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Express Tribune
19 hours ago
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- Express Tribune
PartyNextDoor to headline interactive concert experience in Fortnite
PartyNextDoor is set to launch a new immersive concert experience inside Fortnite, marking his debut collaboration with the popular online gaming platform. The interactive event, developed with Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Immersive Music Studios, and OVO Sound — Drake's label — will premiere on August 1 at 1 p.m. EST. The event takes place on a custom-designed island tailored to PartyNextDoor's creative vision. According to Sony's announcement, the experience begins at the top of Toronto's CN Tower, before transporting players via private jet to a stylized South Beach setting. The virtual journey culminates in a recreated version of LIV at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, where an exclusive after-party will take place. Players can engage in various interactive elements, including scavenger hunts, mini-games, and parkour challenges throughout the experience. Gamers can access the custom island using the Fortnite Island Code: 7024-5026-8823. PartyNextDoor's avatar will perform dynamic renditions of several hits, including 'Break from Toronto,' which will also be released as a Jam Track in the Fortnite Shop. Additional featured songs include 'M a k e I t T o T h e M o r n i n g' and 'Somebody Loves Me.' 'When the opportunity to create our own world came up, it was a natural fit,' PartyNextDoor said in a statement on Thursday, noting his enthusiasm as a longtime Fortnite fan. PartyNextDoor, the first artist signed to OVO Sound, has collaborated with major artists like Drake, Rihanna, and DJ Khaled. His songwriting credits include chart-topping hits like 'Work' and 'Wild Thoughts.' He's currently on tour in Europe following the release of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U with Drake, which recently topped both the Billboard 200 and Apple Music charts. The Fortnite event continues Epic Games' tradition of music-driven experiences, following similar performances by Ariana Grande, Travis Scott, and Marshmello.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Drake's ‘What Did I Miss?' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
In his new song, Drake repeatedly asks, 'What Did I Miss?' Well, we know one thing he didn't: No. 1. The surprise track, released on July 5, storms onto the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated July 19 to give the superstar his record-extending 31st champ. By adding to his chart-topping collection, Drake further distances himself from runners-up Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder, each with 20 No. 1s. More from Billboard Drake Reacts to Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' Holding Him Off From Hot 100 No. 1 Debut: 'I'm Taking That Soon Don't Worry' Jason Aldean, Trisha Yearwood, Old Dominion & More Set to Perform at 2025 Nashville Songwriter Awards Tomorrowland 2025 Mainstage Destroyed by Fire Ahead of Festival Here's a look at the acts with the most No. 1s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, dating to the chart's consolidation into a single genre-based ranking in October 1958: 31, Drake 20, Aretha Franklin 20, Stevie Wonder 17, James Brown 16, Janet Jackson 15, The Temptations Further, Drake collects his 140th week at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, doubling the career total of all other acts. Wonder ranks second, with 70 weeks at the summit. 'What Did I Miss?,' released via OVO Sound/Republic Records, earned 22.6 million official streams, 3.6 million in airplay audience and 6,000 sales in the United States for the tracking week of July 4-10, according to Luminate. From those counts, Drake picks up a record-extending 21st No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart and his 15th leader on the Digital Song Sales survey, while radio results include a No. 36 entrance on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. 'What Did I Miss?' also widens Drake's record collection across other Billboard charts: It arrives atop the Hot Rap Songs chart as his unprecedented 31st No. 1 and marks his 81st top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with its No. 2 debut. The track is the expected first offering from a potential Drake album. Fans suspect its title will be Iceman, based on Drake using the name across social media captions and video promotions in recent weeks. In winning the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs throne, Drake's track replaces another juggernaut, Kendrick Lamar and SZA's 'Luther,' which soared to a record 28 weeks atop the chart between December-July. The victory avenges the second-place showing for Drake's single 'Nokia' that peaked at No. 2 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 12 consecutive weeks earlier this year behind 'Luther.' Adding another layer of intrigue, 'What Did I Miss?' finds Drake ruminating on feeble allegiances from supposed friends and collaborators in the aftermath of his feud with Lamar, a defining pop-culture storyline of 2024. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Four Decades of 'Madonna': A Look Back at the Queen of Pop's Debut Album on the Charts Chart Rewind: In 1990, Madonna Was in 'Vogue' Atop the Hot 100 Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Drake Appears to Call Out Friends Who Didn't Stand by Him in Aftermath of Kendrick Lamar Beef on New Song 'What Did I Miss?'
