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Drake Signs Dancehall Artist Popcaan His OVO Sound Record Label

Drake Signs Dancehall Artist Popcaan to His OVO Sound Record Label

Daniel Sanchez
December 27, 2018
Drake continues to grow OVO Sound’s roster. Drake has remained rather busy in 2018. Following the launch of his Aubrey & The Three Migos tour, the Canadian rapper unveiled a Scorpion-themed pop-up sto... Read More...
Music Industry Latest - Facebook, Apple, MMF, Warner/Chappell, SGAE, YouTube, Drake, AWAL, More...

Latest Industry: Facebook, Apple, MMF, Warner/Chappell, SGAE, YouTube, Drake, AWAL, More…

Daniel Sanchez
July 3, 2018
So, who did Facebook give YOUR information to? Facebook has admitted to providing 61 businesses access to user data, including public profile information.  Of course, this is after Facebook declared that it ... Read More...

Drake Defends Those Blackface Photos from 2007

Marsha Silva
May 31, 2018
Photo of Drake in blackface taken by David Leyes and recently distributed by Pusha T. Pusha-T recently released a Drake diss track called “The Story of Adidon,” which features an unaltered photo of the OVO bo... Read More...
Drake Called a Culture Vulture by Jamaican Rapper Sean Paul

Drake Nothing But a Culture Vulture, Says Jamaican Rapper Sean Paul

Daniel Sanchez
June 2, 2017
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Is Drake lifting Jamaican culture and music?  Sean Paul believes so and has blasted Drake as a ‘culture vulture’ for not crediting the genre. In an interview with Metro at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend Festival ... Read More...
UMG ALone Earns $4.5 Million a Day From Streaming

UMG Alone Earns $4.5 Million a Day from Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube

Daniel Sanchez
February 24, 2017
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celebrityabc (CC by 2.0) For Universal Music Group — and Sony Music and Warner Music Group — there’s no stopping revenue from music streaming.  Yet, how much are artists really getting? Under Vivendi ownersh... Read More...
Drake Skips $250000 Gig In Abu Dhabi After Split With Rihanna

Drake Bails on a $250,000 Gig In Abu Dhabi After Splitting With Rihanna

Daniel Sanchez
November 30, 2016
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Image by Hail Merry (CC by 2.0) How much does it cost Drake to split up with Rihanna? Try $250,000, a missed gig in Abu Dhabi, and tons of disappointed fans. Drake didn’t show up to a highly-publicized gig i... Read More...

Drake’s Views Reaches 3 Billion Streams on Spotify

Daniel Sanchez
November 8, 2016
Image by Bérengère Vch (CC by 2.0) Drake’s rolling in 3 billion views on Spotify. According to Music Ally, songs on Drake’s album Views surpassed 3 billion total streams on Spotify. As of writing, the tally ... Read More...

Hot 97 DJ Accuses Drake of Using a Ghostwriter (Again…)

Daniel Sanchez
October 31, 2016
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Image by Thomas Hawk (CC by 2.0) I’m pretty sure Drake isn’t using THIS Ghostwriter. Canadian rapper Drake told Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg that he has used a ghostwriter in past songs.  In an interview with S... Read More...
Three of Drake's albums are finally going hard-pressed

Three More Drake Albums Are Finally Going Vinyl

Daniel Sanchez
September 21, 2016
Drake image by Hail Merry, licensed under Creative Commons Attribition 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Why aren't more Drake albums on wax?  Now, the artist is finally embracing vinyl records. Whether vinyl sales ar... Read More...

Is Drake a Better Rapper Than Tupac and Biggie, Combined?

Paul Resnikoff
September 19, 2016
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Last week, Google data showed that Tupac's once-powerful legacy was starting to fade.  But younger rappers, led by Lil Yachty, are now taking things a step further. In a Facebook video posted on Montreality’... Read More...
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Apple Music Scores Exclusive Rights to Britney Spears Next Album, Glory

Daniel Sanchez
August 4, 2016
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In its battle with online music streaming giant Spotify, Apple Music appears to have gotten the upper-hand this time around. After The New York Times reported Apple Music scored an exclusive deal with R&B s... Read More...

Drake’s ‘Views’ Claims Top Spot On Billboard 200 For 10th Week

Charlotte Hassan
July 18, 2016
Drake has done it yet again... Drake's Views album has claimed the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart for ten non-consecutive week, the third-best run for a hip-hop release. For the first nine week f... Read More...
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