View source for Upcoming Drake/PartyNextDoor album

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{{Infobox album
| name         = {{noitalic|TBA}}
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and [[PartyNextDoor]]
| cover        = blank
| released     = 2024
| recorded     =
| studio       =
| label        =
* [[OVO Sound|OVO]]
* [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| producer     =
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]
| type       = studio
| prev_title = [[100 Gigs]]
| prev_year  = 2024
| title      = TBA
| year       = 2024
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[PartyNextDoor]]
| type       = studio
| prev_title = [[PartyNextDoor 4]]
| prev_year  = 2024
| title      = TBA
| year       = 2024
}}
}}
Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and Canadian singer-songwriter [[PartyNextDoor]] are expected to release a collaborative studio album in 2024, through [[OVO Sound]] and [[Republic Records]]. It will serve as a follow-up to their respective solo albums ''[[For All the Dogs]]'' (2023) and ''[[PartyNextDoor 4]]'' (2024).
==Background==
The album will follow the duo's several collaborations since PartyNextDoor signed to Drake's [[OVO Sound]] record label in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nadeska|first=Alexis|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/07/01/drakes-ovo-signee-partynextdoor-drops-self-titled-debut/ |title=Drake's OVO Signee PartyNextDoor Drops Self-Titled Debut|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=August 5, 2024|archive-date=July 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704075532/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2013/07/01/drakes-ovo-signee-partynextdoor-drops-self-titled-debut/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Alongside their collaborations, they have contributed to the other's individual songs as a writer or producer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/partynextdoor-songs-he-wrote-produced-beyonce-jay-z-christina-aguilera-usher/|title=7 Songs You Didn't Know PartyNextDoor Wrote & Produced|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 11, 2024|access-date=August 5, 2024|first=Heran|last=Mamo|archive-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311171854/https://www.billboard.com/lists/partynextdoor-songs-he-wrote-produced-beyonce-jay-z-christina-aguilera-usher/|url-status=live}}</ref> PartyNextDoor supported the release of the album ''[[PartyNextDoor 4]]'' (2024) through a twenty-four-stop Canada and United States live tour.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/events/partynextdoor-sorry-im-outside-tour-dates-1234874307/|title=PartyNextDoor Announces The Sorry I'm Outside Tour|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=April 30, 2024|access-date=August 5, 2024|first=Demica|last=Inman|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509205832/https://www.vibe.com/news/events/partynextdoor-sorry-im-outside-tour-dates-1234874307/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 2, 2024, at the tour's stop at the [[Budweiser Stage]] in [[Toronto]]—the artists' hometown—Drake appeared as a surprise guest and performed a surprise set, solely consisting of his R&B songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-partynextdoor-album-wah-gwan-delilah-live-debut-toronto-1235745990/|title=Drake Announces New Album With PartyNextDoor, Live-Debuts 'Wah Gwan Delilah' in Toronto|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 3, 2024|access-date=August 5, 2024|first=Richard|last=Trapunski|archive-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803130824/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-partynextdoor-album-wah-gwan-delilah-live-debut-toronto-1235745990/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then announced the collaborative album, saying, "On behalf of me and Party, we've been working on something for y'all. So, you get the summer over with, you do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside. When it gets a little chilly, PartyNextDoor and Drake album will be waiting right there for you".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/drake-announces-collaborative-album-with-partynextdoor|title=Drake announces collaborative album with PartyNextDoor|magazine=[[The Line of Best Fit]]|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024|first=Tyler|last=Damara Kelly|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807180818/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/drake-announces-collaborative-album-with-partynextdoor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|date=August 3, 2024|title=Drake and PartyNextDoor Announce Collaborative Album at Toronto Show|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-partynextdoor-collaborative-album-1235073676/|access-date=August 5, 2024|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|language=en-US|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804011644/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-partynextdoor-collaborative-album-1235073676/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-partynextdoor-collaborative-album-fall-release-1236094635/|title=Drake Announces Collaborative Album With PartyNextDoor, Hinting at Fall Release|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=August 2, 2024|access-date=August 5, 2024|first=Steven|last=J. Horowitz|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804170158/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/drake-partynextdoor-collaborative-album-fall-release-1236094635/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Two days later, on August 4, the OVO Sound [[Instagram]] page seemingly hinted at the album by posting backstage pictures of Drake and Party taken following the concert.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/drake-partynextdoor-collab-album-due-fall-1234902572/|title=Drake Announces PartyNextDoor Collab Album Due "When It Gets A Little Chilly"|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=August 5, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024|first=Demica|last=Inman|archive-date=August 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806013541/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/drake-partynextdoor-collab-album-due-fall-1234902572/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-QTFwTv3zB/?hl=en&img_index=1|title=OVO Sound via Instagram: Hometown love @partynextdoor @champagnepapi 8.2.24|website=[[Instagram]]|date=August 4, 2024|access-date=August 4, 2024|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804195712/https://www.instagram.com/p/C-QTFwTv3zB/?hl=en&img_index=1|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 5,
