Beyoncé’s ‘RENAISSANCE’ composer credits feature Drake, Pharrell and more

Drake's dad, Dennis Graham, just etched his love for his son in ink, and the rapper isn't too thrilled with the result.Drake took to Instagram Monday to share a shot of his father's arm, tattooed with a portrait of his son's face. The tat, which appears just below Dennis' shoulder, features a younger Drizzy smirking at the camera.

It may have happened later than planned but Drake reunited with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne for a celebration of the Young Money era on Saturday night (August 6). The trio played a selection of their most loved collaborations, including “HYFR, ”“Moment 4 Life,” “Up All Night,” and “The Motto,” at Toronto's Budweiser Stage.

DJ Khaled has dropped new song "Staying Alive," a collaboration with Drake and Lil Baby, alongside a big budget video. Check that out above.

Renaissance (★★★★☆), an album that, at its core, captures the physicality of the dancefloor and everything that goes along with it.Its story should sound familiar by now: amid the uncertainty of a global pandemic and the claustrophobia of quarantines and lockdowns, an artist longs for the freedom, expression, and human connection of the club and puts out an album inspired by dance music.Although the COVID dance album has become something of a meta-genre at this point, Beyoncé’s take on it is, unsurprisingly, a standout.Renaissance is undeniably a fun dancefloor fantasy, but it works as well as it does because it is made from a place of intimate familiarity with its genre.

Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne performed their Young Money reunion show in Toronto last night (August 6), performing a litany of their respective hits for approximately 16,000 fans.Announced less than a month ago, the show rounded out a trilogy of shows Drake hosted for his ‘October World Weekend’, a concert series that the rapper said precedes the worldwide expansion of his music festival, OVO Fest. It was initially scheduled to go down on Monday (August 1), but was pushed back five days after Drake tested positive for COVID-19.The show itself started later than scheduled.

Drake has bounced back from his recent tussle with COVID-19, and as promised, has confirmed a new date for his Young Money reunion concert with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.The show was initially booked to go down last Monday (August 1), but was postponed just hours out from kick-off when Drake revealed that he’d tested positive for COVID-19. At the time, the rapper said he would reschedule the show “to the SOONEST date possible”, assuring fans that “the moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except the covid)”.The show will now go ahead tonight (August 6) at its original venue, the 16,000-capacity Budweiser Stage in Drake’s hometown of Toronto.

DJ Khaled feat. Drake & Lil Baby’s “STAYING ALIVE” comes with a cinematic like music video directed by R.T. Thorne.

DJ Khaled has shared ‘Staying Alive’, a Drake and Lil Baby-assisted single lifted from the producer’s upcoming album.‘Staying Alive’, the chorus of which interpolates the 1977 Bee Gees song of the same name, sees Khaled refresh the old school disco classic with sparse production and sharp hi-hats. Khaled lists the Bee Gees — Robin, Andy and Maurice Gibb — as lyricists on the new track.For their part, Drake and Lil Baby switch flows before delivering an auto-tuned rendition of the titular original on the new song’s hook.

Drake contracting covid can release a sigh of relief. The rapper announced Thursday that he tested negative and will be performing with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne on August 6 at OVO Fest’s Young Money Reunion.Taking to Instagram to share the announcement, Drake wrote, «Negative test…positive outcome…this was the only date available until the fall and because the family is so solid everybody is flying back in to make it happen for you all…SEE YOU SATURDAY…young moulaaa.»A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)Earlier this week, Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Drake has shared an official music video for the latest ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ single, ‘Sticky’, in which he shows support for Young Thug and Gunna as they continue to fight against their recent gang-related charges.The song itself makes a brief mention to the plight of Gunna and Thug (real names Sergio Kitchens and Jeffery Williams, respectively), as Drake raps in the second verse: “Bring them girls to the stage / ‘Cause somebody’s getting paid / Free Big Slime out the cage.” Big Slime is one of Williams’ other nicknames (referencing his titular 2020 joint with Chris Brown), and nods to his label, YSL Records, which is heavily implicated in his legal dramas.During the Theo Skudra-directed video for ‘Sticky’, when Drake raps the line in question, the words “FREE YSL” flash on the screen in bold, animated green text. Have a look at the video below:Williams and Kitchens were both arrested in May – the former on May 9, and the latter on May 11 – pinned with charges that include talking part in criminal street gang activity.

