Drake has removed himself from Grammy contention, withdrawing from the two categories he was nominated for, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Drake picked up a Best Rap Performance nod for “Way 2 Sexy” as well as a Best Rap Album look for Certified Lover Boy. The Recording Academy received a request …
Read More »Drake Becomes First Artist to Sweep the Top 10 on the RS 100
Drake was utterly and completely dominant on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, taking control of the entire Top Ten with songs from his new album Certified Lover Boy. The leader was “Way 2 Sexy,” a goofy yet thunderous collaboration with Future and Young Thug that earned more …
Read More »Hear Drake Join Smiley on New Single 'Over the Top'
Toronto rapper Smiley has released a new song, “Over the Top,” featuring Drake.The fast-talking track, produced by Tay Keith, arrives via Drake’s label OVO Sound. “Got a verse from the boy & it leaked,” Smiley noted of Drake’s feature on Twitter. “He sent me a new one said use this …
Read More »RS Charts: DJ Khaled Takes Number One With Star-Studded 'Khaled Khaled'
DJ Khaled scores his first Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chartwith his 12th studio album, Khaled Khaled. The album, which comes stuffed with more than two dozen guest vocalist including Drake, Cardi B, Lil Baby, DaBaby, earned close to 15,000 sales and more than 88 million …
Read More »Drake Releases New 'Scary Hours 2' EP
Drake has released the new Scary Hours 2 EP. The rapper dropped the first Scary Hours EP, which included “God’s Plan” and “Diplomatic Immunity,” in 2018, a few months prior to dropping his most recent studio album, Scorpion. The three-song set features Lil Baby and Rick Ross. The rapper was …
Read More »Drake Gets Justin Bieber to Have a Party for Him in New 'Popstar' Video
Drake taps Justin Bieber to take his place in the new music video for the rapper’s latest collaboration with DJ Khaled, “Popstar.” The elaborate Director X-helmed clip opens with Khaled hitting Drake with a barrage of video messages, insisting they find some way to make a music video for the …
Read More »There's So Much Music on Spotify, Artists Are Paying for You to (Hopefully) Find Them
Jvanz is a 20 year-old aspiring artist from St. Catherines, Ontario with a flexible voice and a lancing falsetto. He released his first EP in 2019, but like thousands of artists who upload their music to Spotify daily, no one cared. “There’s a lot of competition,” Jvanz says. “You can’t …
Read More »Taylor Swift Finally Abandoned the Traditional Album Rollout
Taylor Swift hopped on Twitter on Thursday morning to announce that she had recorded an entire new album in secret over the last few months. “I’ve poured all my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into [it],” she wrote. The news of Folklore was a surprise, the release date even more …
Read More »RS Charts: Juice WRLD's 'Legends Never Die' Scores Biggest Debut of 2020
Juice WRLD‘s posthumous release Legends Never Die landed the biggest debut week of 2020 on the Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart,earning 517,800 album-equivalent units. Legends Never Die saw 360 million on-demand audio streams and 238,300 sales, becoming the first album to move over 500,000 units in its first week …
Read More »RS Charts: Beyoncé Remix Powers Megan Thee Stallion's 'Savage' to Number One
Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Savage” remix, which features verses from Beyoncé, claimed Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. “Savage,” which has become enormously popular on TikTok, hung out in the Top Ten for all of April. The addition of Beyoncé helped the single earn more than …
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