Drake‘s label, Universal Music Group, is blasting the rapper as a bitter loser who wants his rap battles one-sided. In a new motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his own label, UMG says the Canadian-born rapper levied his own “vitriolic and incendiary” diss tracks against nemesis Kendrick Lamar before …
Read More »Drake Alludes to 'Next Chapter' in Cryptic Instagram Post
Drake is hinting at a “next chapter,” but what that may entail is unclear from his cryptic Instagram post. On Monday, the rapper wrote, “U know I grew up non confrontational and always treated this game as a sport where my pen won gold, but my these days the podium …
Read More »Drake Settles with iHeartMedia Amid 'Not Like Us' Payola Probe
Drake has reached a private settlement with iHeartMedia after he sued the Texas-based radio company amid his ongoing claims that his record label Universal Music Group (UMG) made “covert payments” to promote airplay of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” The settlement was confirmed in a court filing in …
Read More »Drake Postpones Remaining Shows on Australia, New Zealand Tour
Drake has cut his current tour in Australia and New Zealand short. The rapper axed the final four performances on his Anita Max Win Tour due to a “scheduling conflict.” “We are actively working on rescheduling these dates along with adding some additional shows,” a representative for Drake told Rolling …
Read More »Drake Back Atop the Charts With PartyNextDoor on '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U'
Drake is back on top of the charts. $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, the rapper’s collaborative album with fellow Canadian PartyNext Door, has debuted atop Billboard’s 200 albums chart, the publication confirmed on Sunday, marking Drake’s 14th Number One album. The record opened with 287.04 million first-week streams, along with …
Read More »With '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U' an Embattled Drake Shows Signs of Life
Drake’s problem is he can’t help himself. It’s right there on “CN Tower,” the first track on $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, his new collaborative project with PartyNextDoor. After musing on the color of the lights on the famous Toronto skyscraper one solemn evening (they’re red), he flips it into …
Read More »Drake, PartyNextDoor, Sabrina Carpenter, Addison Rae, And All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to ourweekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week,Drake and PartyNextDoor nice up our Valentine’s Day with some moody new love songs, Sabrina Carpenter taps her idol Dolly Parton for a twangy remix, and Addison Rae delivers …
Read More »Drake Tries to Move Past Rap Beef and Five Other Takeaways From His Album With PartyNextDoor
Drake and PartyNextDoor’s new album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, has arrived and, depending on who you ask, is evidence that Drake is as good as ever or more proof that his career can’t withstand the death blow of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Reality is probably somewhere closer to …
Read More »Drake And PartyNextDoor Have Released the '$ome $exy $ongs 4 U' Track List
Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR have released the track list for their $ome $exy $ongs 4 U album before its Valentine’s Day release. The OVO labelmates shared the graphic on Instagram, describing the 21-track project as “74 personal minutes by PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake.” No feature artists appear on the tracklist, though their …
Read More »Freddie Gibbs Thinks Drake and PartyNextDoor 'Stole' His Album Motif
Today, Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR released the tracklist for their $ome $exy $ongs 4 U album dropping tonight, and Freddie Gibbs has thoughts — not on the music, but the title and artwork. Social media users noticed that their triple dollar sign usage follows Gibbs’ 2023 $oul $old $eparately album, and …
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