Drake has released a new single — "What Did I Miss?" — in which he seemingly calls out the friends who didn't stand by his side The track arrives more than a year after his public lyrical sparring with Kendrick Lamar "Last time I looked to my right, you n----s was standing beside me / How can some people I love hang around p------ who try me," Drake raps on the new trackDrake is seemingly reflecting on the aftermath of his public back-and-forth with Kendrick Lamar — and he's making it clear how he feels about those he apparently lost along the way. On Friday, July 4, the 38-year-old musician released the new single "What Did I Miss?" as part of his 'Iceman: Episode 1' livestream, alongside an apparent message for the friends who didn't take his side amid the high-profile hip-hop feud. In the track, the OVO Sound founder offers some words for the "traitors" in his life, and he appears to name-drop Lamar's June 2024 The Pop Out concert in Los Angeles — the one where Lamar performed his diss track "Not Like Us" five times back-to-back. "I don't give a f--- if you love me, I don't give a f--- if you like me," Drake opens his new song. "Askin' me, 'How did it feel?' Can't say it didn't surprise me / Last time I looked to my right, you n----s was standing beside me / How can some people I love hang around p------ who try me?" After the first verse of "What Did I Miss?" — in which Drake declares, "Love for my brothers and death to a traitor" — he elaborates in the second verse. "I'm back in your city tonight, walkin' around with my head high / I saw bro went to Pop Out with them, but been d--- riding gang since 'Headlines,' " he raps, referencing his 2011 Take Care single. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "It feels like nobody's there until you start givin' out two-tones / And nobody cares until they in front of your tombstone / Y'all been on that type of timing for too long," he continues. Drake paired his new single with a visual, featuring himself posing with dozens of what appear to be weapons near a pool, before dancing in a warehouse of ice. Drake's latest comments come more than a year after his beef with Lamar, 38, resulted in the release of several disses from both parties, including Lamar's Grammy-winning track "Not Like Us." Former Drake collaborators Future, Metro Boomin and Rick Ross were among those also involved in the exchange of diss tracks in 2024 — as other collaborators appeared at Lamar's Pop Out concert that June. Since then, Drake has taken legal action against Universal Music Group in the months that followed the release and promotion of "Not Like Us," alleging that the song defamed him. UMG has denied the accusations that it intentionally tried to harm Drake's career. Since then, Drake has released his first album since the feud, his collaborative effort with PartyNextDoor, $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U, which spawned hit single "Nokia." $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U, released in February, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, while "Nokia" peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 in April. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Drake Declares ‘F-ck Hollywood and the Hamptons' on Smiley's ‘2 Mazza'
Drake appears on OVO Sound signee Smiley's new song '2 Mazza.' The two Canadian artists' track comes in the middle of Drake's foe Kendrick Lamar taking over Toronto's Rogers Centre this week on his Grand National Tour with SZA. '2 Mazza' is heavy on the Toronto slang and locale shoutouts, with the song's title even pulling from a popular phrase that means 'too crazy.' In the first verse, Drake recalls his humble beginnings, growing up with little money with his mom Sandra: 'I remember pushin' DT with the mandem, whipping two Mazdas (Double M)/Grocery shoppin' at Royal York Plaza/Me and lil' Sandra was broke on the Gaza.' As the song goes on, Drake declares 'fuck Hollywood and the Hamptons,' preferring Ontario instead. More from Rolling Stone Drake, Smiley, Kim Gordon, Feid and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Kendrick Lamar Performed 'Not Like Us' in Drake's Hometown for First Time Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' Wins Album of The Year at The 2025 BET Awards In the video, Drake and Smiley are seen enjoying the finer things in life. They're wearing plush robes, sitting in an infrared booth and rapping beneath an oversized chandelier. Even if Drake declares himself to still be 'the 6ix God' on the song, his city seemed to be siding with Lamar at the Compton rapper's Thursday show in Toronto. It was Lamar's first time performing his chart-topping, Grammy-winning Drake diss 'Not Like Us' in Drake's hometown, and the reception was massive. The audience gave the song a two-minute ovation before begging him to perform it one more time, though he did not oblige. '2 Mazza' appears on Smiley's new album Don't Box Me In, out now. He and Drake previously had a hit together in 2021 with 'Over the Top.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
National Post
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- National Post
'I shouldn't have gone at all': Jagmeet Singh regrets attending Kendrick Lamar concert in Drake's hometown
Barely a month out of the political spotlight, former New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh has entered a potentially more fraught arena — that of the ongoing feud between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Article content On Sunday night, Singh posted a message to his Instagram account after attending one of the two Toronto shows on the Grand National Tour, headlined by Lamar and fellow rapper SZA, at the city's Rogers Centre. Article content Article content Singh had been widely noticed at the event, with Drake himself posting a screenshot of an Instagram message and referring to the politician as a 'goof' for his patronage of the concert. Article content Drake calls former NDP leader Jagmeet Singh a Goof for going to Kendrick Lamar's show in Toronto — DailyRapFacts (@DailyRapFacts) June 15, 2025 Article content Singh then took to Instagram himself to apologize. Article content He explained, 'I went for SZA, not Kendrick,' adding: 'I was born in this city. I love this city.' Drake is a native Torontonian, while his rival Lamar hails from Compton, California. Article content Article content Singh then went on to say: 'But real talk, I get it. I shouldn't have gone at all.' Article content He concluded: 'OVO and Drake have lifted up this city and (Canadian flag emoji). For me it'll always be Drake over Kendrick.' He signed off with a peace sign. Article content OVO is a reference to to OVO Sound, short for October's Very Own, a record label Drake founded in 2012. Article content The concert included a performance by Lamar of his hit Not Like Us, a diss track aimed at Drake. The Canadian Press reported that the song received a standing ovation from the crowd, along with chants of 'one more time.' Article content The song is the subject of a lawsuit by Drake against Universal Music Group, which was filed in a New York court. It alleges that the label falsely pumped up the popularity of Not Like Us on Spotify and other streaming services. Article content Universal has called the suit a baseless 'attack on the commercial and creative success of the rap artist who defeated him.' Article content
