Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDrake’s “Certified Lover Boy” topped the Rolling Stone albums chart for a second week, holding the No. 1 spot with more than 232,000 project units, according to Alpha Data.
03.09.2021 - 10:39 / thefader.com
Drake has finally released Certified Lover Boy, his sixth studio album. The project includes features from JAY-Z, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Future, 21 Savage, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Tems, Ty Dolla $ign, and Giveon; the appearances were announced on Wednesday with billboards bearing the artists' names erected in their respective cities.
The album's cover art, designed by Damien Hirst, was unveiled on August 30. Drake first announced the new album in May 2020 with an Instagram post published alongside
.Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDrake’s “Certified Lover Boy” topped the Rolling Stone albums chart for a second week, holding the No. 1 spot with more than 232,000 project units, according to Alpha Data.
Ethan Shanfeld Guess how many producers worked on Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy”? Now, guess again.
Drake has shared a selection of artwork, including a number of alternate album covers, to accompany his latest album ‘Certified Lover Boy’.The Toronto rapper released the record on September 3, which has since gone on to top the album charts in both the UK and the US.Posting on Instagram yesterday (September 13), Drake shared a series of images of ‘Certified Lover Boy’ artwork, including potential album covers which didn’t make the final cut.The album’s final cover art was designed by the
Drake has broken new Billboard records for his ‘Certified Lover Boy‘ debut, including matching a record set by The Beatles in 1964.The rapper and singer’s sixth studio album, which was released on September 3, has provided him with one of the most dominant weeks in the 63-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.He has now become the only act alongside The Beatles to have monopolised the entire top five in a week.
Drake has another number one on his hands.
Drake is on top!
Drake has scored his fourth UK Number One album with his sixth record ‘Certified Lover Boy’, narrowly beating Iron Maiden to the top spot.The Toronto rapper released his latest album last week (September 3) after initially announcing it last year and later postponing a planned January 2021 release.‘Certified Lover Boy’ racked up 46,000 chart sales in the UK to take Drake to Number One, giving him a lead over Iron Maiden of only 1,200 units.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAmid the dramas and controversies spawned by the long-awaited release of Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” album, the biggest may have been the surprising presence of a songwriting credit on the song “TSU” for fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly, who is currently on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges amid allegations of sexual abuse against multiple women.
Iron Maiden and Drake are going head-to-head in a gargantuan chart battle for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart.
Drake‘s producer is clearing up some confusion and backlash over one of the songs on his brand new album, Certified Lover Boy.
R. Kelly had no involvement in Drake’s latest album.
Drake’s longtime collaborator Noah “40” Shebib has issued a statement on the controversial credit for R Kelly on the Canadian artist’s new album, Certified Lover Boy. Shebib, who has several production credits on the record, posted an Instagram comment amid a backlash surrounding Kelly’s credit.
Andre 3000 has commented on his appearance on an unreleased track recorded for Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ album, after the song was played by Drake on his ‘Sound 42’ Sirius XM radio show.With both having new albums to promote, of course, the ongoing feud between Drake and West has again reared its head in recent weeks.
Drake has beat his own record for most single-day streams of an album on Spotify following the release of ‘Certified Lover Boy’ last Friday.The record was previously held by Drizzy’s 2018 album ‘Scorpion’, which received around 132million single-day streams on the platform.
Drake is breaking records.
(CNN)Drake has dropped his new album, "Certified Lover Boy." He revealed the news with an Instagram post saying, "CLB FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE EVERYWHERE @ 2AM EST."Music producer Benny Blanco commented on the post, writing, "when u see a timestamp on a drake album u don't even have to press play to know it's outta here."A recent billboard campaign by the rapper revealed multiple artists make cameos on the tracks.
Brandon Yu Last month, in response to being doxxed by Kanye West, as their feud escalated while their respective album releases approached, Drake posted the most carefree possible video of himself — chuckling in a convertible, the Toronto night sky gliding behind him, a lover’s heart etched into his hairline, beaming and seemingly even tickled by the threat.