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 …
Read More »Taylor Swift's 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)' Rebounds to Number One on Strength of CDs
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 …
Read More »RS Charts: Olivia Rodrigo's 'Good 4 U' Holds at Number One
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 …
Read More »Drake Teams Up With Alabama Artist Yung Bleu on 'You're Mines Still'
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 …
Read More »Spotify's Biggest Artist of 2019 Was Smaller Than Last Year's. Why?
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 …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake Tops Artists 500 as Post Malone Hits Number Two
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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