
Some speculate that Drake may have even more than 50 billion. Spotify’s number of chart-eligible streams may surpass 13 billion streams. However, Forbes reports that streams are difficult to independently verify. Last month, Apple said Drake passed 10 billion lifetime streams. ? just made history by becoming the first artist to surpass 50 BILLION streams across all global streaming platforms! /J5lZMcgIyF His single “In My Feelings” also still sits on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the fourth consecutive week. Now five weeks later, Drake’s album ‘Scorpion’ is still at the top of Billboard’s Top 200 list. The news was confirmed by Republic Records Media, which represents Young Money, Cash Money, and Republic. The new record comes shortly after it was confirmed the Canadian rapper gained a billion streams in a week, breaking one-day records on both Apple and Spotify. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.Drake is now the first artist to ever cross the 50 billion mark for streaming across all global streaming platforms. In a campaign of firsts, they’ve made the Canadian rapper the first musician to feature on the newly refurbished Piccadilly Circus lights.
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What's Coming to Disney Plus in July 2020 06/07/18Island have ensured Drake’s UK fans have added to the growing list of record-breaking statistics around the release of his hotly anticipated fifth studio album Scorpion. I’ma f–k this whole industry up.”ĭrake recently dropped two new tracks with DJ Khaled: “POPSTAR” and “Greece.” That’s why I’m independent, putting out music independently. If Drake goes independent, this whole industry gets turned upside down.

That song, you owning it forever and getting paid weekly on it, you’re making a million dollars a week off that song. Russ then did the math out loud: “Drake uploads ‘God’s Plan’ on a digital distributor so whatever money it is: less than $10 dollars, right? Fine, pay for the beat - $10K, $20K, $30K, $40k, whatever the f–k it is - and to get mixed: four racks.

If Drake goes independent, the music business is done.” Stoute seconded: “If Drake goes independent, the music business is over. Russ made a point to say if Drake should go, “It’ll f–k the whole shit up.” Because the day that happens, they might as well close the business down.” Both A and B, they don’t want that to happen.

Stoute then interjected: “I said this before, Drake is about to come out in the next six months, Drake is about to get the biggest bag in the history of the music business by far. “You think that if Drake right now, completely independent … if Drake posts a picture on the ‘Gram of his new album, link in bio - f–k a link in bio, “new album out” - and he was fully independent, Drake will make $10 million a week for f–ing 60 weeks.” Russ, as Variety reported last week, recently completed his deal at Columbia Records and is celebrating his newfound freedom as an independent artist.ĭuring the panel, Russ laid down the blueprint of what might transpire if Drake, who is signed to Cash Money via Universal Music Group-owned Republic Records, went independent. The topic came up in closing out the two-day confab when Stoute interviewed rapper Russ under the banner “Independence: A Conversation with Steve Stoute + Russ.” While the pros and cons are many, one thing that most can agree on, when an artist is in a position to own his own masters, that’s the most profitable situation for the creator.

One aspect debated throughout the conference: whether to sign with a (major) label or remain independent. Russ to Fellow White Artists: 'If You've Benefitted Financially Off of Black Culture, You Need to Put Money Back In'ĭrake, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch Lead BET Awards Nominees Drake & DJ Khaled, Tinashe, Anne-Marie and More Top Songs of the Week
