Three new albums arrived at once, pulling in record numbers and sharpening old tensions.
Drake dropped three full-length albums at midnight on Friday, his first solo work since the public fallout with Kendrick Lamar. Iceman (18 tracks, 1 hour 8 minutes), Maid of Honour (14 tracks, 45 minutes) and Habibti (11 tracks) became his ninth, tenth and eleventh studio records, landing simultaneously.
Spotify confirmed that Drake was the most-streamed artist in a single day globally in 2026. Iceman also posted the biggest first-day album numbers of the year on the platform, while “Make Them Cry” from that album was the most-streamed song in a single day. Amazon Music reported that the three releases combined for the highest first 24-hour streaming debut of any artist on its service in 2026.
The records arrive two years after 2023’s For All the Dogs and follow last year’s collaborative project with PartyNextDoor, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. Features across the trilogy include Future, 21 Savage, Sexyy Red, Central Cee, Popcaan, PartyNextDoor, and several lesser-known names from the Atlanta and UK rap scenes.
On Iceman, Drake addresses the ongoing tension with Lamar directly, along with A$AP Rocky and Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge. The release lands less than a year after Lamar’
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