Drake to bring FOMO film songs to streaming on 1 October
Drake will put a bunch of songs from his FOMO short film on streaming services on Thursday, 1 October. He shared the plan during a livestream on Kick, the live-video platform, on 29 September, according to Billboard. The wait was short. The music has so far lived only inside the film.
FOMO premiered on YouTube on 15 September as an hour-long visual film, as described by Rolling Stone. It holds about 10 unreleased tracks. Access shifted in the first days, with the YouTube stream set to private after its debut before being made public again on Thursday afternoon, according to Variety.
Drake had billed the project himself as “a not so short film.” On 14 September, his @champagnepapi account on Instagram said it would go live on 15 September at 9PM on YouTube, Spotify and Apple, according to Instagram. That announcement framed FOMO as both a video and a listening event. Fans could watch first and hear the new material in context.
The film folds in several collaborations and teases for other releases. It includes new visuals tied to his HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR albums. It previews a reunion with PARTYNEXTDOOR, a long-time collaborator. It also features a collaboration with Yeat, according to Billboard, and previews songs featuring Sexyy Red, according to Rolling Stone.
Two tracks with Don Toliver drew particular attention. One is a preview billed as “Cold Shoulder” with Toliver. The other is an interpolation of Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” featuring Toliver, meaning a section of her song re-recorded anew rather than lifted directly as a sample. Drake has not yet published a tracklist confirming which of these cuts will arrive on 1 October, or under what titles.
There was one striking visual detail on screen. Drake appeared wearing 2Pac’s crown ring. He purchased the ring at a 2023 Sotheby’s auction for $1 million, according to Billboard.
For fans, this means easier listening. No more scrubbing through an hour of video to find a verse. From Thursday, the songs can be saved to a library, added to playlists and played on repeat through regular streaming apps, rather than only through the film.
