO/Republic single credits The Weeknd and Madonna as lead artists, with Playboi Carti featured. The differently ordered annual credit names the same three performers; the later 2024 remix package is not its first release. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About The Weeknd
The Weeknd is the recording name of Canadian singer and songwriter Abel Tesfaye, who grew up in Toronto's Scarborough district. House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence introduced his dark R&B approach in 2011 before their material was gathered for Trilogy. Kiss Land began his studio-album sequence, followed by the wider pop reach of Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy.
Artist background sources
The Weeknd - Universal Music France biography
Abel Tesfaye identity, Scarborough background, three 2011 mixtapes, subsequent compilation and named studio albums. The source's inconsistent Starboy month, outdated chart positions and inaccurate guest-role wording are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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