Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy ' Breaks the Record for Spotify's Most-Streamed Album in a Single Day

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Drakeis already celebrating an exciting accomplishment with his latest album.

On Friday, the 34-year-old rapper dropped his sixth full-length studio album,Certified Lover Boy,over a year after it was first announced.

Kanye West’sDondaand Olivia Rodrigo’sSoureach previously held the record for 2021, albeit not all time.

To celebrate his exciting streaming feat, the “Champagne Poetry” crooner shared aphotographon Instagram of a billboard that announced his achievement.

Elsewhere, Apple Music alsorevealedthat Drake’s latest release made him the most-streamed artist of 2021 andCLBthe most-streamed album of the year on their streaming platform.

CLBwas originally scheduled to be released earlier this year in January but was postponed due to health issues Drake had been facing at the time. At midnight on the day the album finally dropped, Drake shared a messageon Instagramwith a hand-written copy of the tracklist.

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The album marks the Canada native’s first full-length project followingScorpion. Drake previously released other new material in between, including 2020’sDark Lane Demo Tapesand the EPScary Hours 2, which was released in March.

The four-time Grammy winner dedicatedCLBin part to the late Nadia Ntuli andMercedes Morr.

Complexpreviously reported that Ntuli was a friend of Drake’s who died in a motor vehicle accident earlier this year, while Morr was allegedly killed in a murder-suicide in August.

Certified Lover Boyis available now to stream or download.

source: people.com