Drake took a trip down memory lane at this year’s October World Weekend. The Canadian MC reunited with his «first girlfriend,» Keshia Chanté, during his annual OVO Fest, bringing the singer onstage and introducing her set.«This next person coming to the stage, I used to get in my mom's car and I used to drive all the way to the west for this one right here, you feel me? So I have to personally introduce her,» Drake said ahead of the TV personality's performance.

Drake has postponed his reunion show with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne after testing positive for COVID-19.Drake had been due to perform with the pair tonight (August 1) but was forced to abandon his plans after the diagnosis.He had been due to perform tonight as part of a Young Money reunion show, which Drake said will now be rescheduled “to the SOONEST date possible,” according to a post on his Instagram Story.“I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked,” he continued.“Until then I hope everyone stays safe and healthy and I love you all I am so sorry for letting you down on our weekend together and the moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except the covid).”At the weekend, Drake joined Nelly Furtado on stage in Canada for a rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’.On Thursday (July 28), Drake kicked off his new Toronto-based concert series at local venue History. During the set, Drake ‘I’m Like A Bird’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with Furtado.Drake told the audience: “I like to deal with people the right way. Because that’s the only way that you can get this next person out of the house to come do what they’re going to do right now.”“I don’t care how loud you sang tonight…right now I need you to sing as loud as you possibly can because this right here took a lot…This next person’s music changed my life so much.

Drake has confirmed that he has COVID-19 and, as a result, his planned Toronto show with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne has been postponed. The Young Money reunion show was due to take place tonight, August 1, as part of Drake's October World Weekend concert series.

Drake announced that his set at the October World Weekend scheduled for tonight has been postponed due to him contracting COVID-19. “I am truly devastated to say that I tested positive for Covid and the Young Money Reunion show scheduled for tonight is being rescheduled to the SOONEST date possible,” the Canadian MC wrote on his Instagram Stories.  “I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked.

Drake has joined Nelly Furtado on stage in Canada for a rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’ – check out the moment below.On Thursday (July 28), Drake kicked off his new Toronto-based concert series, October World Weekend, at local venue History.During the set, Drake brought out his fellow Canadian, Nelly Furtado. Together, they performed ‘I’m Like A Bird’ and ‘Promiscuous.’Drake told the audience: “I like to deal with people the right way.

housed-up first single “Break My Soul.”If anything, Beyoncé has been reborn as a gay black man — or even a trans woman — on “Renaissance,” embracing the sounds of the underground that those communities have fiercely used as a means of empowering club catharsis. In this way, it’s even more like her answer to Madonna’s “Erotica” than her surprise self-titled set was in 2013.After Beyoncé clears her throat with the eerie electro-soul of opener “I’m That Chick” — and, um, of course, she is! — the album really kicks into full effect with “Cozy,” on which the empowering lyrics of Destiny’s Child hits such as “Independent Women Pt.

, is finally out in the world—and with its myriad references to the rich history of disco and house music (and very steamy lyrics) expect it to be soundtracking dancefloors around the world all through the long, hot summer ahead.But eagle-eyed—or should we say eagle-eared—fans have already spotted a very different kind of reference among the and thumping electro beats. The album’s closing track, “Summer Renaissance,” also serves as a paean of sorts to Bey’s love for fashion, featuring shoutouts to some of her favorite brands, including , , , and . “So elegant and raunchy, this haute couture I’m flaunting,” she sings with delicious imperiousness over a sample of the rippling synth line from Donna Summer’s disco classic “I Feel Love.”Beyoncé being Beyoncé, however, she made sure we were aware she still has her finger on the fashion pulse, throwing in a nod to the beloved Black-owned brand , too.

Last week, after Kylie Jenner’s 17-minute private flight from Camarillo, California to nearby Van Nuys, prompted a flurry of online outrage, The Guardian published a list of other celebrities whose similar behavior had flown under the radar. The worst offender of the group was Drake, whose July 12 flight from his hometown of Toronto to the city of Hamilton, Ontario — only 38 miles away — had emitted five tons of CO2, an output larger than the average person’s annual carbon footprint.

Drake has responded to reports he took a 14-minute-long flight on his private jet, sparking backlash earlier this week.Last week, the Twitter account @CelebJets, which tracks celebrities’ flights, tweeted that Drake’s jet had gone from his native Toronto to Hamilton – both in the state of Ontario – with the journey covering only 38 miles, and taking just 14 minutes. According to the account, the flight used 1,522 litres of fuel, and was responsible for four tonnes of CO2 emissions.Drake's Jet 38 mile (33 NM) flight from YYZ to YHM ~ 402 gallons (1,522 liters).