Countdown to ‘More Life’ From Drake

Billboard have put together all the industry forecasts for the expected opening numbers for ‘More Life’ in the US released officially at midnight on Saturday night across all streaming services. Drake is expected to make his 7th No.1 entry at the top of the US album charts with a predicted number of ‘500,000 to 550,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending March 23’. Not unexpectedly, with record breaking first day streams on both Spotify and Apple Music, ‘More Life’ numbers will be largely driven by streams.

Alternatively in the UK, Drake is playing catch up to Ed Sheeran who is still holding the top spot for a third week. Drake’s current chart entry in the midweek chart entry is currently sitting at the no.4 position. With Friday sales/streams not included for ‘More Life’, this is still one day short of the other chart entries. So the big question is – can Drake still climb to the top spot? After another standout live show in London last night with on stage appearances from Giggs, Skepta and Jorja Smith, will the UK step up!

‘More Life’ has arrived with 22 more tracks from Drake, a playlist which is now available to stream AND download now. The playlist, includes a major British contingent of mainly unsigned artists, Giggs, Skepta, Jorja Smith all making appearances as well as Sampha, Young Thug, Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Quavo, Kanye West and PARTYNEXTDOOR.

1.Free Smoke
2.No Long Talk
3.Passionfruit
4.Jorja Interlude
5.Get It Together
6.Madiba Riddim
7.Blem
8.4422
9.Gyalchester
10.Skepta Interlude
11.Portland
12.Sacrifices
13.Nothings Into Somethings
14.Teenage Fever
15.KMT
16.Lose You
17.Can’t Have Everything
18.Glow
19.Since Way Back
20.Fake Love
21.Ice Melts
22.Do Not Disturb

Drake’s ‘More Life’, is arriving tomorrow 18th March and will be a streaming-only release – with no exclusive window for Apple Music this time round! Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal et al have started promoting the release, and after over 3 billions streams of ‘Views’ earned, this time a few more streaming platforms will be in for a piece of the playlist pie.

To date, having only dropped three songs from the playlist More Life, it’s not 100% if ‘Fake Love’, ‘Two Birds One Stone’ and ‘Sneakin’ will be included but we’ll all be finding out together tomorrow… ah so nice!

Drake finally revealed the date for his forthcoming playlist project ‘More Life’ which is expected to see a release on the 18th of March 2017. Expected to be a 20-song ‘playlist’, and recorded while on tour in Europe, are we all anticipating a long list of guests from the UK?

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In a world exclusive interview Drake met up with DJ Semtex for ‘More Talk’, getting into everything from his beef with Meek Mill, Kanye West’s previous rant, the UK music scene and literally everything else until ‘More Life’. Expected to drop this weekend, it’s not clear when exactly the ‘playlist’ is due, but while Drake continues on his European tour, all eyes are on Drake.