The news was given by the rapper on his Instagram, hours before the last day of performances at the October World Weekend festival.
Hours before sharing the stage with Lil Wayne and Nicki Minajthe rapper Drake announced, this Monday, 01, that he tested positive for Covid-19. On his Instagram, the singer said he was “really devastated”, confirming that “the show Young Money Reunion is being rescheduled to the ASAP date possible”.
The presentation would be the last of the October World Weekenda special series of shows that Drake announced in early July. To close the festival with a golden key, Drake, Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj would perform tonight at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Canada, according to Billboard.
To its more than 118 million followers on Instagram, then, Drake stated that he will announce the new show date as soon as it is set.
I’m really devastated,” the rapper said. “I love you all and I’m so sorry to let you down on our weekend together and the moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except Covid).”
Drake and the October World Weekend
At the beginning of July, Drake released details about the October World Weekend, a series of concerts with big names in Canadian music, which would take place in different locations in Toronto. On the 28th and 29th of July, the festival featured performances by Chris Brown, lil baby and Nelly Furtado.
On the 2nd of July, Drake won, for the 11th time, the first place in the Billboard 200 with the release of the album Honestly, Nevermind. At the same time, the track Jimmy Cooks won first place in the Billboard Hot 100turning the rapper into the soloist with the most Top 5 hits in Hot 100 history — in total, there are 29 songs listed at the top of the ranking, an index previously achieved only by the Beatles.
Source: Rollingstone
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