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Aubrey "Drake" Graham born October 24 1986 Is A Canadian Rapper Singer Songwriter Record Producer Actor And Businessman. Drake Was An Actor On The Teen Drama Television Series Degrassi The Next Generation In The Early 2000s. Intent On Pursuing A Career In Music He Left The Series In 2007 After Releasing His Debut Mixtape Room For Improvement. He Released Two Further Independent Projects Comeback Season And So Far Gone Before Signing To Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment In June 2009. Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Headlines

"Headlines" Is A Song By Canadian Rapper Drake. It Is The Second Single From Drake's Second Studio Album Take Care. The Song Produced By Matthew "Boi-1da" Samuels And Noah "40" Shebib First Premiered On Drake's Blog 'October's Very Own' On July 31 2011 And Was Sent To All Radio Formats In The US On August 9 2011. It Was Released On ITunes And Amazon On August 9 2011 In The U.S. The Song Debuted And Peaked On The Billboard Charts At Number 13 Becoming One Of His Highest Charting Songs At The Time Of Release. It Was Re-Released To US Top 40/Mainstream Radio On October 18 2011. On July 18 2011 Drake Told The Invasion Radio Show That He Was Mixing A New Single. Drake Also Revealed The Name Of The Single On July 18 When Posting The Lone Word "Headlines" On His Twitter Account. In An Interview With Billboard Drake Talked About "Headlines" Saying "By No Means Is It The Best Song On My Album It's Really Just The Song For This Moment Right Now." Drake Talked About Why He Released The Song As The First Single Saying "I Always Try To Put Forth A Song With A Message. A Lot Of People Pick Their Single By What's The Strongest Song. I Don't Really Do That. I Like To Make Sure That The Content Is Very Relevant To Right Now." Drake Also Said "I Want People To Party To It But At The Same Time The Fans The People That Care About My Career The People That Follow Me Will Hear A Message In It." Drake Told MTV News In Early September That "Headlines" Was The Perfect Tune To Launch The Project "I Think It's Great The Purpose Of That Record Was Solely To Deliver A Message" He Said. "I Could've Gone With The Record That Was Sort Of Super Radio-Friendly But I Really Just Wanted To Talk To The People With The First Record." The First Live Performance Of "Headlines" Took Place At Caesars Windsor In Windsor Ontario Canada On August 4 2011. On October 15 Drake Made His Saturday Night Live Debut In An Episode Hosted By Anna Faris And Was Set To Perform "Headlines" As The Musical Guest Of The Week. On November 20 2011 Drake Sang "Headlines" At The American Music Awards Of 2011. On December 31 2011 Drake Performed On Times Square A Medley Of "Headlines" With "Make Me Proud" And "The Motto". The Music Video Was Directed By La Mar Taylor And Hyghly Alleyne Both Related To The Weeknd's "XO" Crew. It Officially Premiered On October 2 2011 On Vimeo. It Doesn't Feature Anyone From Young Money But Has Appearances By T-Minus Noah "40" Shebib The Weeknd Boi-1da And Kromatik. It Was Shot In Canada Mainly In Toronto Drake's Home Town. No Narrative Is Followed Yet Drake Is Depicted Rapping In Different Environments In The Center Field Of Toronto's Rogers Centre As The Stadium's Scoreboard Is Lit Up With The Title Of His November 15 Album "Take Care" . In Front Of A Rundown Building With The Letters "OVOXO" The Name Of Drake's Crew "October's Very Own" Or "OVO" Standing For Drake And "XO" Standing For The Weeknd Sprayed In Graffiti By 'Mer' On The Wall In The Glass Elevator Of The C.N. Tower Going Up Allowing Few Symbolic Interpretations In Relation To Drake's Ascension To Fame The Main Topic Of The Song At The Head Of A Dining Table Puffing On A Cigar Drake Being Dressed With An Unprecedented Retro As Well As Geeky Style With A Knitted Jumper And Vintage Half-Tainted Glasses And Most Notably In Front Of Toronto's Historic Guild Park Surrounded By His Crew. The Video Shows Obvious Traces Of Sponsorship By Nike Sportswear. Overall The Video For "Headlines" Was Received Positively By Most Music Critics. MTV Commented On The Video By Saying "Headlines" Like The Previously Released "Marvin's Room" Video Also From Take Care Is Set In Canada And Gives A More Intimate Look Into Who The Superstar Rapper Really Is." Spin Commented On The Video By Saying "the Clip Finally Shows The Perpetually Conflicted Star Finally Appearing To Enjoy His Success -- Well At Least A Little Bit. Backed By Imperial-Style Columns Standing In A Vast But Empty Stadium Or Chewing A Stogie On The Escalator At A High-Rise Office Building Drake Looks Every Bit A Leader And He Has A Crew Of Solemn-Faced Men To Back Him Up." Consequence Of Sound Commented By Saying "if You Want To Smoke Cigars While Riding Elevators And Have Posse Meetups Outside Local Monuments Drake Can Show You The Ropes. Most Folks Are Lucky Their Name On A Scoreboard For A Birthday." Complex Commented On The Video By Saying "Headlines Takes Us On A Journey Through Toronto The City Where He's From. Drizzy Brings Us High Above Ground Level In The Window-Surrounded Elevator Of Toronto's CN Tower To The Rogers Centre—home Of The Toronto Blue Jays—and To The Dinner Table Where He And His OVO Crew Puff Fat Cigars And Sip Expensive Wines." The Song Received Positive Reviews. According To Spin The Song "finds Drake Ruminating On The Ups And Downs Of Celebrity." Spin Also Called The Production Matching "Drake's Defiant Tone With A Martial Beat And Heavy Staccato Strings." The Huffington Post Compared "Headlines" To "Marvin's Room" Saying "Whereas "Marvin's Room" Is More Devastating "Headlines" Doesn't Dwell So Much In Its Despair And Has The Kind Of Flash You Would Expect A Song Titled "Headlines" To Have." The Baltimore Sun Said The Song Has "buoyant Staccato Synth Line And Casio Snares" And That "The Beat Calls For Such A Sing-Song Flow That Few Rappers Could Tackle It." Rolling Stone Gave The Song Three Stars Out Of Five Saying That "The Spare Beat Never Takes Off And The Hook Is A Slight Thing Almost An Afterthought – Or Maybe The Clearest Sign That Even With Booze Cynics And Fame Buzzing About Hip-Hop's Great Hope Isn’t Overeager To Please." The Song Debuted On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart At Number 98 And Has Since Reached Number Two On The Chart. The Following Week It Debuted At Number 13 On The Billboard Hot 100. On The Week Of October 15 2011 "Headlines" Reached The Top Of The Hot Rap Songs Chart Which Was His 10th Time Overall Achieving This. With The Ascension Of "Headlines" Drake Became The Artist With The Most Number One's Of All Time On The Chart Tied Only With Rappers Diddy And Ludacris. The Single Was Eventually Certified Quadruple Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA For Sales Of Over Four Million Digital Copies In The United States.

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