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65-Year-Old Texas Saddle Shop Set to Reopen This Fall, Trademark Tied to Drake

Brenham Saddle Shop, a Texas western wear store that closed after 65 years, is reopening this fall — its new trademark traces to a firm linked to Drake.

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Drake Drops New Song 'Serious' in Oliver El-Khatib's SoundCloud Mix

Drake slipped a new song, 'Serious,' into OVO co-founder Oliver El-Khatib's SoundCloud 'Magician Mix (feat. Govi)' at the 3:40 mark — a loosie that lives in OVO's channels rather than on streaming.

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Drake Moves to Buy Back Full Ownership of OVO

Drake's OVO apparel brand, which generates more than $50 million in annual revenue, is in advanced talks to sell a 50 percent stake to a major licensing company — following the same playbook that turned Rocawear and Sean John into cautionary tales.

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Drake's 14th Hot 100 No. 1 Breaks Tie With Michael Jackson Among Solo Male Artists

"Janice STFU" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated May 30, giving Drake his 14th career chart-topper and the solo-male-artist record. Only Mariah Carey (19) and The Beatles (20) remain ahead.

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Drake Releases 18-Track Album 'Iceman' Alongside 'Habibti' and 'Maid of Honour'

Drake released three albums at once on May 15 — Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour, 43 songs in total. Iceman runs 18 tracks with features from Future, Molly Santana, and 21 Savage. Stream it on Apple Music and Spotify.

Music

Drake Announces ICEMAN for May 15 With a 25-Foot Ice Sculpture in Downtown Toronto

Drake's ICEMAN drops May 15. The 25-foot ice sculpture in downtown Toronto, the magazine clue, the fans hacking it open with pickaxes, and the police seal-off all happened first — and built a marketing campaign that other brands are now copying.

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Drake & Central Cee Drop "Which One"

Drake premiered ‘Which One’ with Central Cee at Wireless Festival in London before officially releasing it via ‘Iceman Episode Two.’ The track was held back from Central Cee’s debut album.

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Drake: "UMG and Spotify used bots and payola to make 'Not Like Us' seem popular"

Drake publicly accused Universal Music Group and Spotify of using bots and paid promotion to manufacture the popularity of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" during their rap beef.

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Friday Notes: Andre 3000, Drake, African Art at the Met and more

Andre 3000 drops New Blue Sun, a surprise flute album; Drake is in the mix; and African Art takes center stage at the Met. Friday November 17, 2023.

Culture

Friday Notes: Lasting effects of Slavery, new Drake, Sports Roundup, Rich Paul, Spike Lee at Brooklyn Museum and more

Lasting effects of Slavery, new Drake, Sports Roundup, Rich Paul, Spike Lee at Brooklyn Museum, and more.

Personal Finance

Wednesday Notes: Buy Now, Pay Later, Music x AI, NBA Playoffs, Afro-pop and more

Buy Now Pay Later comes to the grocery store, UMG removes an AI-generated Drake and Weeknd track, and Rema makes the Billboard Hot 100.

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Release Day: Drake, Daniel Caeser, and more

Drake's 'Search and Rescue,' Daniel Caesar's 'Never Enough,' and more drop today in one of hip-hop's biggest release days of the week.