Drake Producer Explains — But Doesn’t Excuse — R. Kelly Songwriting Credit on ‘TSU’ From ‘Certified Lover Boy’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAtlanta rapper 21 Savage, the British born-artist who was arrested by ICE in 2019 for overstaying his visa, turned himself in to authorities on Thursday night on drug and weapons possession charges stemming from his earlier arrest. He was released on bond, his attorney confirmed to Variety.Savage (real name: She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) was taken into custody by ICE during Grammy Week in February of 2019, which amplified awareness of his immigration status.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs, founded by Merck Mercuriadis and launched on the London Stock Exchange in 2018, is one of the most disruptive upstarts in recent music industry history, spending more than $2 billion acquiring catalogs of hitmakers ranging from the Chainsmokers to half of Neil Young’s work, with a foundation in lesser-known but high-earning songwriters and producers such as Kanye West/Harry Styles collaborator Jeff Bhasker and Eurythmics cofounder Dave

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.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile he’s still best known for his pastoral cover of the Knife’s “Heartbeats” popularized by a 2005 Sony Bravia ad (you know, the one with the balls bouncing through San Francisco), Swedish-Argentinian singer Jose Gonzales’ interpretation of that song includes all of the hallmarks of his stellar solo work.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFighting the gender gap in the music industry is not a role that Mattel’s Barbie doll traditionally has taken on, but the company has used the iconic figure for exactly that purpose with its awesome Music-Producer doll, which it announced earlier this week.The company, which partnered with veteran songwriter-producer Ester Dean for the series, is making empowerment the primary theme for the doll too, saying it is “designed to introduce girls to an underrepresented

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAn apparent collaboration between rapper Young Thug and Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff’s erstwhile collaborator in the Grammy-winning group Fun., was teased on Instagram by super-producer Jeff Bhasker on Tuesday.The post includes only photos of the two artists and a comment from Bhasker reading “This is happening.”In the photo, Thug is wearing a necklace that reads “Jeffrey,” which refers to his 2016 mixtape of the same name, although perhaps the photo was chosen by

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 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 EditorKevin Lee, better known as Coach K, is cofounder of Quality Control, the multifaceted Atlanta-based label and music-and-sports management company that has brought the world Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, City Girls and more, and also manages many athletes.In just eight years, Coach and cofounder Pierre “P” Thomas have built an empire that is not only one of the biggest independent companies in hip-hop, it’s also a strong force in the sports world as well.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust a couple of weeks after Drake cryptically revealed the release date of his new “Certified Lover Boy” album on ESPN’s flagship program “SportsCenter,” the network has announced that it will work with the superstar rapper throughout the entire NFL season to curate music for select Monday Night Football games.According to the announcement, ESPN has collaborated with Drake to choose music that “encapsulates both the energy and mood” of the games.

R. Kelly had no involvement in Drake’s latest album.

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 has credited both R. Kelly and The Beatles on his new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’.Earlier today (September 3), the Toronto rapper released his sixth studio album, which features guest spots from the likes of JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Yebba, Travis Scott and more.The album also includes a host of sampled artists, ranging from Three 6 Mafia and The Notorious B.I.G.

Drake fans have been reacting to the rapper’s use of Right Said Fred‘s ‘I’m Too Sexy’ on one of the tracks featured on his new album, ‘Certified Lover Boy’.Earlier today (September 3), the Toronto rapper released his sixth studio album, which features guest spots from the likes of JAY-Z, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Yebba, Travis Scott and more.The album also includes a host of samples, ranging from Three 6 Mafia and The Notorious B.I.G. to Montell Jordan and The Brothers Of Soul.

Certified Lover Boy,” which dropped Friday, Sept. 3, is chock-full of the next sad, lovesick boy anthems.

Drake's new album is finally here! The artist dropped  Thursday night, after having to delay the release by several months.The album includes 21-tracks, and features Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Lil Durk, Giveon, JAY-Z, Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Ty Dolla $ign, and Tems.Not included in the new album is the track «Laugh Now, Cry Later,» featuring Lil Durk, which came out in August 2020 in anticipation of the album's original release date and was intended to be the