during an interview, PartyNextDoor revealed his favorite collaboration with Drake "[is] the one we doing right now. All 15 of them", seemingly revealing that the album's tracklist is to span 15 songs.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/partynextdoor-drake-how-many-songs-collab-album-1234904200/|title=PARTYNEXTDOOR Reveals Details About His Collaborative Album With Drake|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=April 8, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024|first=Armon|last=Sadler|archive-date=August 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808192422/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/partynextdoor-drake-how-many-songs-collab-album-1234904200/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/rumors/partynextdoor-confirms-drake-collab-project-will-arrive-with-at-least-15-new-cuts/|title=PARTYNEXTDOOR Confirms Drake Collab Project Will Arrive With At Least 15 New Cuts|website=[[AllHipHop]]|date=August 10, 2024|access-date=August 11, 2024|first=Devon|last=Jefferson|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811092629/https://allhiphop.com/rumors/partynextdoor-confirms-drake-collab-project-will-arrive-with-at-least-15-new-cuts/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 6, Drake released 100 gigabytes of data including behind-the-scenes clips, tour rehearsals, and studio footage, including three unheard tracks under an Instagram page by the name "plottttwistttttt".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-dumps-100-gigabytes-of-data-including-unreleased-songs-on-new-website/|title=Drake Dumps 100 Gigabytes of Data, Including Unreleased Songs, on New Website|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=August 6, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024|first=Nina|last=Corcoran|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807021232/https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-dumps-100-gigabytes-of-data-including-unreleased-songs-on-new-website/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/drake-100-gigs-new-songs-lyrics-kendrick-lamar-b2592480.html|title=Drake drops surprise 100gb music dump after Kendrick Lamar beef|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024|first=Roisin|last=O'Connor|archive-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807182013/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/drake-100-gigs-new-songs-lyrics-kendrick-lamar-b2592480.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 7, video clips surfaced of [[Nightclub|clubs]] in Canada previewing unreleased music from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/realalmightee/status/1821072837832061189|title=@realalmightee via X: New Drake x PARTYNEXTDOOR collaborations are being previewed in Canada 👀|website=[[Twitter]]|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref> On the same day, via the "plottttwistttttt" Instagram account, Drake reposted a [[Tweet (social media)|tweet]], blurring out the words "album rollout" regarding one of the unheard tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/realalmightee/status/1821223997293429174|title=@realalmightee via X: Drake reposted this tweet to his plottttwistttttt IG account, but he blocked out the words "album rollout"|website=[[Twitter]]|date=August 7, 2024|access-date=August 7, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/partynextdoor-details-drake-collab-album-1235749340/|title=PartyNextDoor Shares Details About Upcoming Drake Collab Album|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 8, 2024|access-date=October 9, 2024|first=Angel|last=Diaz|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823000310/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/partynextdoor-details-drake-collab-album-1235749340/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On October 5, Drake attended [[Tyrone Edwards]]' Nostalgia Party in Toronto, during which he called out his "fake friends" in the music industry and cited PartyNextDoor as a "real" friend. He also hinted at the album's impending release: "shoutout to my brother PX, album dropping soon".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-slams-fake-friends-toronto-rant-video-1235794490/|title=Drake Puts Fake Friends on Blast & Calls Out Those Who Switched Up on Him During Toronto Rant|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=October 9, 2024|first=Michael|last=Saponara|archive-date=October 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008134100/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-slams-fake-friends-toronto-rant-video-1235794490/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2024/10/09/drake-says-his-joint-album-with-partynextdoor-is-dropping-soon/|title=Drake Says His Joint Album with PartyNextDoor is "Dropping Soon"|website=[[The Source]]|date=October 9, 2024|access-date=October 9, 2024|first=Shawn|last=Grant|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009194502/https://thesource.com/2024/10/09/drake-says-his-joint-album-with-partynextdoor-is-dropping-soon/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an appearance on ''The Fry Yiy Show'' on [[SiriusXM]] that same month, OVO engineer Noel Cadastre stated the album only required "finishing touches" and called November "a jam-packed month for me [to finish the album]". On November 5, PartyNextDoor revealed work on the album would continue after the conclusion of the European leg of his Sorry I'm Outside Tour a day later, saying, "I have one more show on this tour, then the album is getting finished".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Angel |date=2024-11-05 |title=PartyNextDoor Gives Drake Collab Update: ‘The Album Is Getting Finished’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/partynextdoor-drake-album-update-1235820933/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 24, during a [[Kick (service)|Kick]] livestream with [[xQc]], Drake stated the album was almost complete, saying, "[the] album is 75 percent done. Shout out to PX, cooking right now," and added that "the album sounds incredible... It's the sound people know and love us for".<ref>Elibert, Mark (November 25, 2024). Drake Announces Australia Tour, Says PartyNextDoor Collab Album Is ‘75% Done’ https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/drake-announces-australia-tour-partynextdoor-collab-album</ref>
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