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It’s been a month of headline-making for Drake, and the rapper finally dropped his latest album. Drake’s Scorpion already broke single-day streaming records, and is in a good position to have the most-streamed week in music history. More
Drake has released his fifth studio album, Scorpion, and it’s available now on Spotify and Apple Music. First announced in April, Scorpion is the follow-up to the 2017 “playlist” More Life and the 2016 studio album Views. Billed as a two-sided album, it has a total of 25 songs and features lead single “I’m Upset,” as well as previously released songs “Nice for What” and “God’s Plan.”
While keeping details scant, Drake has steadily built anticipation for the album through social media, particularly Instagram. The rollout hit a snag in May…
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Apple is adding PayPal as an option to fund Apple services accounts in Canada, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, and the UK, including purchases from the iTunes Music Store, subscriptions to Apple Music, and buys from the App Stores.
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An announcement came in unison with Swift’s “1989” album selling 10 million copies worldwide, and reaching 100 Million Song Certification with the Recording Industry Association of America. Some services getting the artist’s discography will include Amazon Music, Tidal, Pandora Premium, and industry leader Spotify. More
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Cross platform tuneage
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After several false starts, Drake’s long-awaited More Life album is here. Like his previously released Views, the set made its worldwide debut by way of the rapper’s OVO Sound radio show on Beats 1. The only difference: the project wasn’t released as an Apple Music exclusive, and will hit all streaming services on Saturday.