Published September 7, 2023, 2:39 p.m. ET
FILE – Drake performs at the Billboard Music Awards in Los Angeles on May 23, 2021. Drake announced that For All the Dogs, his highly anticipated eighth studio album, will be released on September 22nd. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drake has finally announced a release date for his highly anticipated eighth studio album, For All the Dogs, out September 22.
The follow-up to 2022’s “Honestly, Nevermind” — which was released without warning — was announced on the Canadian rapper’s Instagram on Wednesday night. Drake wrote the release date in the caption of the post, which included video footage showing his father, Dennis Graham.
A representative confirmed the appointment on Thursday.
Drake, who is currently on his It’s All a Blur tour, had been announcing the project for a few months, including at a July 2023 New York concert where the rapper announced to a sold-out crowd at Barclays Center that his next Album would be released in about “a few weeks”.
The 36-year-old megastar, who is known for releasing surprise music, announced the potential project at his intimate Apollo show in January.
The new album features several collaborations that Drake has mentioned live on stage in recent months, including one with Nicki Minaj and another track with reggaetonero Bad Bunny.
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