Drake White Reflects on His Recovery from a Brain Hemorrhage: 'I Feel Extremely Lucky to Be Here'

Drake Whitehad serious doubts he would ever walk again.The thoughts would creep into the singer’s head during the months he spent recovering from a brain hemorrhage he suffered during a concert in the summer of 2019 that ultimately affected a portion of his left side.“There were times that I didn’t feel like going on,” White, 38, tells PEOPLE of the time spent recuperating from the hemorrhage, which occurred mere months after he had beendiagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation(AVM) “I just wanted to quit.

Drake White Reveals He Has AVM, a Debilitating Brain Condition, After Nearly Collapsing Onstage

Drake Whitetook the stage last Friday for an outdoor concert series in Roanoke, Virginia, and immediately started delivering the kind of show the soulful powerhouse has long been known for. But 15 minutes into his performance, the Alabama nativebegan to stumble, his bandmate quickly catching him before he collapsed to the ground. Fans witnessing the episode became concerned as friends and family closest to White started to pray. Could there be something seriously wrong with Drake White?

Drake White Reveals He's Still Recovering and Walking with Cane After August Brain Hemorrhage

Nearly every morning since Drake Whitenearly collapsed on stageon a scorching-hot Virginia night this past August, the country star and his wife Alex have taken the time to sit down together. After some devotion time, they contemplate the days ahead of them — days that are now filled with doctor’s appointments and therapy sessions, days that lie in front of them that are still a bit uncertain. And then, they pray and thank God.

Drake Withdraws His Two 2022 Grammy Award Nominations After Critiquing Recording Academy Last Year

Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage Drake’s music won’t be considered for the Grammys next month. Drake, 35, and his management have withdrawn hisGrammy Awardnominations for the albumCertified Lover Boy, which was up for best rap album, and"Way 2 Sexy," which was nominated for best rap performance, PEOPLE can confirm, and the Recording Academy has honored his ask.Varietywas first to report. In the album category, the nominees are nowJ. Cole’sThe Off Season,Nas’King’s Disease II,Tyler, the Creator’sCall Me If You Get LostandKanye West’sDonda.

Drake! Cardi! Kacey! Apple Music's Beats 1 Hosts Debate Who Should Win at the 2019 Grammys

Kasey Musgraves, Drake, and Cardi B.Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Theo Wargo/Getty As music’s biggest night approaches, the hosts of Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio are weighing in on who will win Grammy gold. Ahead of the 61st annual Grammys on Sunday, the industry experts — Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, Julie Adenuga and Brooke Reese — debated for PEOPLE about who should win. Below, the Apple Music personalities’ predictions. Be sure to check outPEOPLE’s full Grammys coverageto get the latest news on music’s biggest night.