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Drake’s ‘More Life’ Broke Streaming Records on Apple Music
Drake's latest project "More Life" was streamed 300 million times on Apple Music in seven days. According to a report from The Verge, it also broke the record for the most number of streams within 24 hours on Apple Music. According to various reports, "More Life" could be in the range of 600 million streams worldwide,...
Drake’s ‘More Life’ Sets Record 90 Million Streams on Apple Music in 24 Hours
Canada’s rap darling and former Degrassi High basketball superstar, Drake, released a new album on March 18, titled More Life. The album was not an Apple Music exclusive, but it still set a new streaming record according to Apple, in a statement to The Verge: Drake’s latest project More Life was streamed 89.9 million times in its...
New Apple Music Ad: Drake Lip Syncs to Taylor Swift [VIDEO]
Canadian rapper Drake (aka Drizzy; or the kid in the wheelchair from Degrassi) is featured in Apple’s latest ad for Apple Music. Drake is shown working out the in the gym, only to change gears once his personal trainer leaves, to bust a move to Taylor Swift’s single, Bad Blood. Check it out below (it’s...
Drake’s ‘Views’ Becomes First Album to Reach 1 Billion Streams on Apple Music
Canadian rapper Drake took to Instagram today to announce some big news. The rapper's album "Views" became the first to surpass one billion streams on Apple Music. The achievement was commemorated with a plaque that was presented to the artist, who was alongside his former manager Cortez Bryant, on Monday by Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVP of...
Drake Launches ‘Please Forgive Me’ Short Film Exclusively Apple Music [VIDEO]
Canada’s favourite Degrassi basketball star (unconfirmed), Drake, has launched his short film Please Forgive Me, exclusively on Apple Music, reports Billboard: After announcing the project in a now-deleted Instagram post, Drake's new short film, Please Forgive Me, has finally arrived. The action-packed film, said to be inspired by Drake's chart-topping 2016 album, Views, was initially scheduled...
Drake’s Latest Album Sets Streaming Record, Assisted by Apple Music
Drake launched his new album VIEWS exclusively on iTunes and Apple Music just over a week ago, selling 632,000 copies in the first 24 hours of availability. Just after five days, the exclusivity on the iTunes Store brought the artist over a million sales of the album and now, Billboard is reporting that the album's songs were streamed...
Apple Exclusive Drake Album Sells a Million in Five Days
Just five days of exclusivity on the iTunes Store has brought Drake more than a million sales of his new album "Views", reports the Wall Street Journal. That's quite an impressive performance given the downward trend of music downloads, as previously cited music industry experts reveal. In the first 24 hours of availability, the album sold...
Drake Announces ‘Views From the 6’ Release Date on Beats 1
While hosting his Beats 1 radio show "OVO Sound Radio” last night, Canadian rap artist Drake revealed that his long-awaited album 'Views From the 6’ will be released an Apple Music exclusive on April 29, Pitchfork reports. During the episode, he also played a new version of "Pop Style”, his new song with Kanye West and Jay Z,...
Apple’s Funny Taylor Swift Ad Boosts Drake’s Music Sales
Do you recall that Apple Music ad showing how Taylor Swift falls from the treadmill? It wasn't an April Fools' joke, and since it launched, Drake's "Jumpman" song sales have surged an amazing 431% globally on the iTunes Store, reports AdWeek. The Swift–Apple Music recipe has turned out to be a success: Swift's epic treadmill...
Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Video Was Financed by Apple Music
Last Friday the Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Apple is making its own TV show, Vital Sign, a six-episode series starring Dr. Dre, who, by the way, was the creative mind behind it. Considering that sources have spoken about a show with a heavy accent on sex and violence, it cast doubts on Apple's...
Apple Didn’t Stop Jay Z’s Tidal from Streaming Drake’s Katrina Set: BuzzFeed
Last night Drake performed at a charity concert for kids affected by Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, the Canadian rapper’s online stream was blacked out, with Jay Z’s streaming music service Tidal putting the blame on Apple, reported the New York Post this morning, which also alleged the iPhone maker threatened a $20 million lawsuit. But according...
Apple Reportedly Producing Exclusive Apple Music Content
According to a report from Pitchfork, Apple may be producing exclusive Apple Music content in-house. Yesterday, Apple Music exclusively debuted a new music video from Drake, titled “Energy” from his latest album. Previously, Apple exclusively debuted music videos for Pharrell and Eminem. The report notes that Apple Music has projects in the work with artists...