Drake takes Apple Music record from Kanye for most-streamed album launch Drake's latest album, "Certified Lover Boy" has broken multiple records on Apple Music within the first 24 hours of being available to listen. Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 9
Beats 1 Zane Lowe talks about the changing role of the music influencer A new interview looks at Beats 1 tastemaker Zane Lowe, and his unique role in today's rapidly changing music ecosystem. Stephen Silver 7 years ago 6
Drake's Scorpion sets streaming records and tops Billboard 200 under new stream weighting rules Scorpion, the fifth album from musician Drake, has become the first album to achieve 1 billion streams globally in a single week, a feat that aided the artist in reaching the top of the Billboard 200 album chart in the same week as the chart altered how streams are weighted in results. Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 9
Drake's 'God's Plan' breaks single-day Apple Music streaming record with 14M plays, Spotify only managed 4M in US Drake just dropped a new track and it's breaking streaming records. Representatives for the rapper on Wednesday said "God's Plan" broke Spotify's U.S. record for the most-streamed song in a single day with 4 million plays, while Apple Music's Zane Lowe seemingly one-upped that announcement by saying the song logged 14 million streams worldwide. Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 12
Jennifer Aniston & Reese Witherspoon drama, Drake TV and movies on tap for Apple Apple's drive for unique video is heating up, with a new morning show-related drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon reportedly being green-lit, plus a "go-ahead" from Apple for Drake to produce whatever shows or movies the musician wants. Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 19
Drake's 'More Life' garners half of its worldwide downloads from Apple Music because of Beats 1 A new interview sheds some light on Drake's 300 million worldwide streams for his album More Life in its first week on Apple Music, and discusses the synergies between Beats 1 and Apple's streaming service. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 11
Drake's 'Views' exceeds 1B streams on Apple Music Popular rapper Drake recently saw his album "Views" become the first to surpass one billion streams on Apple Music, an achievement Apple commemorated with a plaque presented to the artist on Monday. AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 19
Drake debuts new short film as Apple Music exclusive Mainstream rapper Drake on Monday released a 23-minute film — Please Forgive Me — as an Apple Music exclusive, further cementing his close business ties with Apple. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 4
New Drake album 'Views' hits 1M downloads in less than 5 days of Apple exclusivity The latest album by Drake, Views, reportedly managed to top 1 million in sales within its first five days, despite being a one-week exclusive with iTunes and Apple Music. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 7
Drake says new album's Apple Music exclusivity just one week long Although Drake's new album Views From the 6 is launching today as an Apple Music exclusive, that exclusivity period is just one week long, according to the rapper. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 10
Apple Music to sponsor Drake's 'Summer Sixteen' tour Rapper Drake on Monday announced his upcoming "Summer Sixteen" tour, notably highlighting Apple Music as a sponsor — the first time Apple Music is believed to have backed any concert tour. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 16
