Post Malone will appear in Storm on Sesame Street, a new Sesame Street special about a community preparing for and recovering from a major storm. His contribution, an upbeat song titled “A Little Help”, reinforces the programme’s message of kindness, mutual support and rebuilding after an emergency.

The special premieres on Netflix and PBS KIDS on Monday 3 August, with comedian Michelle Buteau also involved, and will reach YouTube in September. It forms part of Sesame Workshop’s Extreme Weather response initiative, which will provide free English- and Spanish-language guides and activities for families facing increasingly common severe weather events.