On August 4 (Thursday), The Weekend shared a photo of the late Jarad Anthony Higgins, professionally known as Juice WRLD, on his personal Instagram account. He confirmed that a rumored collaboration is going to happen in reality.

The song arrived on August 7 (Friday) called "Smile," which the fans have always hoped. Juice WRLD's unique voice came as alleviation that promptly kicked off the tune that the fans had missed. In the collaboration, both artists want to send a simple message and make the person they're serenading smile. "Smile" comes when both artists found their successes in different ways.

Check out the late Juice WRLD and The Weeknd's newly released 'Smile' track below.

The fast-rising rapper Juice WRLD, 21 years old, passed away suffering a seizure later after arriving at Chicago's Midway International Airport on December 8, 2019. Christ Hospital toom him where he was pronounced dead, then, detectives started to conduct the investigation.

As reported by NPR, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office revealed that the rapper's cause of death is an accidental overdose of codeine and oxycodone (painkillers). 

Born Jarad Anthony Higgins in 1998, grew up playing piano, drums, and guitar and turned to freestyle in high school: Inspiring from rock music and Chicago drill from American rappers Lil Durk and Chief Keef. Jarad Anthony started as "Juice TheKidd" derived from his haircut that resembled Tupac Shakur's in the film "Juice."

His early tracks were published online and preceded to 2017's Juice WRLD 999 EP, produced by Nick Mira and Sidepce. Included in his debut album is the song called "Goodbye & Good Riddance" that climbed at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 upon its release in May 2018 [AllMusic].

Come January 2019, Higgins issued the single "Robbery" long before the arrival of 'A Death Race for Love,' launched two months after. "Death Race" took the shot to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and was guaranteed gold.

In 2019, he followed with high-profile collaborations: "Hate Me" with Ellie Goulding, "Graduation" with Benny Blanco, "All Night" with BTS, and "Bandit" with YoungBoy Never Broke Again. The same year, "Lucid Dreams" became his second Top 10 hit.

This COVID-19 outbreak has put the music industry on pause, but despite that, The Weeknd has been busy this 2020. Fans have had speculations that the release of his fourth studio album, "After Hours," maybe referenced to his past relationships with Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid. The collection was launched on March 20 this year by XO and Republic Records.