New Billboard article just released numbers for the top 3 most-streamed acts in the US through June 23:
1. Drake — 4.16B
2. YoungBoy Never Broke Again — 3.37B
3. Taylor Swift — 3.03B
Drake dominates U.S. streaming by a wide margin so far in 2022. Through June 23, Drake had 4.16 billion on-demand streams, 37.3% more than YoungBoy Never Broke Again at No. 2 (with 3.37 billion) and 23.5% more than Taylor Swift at No. 3 (with 3.03 billion). Last week, all 14 tracks on Honestly, Nevermind were among the top 32 most-streamed audio tracks in the U.S. and the album accounted for half of the top 10.
billboard.com/pro/drake-honestly-nevermind-streams-marketshare
He was averaging around 150M US on-demand streams per week before HN so assuming that carries on for the rest of the year, he should end the year with about 7.8-8B US streams this year. That should be enough for him to end the year as the most-streamed artist in the US for the third straight year this decade.
Y’all spent weeks comparing an Abel’s dance pop infused electronic album to gunna
But are saying it’s unfair to compare drakes numbers to Kendrick’s?

Lowkey facts
someone ITT really wants to throw down irl to defend thegreatdivine's honor. unless you're drake, i'm afraid she's not gonna care.
😭😭😭 this lowkey one of the funniest threads ever on this site
I mean dance album is just the current excuse. Just like leak mixtape was for DLDT even though it was rap. Next time Drake will call his rap album a “musical journey” and y’all will say it’s not an album, it’s a musical journey and that’s why it didn’t sell well. If y’all would just own up to something one time without a host of excuses, everyone would happily move on.
I mean dance album is just the current excuse. Just like leak mixtape was for DLDT even though it was rap. Next time Drake will call his rap album a “musical journey” and y’all will say it’s not an album, it’s a musical journey and that’s why it didn’t sell well. If y’all would just own up to something one time without a host of excuses, everyone would happily move on.
No one wanted a dance album from Drake. That's the problem here.
someone ITT really wants to throw down irl to defend thegreatdivine's honor. unless you're drake, i'm afraid she's not gonna care.
😭😭
No one wanted a dance album from Drake. That's the problem here.
Ok but that doesn’t explain the laundry list of excuses for DLDT as if the random casual that listens to Drake is in the leak scene.
Good, we’re close
No way you bout to get ya ass beat for this woman. Ain't no way lmao
Ok but that doesn’t explain the laundry list of excuses for DLDT as if the random casual that listens to Drake is in the leak scene.
I thought DLDT was whack but it had some songs that I liked. I see it as a side project anyway.
I also prefer More Life over Views for example, I don't care if it's a playlist.
Most of CLB was missing some energy. His recent guest verses sound better.
I thought DLDT was whack but it had some songs that I liked. I see it as a side project anyway.
I also prefer More Life over Views for example, I don't care if it's a playlist.
Most of CLB was missing some energy. His recent guest verses sound better.
I’m not talking about preference though. I’m talking about sales. The same people that say HN flopped because it’s a dance album also refuse to admit DLDT flopped.

People often forget to mention Drake is a former WWE champion when discussing his long and storied career

I’m not talking about preference though. I’m talking about sales. The same people that say HN flopped because it’s a dance album also refuse to admit DLDT flopped.
Ok. But I think he dropped DLDT cause he wasn't ready to drop the album anyway. Albums are what people care about.
People often forget to mention Drake is a former WWE champion when discussing his long and storied career

Can Drake do this

Ok. But I think he dropped DLDT cause he wasn't ready to drop the album anyway. Albums are what people care about.
Obviously not since Jimmy Cooks is #1 and doesn’t fit in HN at all. People (casuals) don’t give a s*** what something is labeled in the streaming era. It’s as easy as clicking play and liking what you hear on anything.
Can Drake do this

Why do a Canadian Destroyer when he IS a Canadian destroyer??
Weird energy to come with like you taking this discussion personally or something
What?