Drake’s ‘Fear of Missing Out’ Is a New Visual Film Packed With Unreleased Music and Celebrity Cameos
Drake has released “Fear of Missing Out,” a roughly hour-long visual project featuring new songs, music videos, surreal scenes and appearances from Sexyy Red, Don Toliver, Winnie Harlow and Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham.
The project arrived Tuesday night after Drake had previously described it as a “not so short film.” He later characterized FOMO as “self-funded surrealism” and described it as a story about making the most of every moment during one summer.
The film was directed by Theo Skudra, Liam Macrae, Jake Schreier, Zong Li and Glenn Michael.
Its visuals were shot by Drake throughout the year in Toronto and outside the city. The project includes multiple Toronto summer scenes and vignettes, including locations such as Casa Loma and the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).
The project also includes an Iron Man suit cameo with Loe Shimmy.
1. FOMO Film Debut and Format
FOMO is structured as a visual project rather than a conventional music release.
The approximately one-hour film moves between newly released and previously released songs, music-video sequences and standalone visual scenes.
Drake has described the project as “self-funded surrealism,” while also presenting it as a story about taking full advantage of every moment during a summer.
The film brings together footage shot in Toronto and beyond over the course of the year, giving the project a mixture of music-video performances and location-based scenes.
Among the Toronto material are summer vignettes featuring places such as Casa Loma and CNE.
2. Artists and Appearances in the Film
The project features appearances from Sexyy Red, Winnie Harlow, Lena the Plug, Don Toliver and Drake’s mother, Sandi Graham.
Other music-video appearances and cameos include Ella Langley, Pinkchyu and the same group of featured performers.
Sandi Graham appears in the clip for “True Bestie,” where she shows off a new “Icemom” tattoo.
Winnie Harlow appears in the music video for “New Bestie.”
FOMO opens with “Cheetah Print,” featuring Sexyy Red.
Drake is then shown on a beach with Stunna Sandy for “Outside Tweaking.”
The project also includes an infomercial-style tutorial showing how to make a drink called “Panty Dropper.”
3. New and Previously Released Songs
FOMO includes visuals connected to songs from Drake’s recent albums “Maid of Honour” and “Habibti.”
The project also includes music-video material connected to “ICEMAN.”
Previously released songs represented through visuals include “WNBA,” “Road Trips” and “Hoe Phase.”
Alongside those tracks, the film features approximately half a dozen previously unheard songs.
Some of the new material takes a country-inspired musical direction.
One of the new tracks interpolates Ella Langley’s hit “Choosin’ Texas.” Drake’s version is presented as a slowed-down, underwater-style rendition and features Don Toliver.
The version includes the chorus line:
“Drinkin’ yak all by myself / She’s from Texas I can tell”
Drake also introduces another new song with Don Toliver and an additional unreleased/new collaboration with Yeat.
The project therefore gives viewers a mixture of recent album material, previously released songs and new collaborations with Don Toliver and Yeat.
4. How FOMO Ends and Its YouTube Availability
FOMO ends with Drake standing inside a set piece taken directly from the video for “Hotline Bling.”
A stagehand eventually arrives carrying a stepladder, allowing Drake to climb out of the set.
The film made its YouTube debut at approximately 10:30 p.m. ET.
There have been different descriptions of what happened to the video afterward.
One report said the YouTube stream was made private after the debut, while another reported that the video was removed shortly after the premiere.
It was not immediately clear whether the complete film would return to YouTube or whether the new songs and videos would eventually be released separately.
5. Drake’s Message About FOMO
Drake described the project on Instagram as “self funded surrealism.”
In his message to viewers, he also wrote:
“Nobody is coming to save you.”
He encouraged people to decide each day who they love and trust and to move forward with those people.
Drake illustrated that idea through everyday decisions, including calling someone, taking a trip, releasing a song, opening a shop, visiting parents, leaving a relationship or staying in one forever, spending money and making more money.
He also addressed the music and video industry and the repeated idea that “our genre is dying.”
Drake referenced claims that “Videos don’t matter. Nobody is watching nobody is listening.”
Despite those statements, he said he remains just as invested in music videos as he was when he was on the set of “Best I Ever Had.”
He ended the message with:
“So be kind and rewind.”
6. Drake’s 2027 Tour
The FOMO project also arrives with news about Drake’s future touring plans.
Drake confirmed plans for an upcoming global tour in 2027 in comments to Etalk Canada before the FOMO debut.
FOMO has been described as a visual prelude to Drake’s 2027 concert tour, connecting the film project with what comes next in his live-music plans.
7. Drake’s 2026 Music Output
FOMO follows an unusually busy year of music releases for Drake.
Before the visual project, he surprise-released three albums in 2026: “Iceman,” “Maid of Honour” and “Habibti.”
All three albums were released in May and contained a combined 43 songs.
The projects included guest appearances from artists including Future, 21 Savage, Sexyy Red, Central Cee and PartyNextDoor.
Drake had been teasing “Iceman” since 2024.
In July 2025, he began concretely previewing the project through a YouTube livestream titled “Iceman Episode 1.”
After the fourth installment of the Iceman livestream series concluded in May, Drake announced the three albums.
FOMO now adds another visual and musical component to that 2026 output.
8. Earlier FOMO Speculation
Fans had been speculating for some time about what “Fear of Missing Out” actually meant.
Some believed it could be a new album, while others thought it might be a music video or a tour.
Drake posted a teaser on Instagram during the previous weekend, describing the project as a “not so short film directed and scored by the family.”
He later clarified its format by presenting FOMO as a self-funded surrealist film and visual project.
The result is a roughly hour-long production that combines new and previously released music, music videos, celebrity appearances and scenes shot across Toronto and elsewhere.
