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Post Malone has spent the last few years proving he can slide into just about any genre without missing a beat, from hip hop to pop to a full country album that topped the charts.
Now he is adding a new, much smaller audience to that list. Sesame Workshop announced that the Grammy-nominated artist will appear as a special guest in “Storm on Sesame Street,” a new special premiering Monday, August 3, on Netflix and PBS KIDS.
Rather than a random celebrity cameo for laughs, the appearance is tied to something Sesame Workshop clearly takes seriously, and Post Malone’s role in it is more heartfelt than most people probably expected from him.
The special follows Elmo, Abby Cadabby and the rest of the Sesame Street neighborhood as they prepare for a major storm and then come together to help rebuild their community once it passes.
Comedian Michelle Buteau is also part of the special, joining a cast of Muppets who are being used to walk young viewers through something that has become an increasingly common experience for families across the country.
As part of the story, Post Malone performs an original song called “A Little Help,” an upbeat tune about neighbors banding together and supporting one another when things get hard.
The Song Ties Directly Into Sesame Workshop’s New Extreme Weather Initiative
“Storm on Sesame Street” is not just a standalone special dropped for entertainment value. It is the centerpiece of Sesame Workshop’s new Extreme Weather response initiative, a program built specifically to help children and families prepare for and recover from severe weather events that have become more frequent in recent years.
Alongside the special, the nonprofit is rolling out free resources available in both Spanish and English, including family guides and activities designed to help young viewers understand what to expect during an emergency and how to process the emotions that can come with living through one.
That framing matters, because it explains why Sesame Workshop reached for a song about resilience and community rather than something purely lighthearted.
Kids who have lived through a hurricane, flood, or wildfire evacuation are not always given the tools to talk about what they experienced, and Sesame Street has built its reputation for decades on tackling exactly those kinds of gaps.
Bringing in an artist with Post Malone’s reach gives the message a much bigger platform than it might otherwise get, especially with a song built to be genuinely catchy rather than simply educational filler.
The lyrics to “A Little Help” lean directly into that theme of leaning on other people during hard moments.
“We can go through something hard, but I know we’ll make it through, ’cause you will always be there for me and I’ll be there for you,” Post Malone sings in the clip, adding, “Oooh your kindness and compassion, I see them shining through.”
It is a far cry from the chart-topping country hits he has been releasing over the past two years, but the sentiment lines up with the emotional, community-first tone Sesame Street has always tried to strike with its music.
Elmo Personally Thanked Post Malone for Showing Up
Sesame Workshop released a video clip on Thursday, July 30, giving fans an early look at the moment itself, and it is exactly as sweet as you would hope.
In the clip, Elmo thanks Post Malone directly for coming to lend a hand with the neighborhood’s recovery efforts. Post Malone, never one to overthink things, keeps his response simple and genuine. “Happy to do it,” he tells Elmo, before launching straight into the song.
That small exchange captures something that has made Post Malone’s various detours into unexpected territory work so well over the years.
He does not treat these moments as ironic stunts or winks to the camera. Whether he is performing at a Super Bowl, dueting with Dolly Parton, or now singing alongside a three-and-a-half-year-old Muppet about community resilience, he tends to show up and simply commit to the moment in front of him.
That same sincerity is part of why the clip has already started generating buzz online, since it reads less like a celebrity cameo and more like an artist who genuinely wanted to be there.
Post Malone’s musical range has been on full display over the last two years in particular. His album F-1 Trillion, released in August 2024, leaned all the way into country, and its lead single, “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen, became one of the biggest crossover hits of the year.
The track debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with the highest first-week streaming numbers for any song since 2020, giving Post Malone his sixth number-one hit and Wallen his second.
That kind of commercial firepower makes his choice to show up for a children’s special about community resilience feel even more deliberate than a random detour.
A Fitting New Chapter in Sesame Street’s History of Musical Collaborations
Sesame Street has spent more than five decades bringing major musical names onto the show, using songs and familiar melodies to help children process big ideas in a way that feels playful rather than overwhelming.
Post Malone’s appearance fits neatly into that tradition, even if the subject matter here is heavier than counting sheep or learning the alphabet.
Teaching kids that it is okay to feel scared during a storm, and that communities can rebuild together afterward, is exactly the kind of lesson Sesame Street has built its legacy on, and pairing that lesson with a song from one of the most streamed artists in the world only helps it travel further.
For Post Malone, the appearance adds an unexpected new line to an already wide-ranging resume that spans genre-hopping albums, a Super Bowl national anthem performance, and now an original storm-recovery ballad written for preschoolers and their families.
It is not the kind of career move anyone would have predicted for the tattooed, gravelly-voiced hitmaker a few years ago, and that is exactly what makes it land.
When “Storm on Sesame Street” premieres on August 3, families tuning in will get a song built to comfort kids during one of childhood’s more frightening realities, delivered by an artist who, by all appearances, was simply happy to help.
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