What We Know About Drake’s Mysterious ‘FOMO’ As He Reveals “Not So Short Film” Trailer

UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 10:00 AM

Spoiled fans who are hoping for a fourth Drake project after he already dropped a triple release on our headtops of ICEMAN, Maid of Honour, and Habibti might be disappointed.

He’s been dropping cryptic hints about a Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) project lately and he’s now revealed on Instagram that it’s a “not so short film directed and scored by the family.”

The reveal was accompanied by a short trailer of Drake driving a lime green speedboat.

Playing over the video is a woman’s voice about the warnings of playing it safe.

“What if I told you there were two versions of your life?” she begins. “In one, you avoid risk and withhold love. You feel like you’ve gone missing from yourself. You look for something you can’t find. In the other version of your life, you find it.”

Films do have soundtracks, so don’t give up all hope that new tracks are on the way.

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Drake apparently decided three alums in one year weren’t enough to keep his fans busy. After dropping ICEMAN, HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR on May 15, the Toronto superstar has spent the last several weeks quietly rolling out another mysterious project called FOMO, short for Fear of Missing Out. The problem is…Drake still hasn’t told anybody exactly what FOMO actually is.

The rollout started in August when Drake began sprinkling “FOMO 2026” across his social media. Some of the earliest teasers included old family photos carrying the phrase, before he later shared artwork made to resemble an old-school CD jewel case with FEAR OR MISSING OUT written across it. The CD imagery naturally had fans thinking another musical project was coming, but Drake gave them just enough information to start guessing without actually providing an answer.

We do know when the mystery will finally be solved. Drake announced that FOMO will premiere on YouTube on September 15 at 9 p.m., pairing the announcement with island and Ferris wheel emojis. Multiple reports have listed the time as 9 p.m. Eastern, although Rolling Stone Canada noted that Drake’s original announcement itself did not specify a time zone. Either way, September 15 appears to be the date when fans will finally learn exactly what he has been building toward.

One of the strongest theories is that FOMO involves new music. Producers London Cyr and B4uuuuuuuuu, who have been heavily involved with Drake’s recent musical run, reposted material from the FOMO rollout. Cyr worked extensively on ICEMAN, including producing or contributing to multiple songs, so seeing people from Drake’s musical circle acknowledge the teaser has only made the album/EP theories louder. Drake has also previewed unreleased material during this rollout, another reason fans aren’t buying the idea that FOMO is simply a random announcement.

Rory and Mal have another theory: FOMO could be a smaller pack of unreleased songs, almost in the spirit of Drake’s Scary Hours release. During a recent episode of the New Rory & Mal podcast, Mal made it clear that he didn’t have inside information from Drake, but said he had a hard time believing Drake would spend roughly two weeks building anticipation simply to release music videos. The pair floated the idea that Drake could finally empty out some records that didn’t make his three 2026 albums.

However, there is plenty of evidence supporting the visual-project theory too. Drake was spotted filming at Toronto’s Canadian National Exhibition while dressed in an Iron Man suit near a Ferris wheel — making the Ferris wheel emoji in his September 15 announcement particularly interesting. Reports and speculation about footage Drake filmed in the Bahamas have also led some fans to believe FOMO could package several videos together, perhaps alongside new music rather than as a traditional album.

A tour announcement remains another possibility, especially considering how much music Drake has released this year, but there is currently less evidence pointing in that direction than there is toward music or visuals. Drake has also recently popped up alongside Don Toliver and performed ICEMAN material live, while continuing to tease other music, including his take on Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas.” That all adds to the feeling that Drake’s 2026 run may not be finished yet.

And maybe that uncertainty is the entire point. Drake has spent much of his career turning album rollouts into events, but FOMO has taken that idea literally: tease something without defining it, give everybody a date and let the internet spend weeks worrying that they might miss whatever happens next. Whether September 15 brings a new album, a handful of songs, several music videos or something nobody has guessed yet, Drake has already gotten fans to do exactly what the title suggests.

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See how fans are reacting to the mysterious drop below.