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Drake Hosts Janice Apology Parties, Pushes New Single

6/27/2026

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Drake Organizes Janice Parties

Drake is hosting apology parties for people named Janice in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Toronto and Houston.
He announced the events on June 25 via Instagram Stories and required guests to show ID listing Janice for Toronto party at Cactus Club on June 28, 1-4 p.m.
The parties promote Drake’s track “Janice STFU” from his Iceman album, his multi-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since 2018 and a song with over 100 million Spotify streams.

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Drake Tops Chart

Drake's "Janice STFU" earned his 14th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, overtaking Michael Jackson for male solo chart-toppers.
After the May 15 triple-album release, the TikTok-viral chorus—sampling Lykke Li's 2011 "I Follow Rivers", which she called potent and raw—drove streams and led listeners to read digs at Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z and Joe Budden.
Jay-Z responded with a freestyle at the Roots Picnic on May 30, while Budden later dismissed a diss on his podcast.

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Drake Tops Charts

The ICEMAN album has become the year’s highest-selling hip-hop release, overtaking Don Toliver, the rapper.
Janice-themed parties pair the hit single with real-world events and require ID that lists “Janice” as the first name, sparking online speculation about the name’s target.
The event is framed as an apology to Janices, reinforcing Drake, the rapper’s self-referential brand and generating further social-media chatter.

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**Drake Charts Domination**

Drake’s three albums—ICEMAN, Maid of Honour and Habibti—each entered at No. 1 on the Canadian and U.S. Billboard Hot 100 albums charts.
Mayor Olivia Chow is rumored to help locate Toronto residents named Janice, while invitations are sent via private RSVP links and direct messages to limit the guest list.
Toronto’s venue is set, but New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Houston details remain private, suggesting coordinated city-specific planning after Drake’s month-long pause.

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Historical Context

Kanye West’s 2005 Late Registration opened at No. 1 with 860,000 first-week sales, showcasing how lavish, multi-city launch events could drive chart dominance. That model resurfaced in 2024 when Drake staged “Janice” apology parties in Toronto and Miami to boost his “ICEMAN” single, illustrating the lasting impact of immersive promotion in the music industry.

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Drake Organizes Janice Parties

Drake is hosting apology parties for people named Janice in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Toronto and Houston.
He announced the events on June 25 via Instagram Stories and required guests to show ID listing Janice for Toronto party at Cactus Club on June 28, 1-4 p.m.
The parties promote Drake’s track “Janice STFU” from his Iceman album, his multi-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since 2018 and a song with over 100 million Spotify streams.

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