• Drake's Surprise Album To Count Toward Cash Money Requirements, Was Intended To Be A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape

    Last week Drake dropped his surprise album If Your Reading This It's Too Late. It has since broken Spotify records, topped the Billboard 200, and sold 500,000 copies in its first week. Although he had confirmed that he had a new project coming early this year, most people assumed it would be a mixtape, and Drake even used that terminology himself. When it showed up as a Cash Money record, people were surprised. But apparently making the album available for purchase only via iTunes wasn't the original plan.

  • Drake and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Top Albums Sales Charts; Sam Smith, Beck and '2015 Grammy Nominees' Gets Award Show Boost

    Thanks to a week featuring at least two huge debuts, the album charts this week aren't too far from what the Billboard 200 reflected. Drake starts out with the biggest release of the year thus far, and in fact the biggest release of the last year (excluding a certain Taylor Swift). If You're Reading This It's Too Late sold 497,500 copies during its first three days of availability, suggesting that it could have racked up even more if the emcee had settled for a more traditional release date.

  • Drake Shocks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack, Tops Billboard 200 with Surprise 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'

    Everyone expected the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack to run away with this week's Billboard 200 chart...but then Drake happened. The emcee and his LP/mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late topped the list by moving 575,000 equivalent albums. The new metric for the chart, which takes streams into consideration, played to his favor as the album received more first-week streams than any other album in Spotify history. Among the other accomplishments that Drake managed to nab with his surprise album was becoming just the second hip-hop act to land his first four albums atop the Billboard 200 (the other is DMX). He quickly became the second bestselling performer for 2015 (behind Taylor Swift).

  • Tyga Breakfast Club Interview: "Ayo" Rapper Speaks On Kylie Jenner Relationship, Drake Beef & More

    During Amber Rose's recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, she threw shade at Tyga and Kylie Jenner, insinuating that they were dating since Kylie was 16 years old and that he abandoned her best friend and his baby mama Blac Chyna. This led to a twitter feud between Kylie's older sister Khloe Kardashian and Rose yesterday. Now the man in all these rumors has decided to speak. While in New York City for his Between the Sheets tour with Chris Brown and Trey Songz, Tyga stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning to clear up the rumors that have been circulating about his relationship with Kylie Jenner, his situation with YMCMB, his beef with Drake and Nicki Minaj, and more. Here's what he had to say:

  • Kanye West, Travi$ Scott, ILoveMakonnen Join Drake Onstage at the Sprite Concert in New York City [WATCH]

    Although he just released a surprise album, Drake decided to borrow a few songs from some friends last night (Feb. 13) at the Sprite Concert in New York City ahead of the NBA All-Star weekend. Drizzy tried out Kanye West's "Only One" and "FourFiveSeconds" solo before the "Jesus Walks" rapper joined him for "I Don't Like." Travi$ Scott and ILoveMakkonnen also hit the stage with Drake before Nas took over.

  • Rihanna, Alicia Keys and Pitbull: Ranking Previous NBA All Star Game Halftime Shows Before Ariana Grande's Gig

    This year's NBA All Star Game Halftime Show will feature Ariana Grande (and presumably guests) providing entertainment to the fans at Madison Square Garden. Just like the Super Bowl's big showcase, the NBA's version of events has been hit-or-miss throughout its history. Music Times takes a look at the last five NBA All Star Game halftime shows—from Rihanna, Pit Bull, Alicia Keys and more—and ranks them, while hoping that this year's will live up to the best.

  • Drake Shares Thank You Note For New Mixtape, Drops Trailer For 'Homecoming' Film [WATCH]

    Last night, Drake dropped his new mixtape, If You're Reading This It's Too Late, without warning after sharing a 15-minute film earlier in the day called "Jungle." The 17-track mixtape features appearances from Lil Wayne, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Travi$ Scott. Now a handwritten thank you note for the tape has surfaced as well as a teaser trailer for his upcoming film Homecoming.

  • Drake Drops Surprise New Album 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' Featuring Lil Wayne, Travi$ Scott and More

    Drake has surprised the music world by releasing a new album on iTunes last night. The most recent representative in the surprise-album market is 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late,' a somewhat snarky title taking aim at the way in which it was released. This comes on the heels of yesterday's news that the emcee had released a 14-minute film titled 'Jungle,' which features a rather depressive Drake reflecting on his current status, plus archival footage of his life in Toronto. We can't comment as of yet if this mood carries over to the new album.
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