He also announced two Drake collaborations would be released on July 17, "Popstar" and "Greece". On July 15, a day before the song's release, Khaled announced his 12th studio album would be titled Khaled Khaled. In early July, Khaled confirmed that Drake was on his new album. After fans inundated Khaled with questions on the Drake references, he said fans would have to wait a little longer for new music. He further revealed that "the first single been ready" and confirmed that he was working on a new album. In June, he teased a Drake collaboration on his Instagram, captioning various posts with emojis of a key and owl, the mascot of Drake's OVO label.
In January 2020, Khaled flew to Drake's hometown Toronto where they spent time together in the studio. The song proved to be more successful than "Greece", debuting at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and number-one in Drake's native Canada. The mid-tempo "Popstar" sees Drake boasting about being the "popstar" of the generation. It marked the sixth and seventh collaborations between Khaled and Drake, and their first since 2017's " To the Max".
Both songs were produced by frequent Drake collaborator OZ.
It was released on July 17, 2020, simultaneously with their other collaboration " Greece", as the dual lead singles from Khaled's twelfth studio album, Khaled Khaled. " Popstar" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American musician DJ Khaled, featuring Canadian rapper Drake. 2020 single by DJ Khaled featuring Drake "Popstar"