Drake, who made a surprise appearance during Travis Scott‘s set at Astroworld in Houston on Friday, has issued his first statement about the tragedy. Eight people died and hundreds were injured following a crowd surge during the event. The second night of the festival was canceled. “I’ve spent the past …
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Taylor Swift‘s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) takes Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums Chart for a second time, rising 98 positions after a limited release of autographed CDs, as well as a vinyl edition. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) first debuted atop the RS 200 in April, with the biggest …
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” spent a seventh week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart with 24.3 million streams. The Sour cut debuted at Number Two behind J. Cole‘s “My.Life” back in May. “Good 4 U” rose to the top of the chart the following …
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Up-and-coming Mobile, Alabama, artist Yung Bleu — signed to Empire — has released a new remix of his single “You’re Mines Still,” featuring Drake. Lyrically, Yung Bleu mulls over a past relationship, insisting that it could still work out: “If I ever made you angry, girl/Just know that it get …
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Are the world’s biggest superstars having a tougher time of things on Spotify in 2019? Or is it just that the service really misses Drake? On December 3rd, Spotify confirmed its biggest track and artist of the year. (A little premature, perhaps, but announcing such things early in December allows …
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Drake retained the Number One spot on Rolling Stone‘s Artists 500 chart with 101.6 million song streams, while Post Malone leapt three spots to land at Number Two with 86.9 million song streams for the week of July 5th through July 11th. Drake’s continued dominance was once again driven by …
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Drake‘s latest partnership isn’t with a sneaker brand or a streaming service, but a British film company. The Canadian rapper has joined hands with Altitude Film Distribution to acquire UK distribution rights to a drama about police brutality, according to a press release. Monsters and Men — which won the …
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As arguably the biggest artist of the post-Kanye era, Drake has exerted a transformative influence on how pop music works, what it does, how it can matter. Hip-hop used to be all about being hard; he opened it up to softness. It used to obsess over regional purity; he’s helped …
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Drake dropped a pair of new tracks with no warning as the rapper’s “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity” premiered on streaming services Friday night. The two songs form Drake‘s new EP Scary Hours. The synth-laden “God’s Plan,” produced by frequent collaborators Yung Exclusive, Boi-1da, Cardo, and Noah “40” Shebib, charts …
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