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Drake's new album became Spotify's most-streamed album of 2026 in a single day. (AP PHOTO)
Five-time Grammy winner Drake is Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2026 in a single day.
Friday marked Iceman – his ninth studio album, and the star’s first solo project since 2023’s For All the Dogs – and the LP and its opening track Make Them Cry becoming the most-streamed record and the most-streamed song, respectively, in a day of the year so far.
Spotify announced the rapper-and-singer’s milestone on Instagram.
“On May 15th, Drake became Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2026 in a single day, Iceman became the most-streamed album of 2026 in a single day, and Make Them Cry became the most-streamed song in a single day in 2026 so far.”
Drake revealed his dad, Dennis Graham, has cancer in the emotional lyrics of Make Them Cry – which dropped on Friday alongside Iceman, and surprise albums, Maid of Honour and Habibti.
Drake also used the song to admit his worries about ageing.
“I’m ’bout to turn forty, dog, I’m battlin’ ageing.”
Drake’s team put a huge ice block tower in a car park in downtown Toronto, Canada, and he told fans the release date of Iceman was inside.
The promotional stunt – in addition to a social media announcement – came after the One Dance hitmaker admitted he was tired of the standard album rollout process and needed a “challenge”, during an interview with Complex.
