Popular
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti & Madonna
2023
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2023
Release: 2023Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original Republic/XO single was released in June 2023. Distributor credits distinguish The Weeknd and Madonna as lead artists and Playboi Carti as featured; the annual credit orders the same performers differently. 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.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2023.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Popular - Republic/XO/Apple Music original single metadata
The original June 2023 single credits The Weeknd and Madonna as lead artists and Playboi Carti as featured. Its full original collaboration is retained even though the annual catalog orders those names differently.
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.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
A track from "The Idol" soundtrack exploring fame and its consequences.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2023.html, position 113
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 2023.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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