Drake’s New Album VIEWS First Listen: Live Blog

At last, Drake‘s long-awaited album VIEWS (formerly Views From the 6) is finally upon us. The album is officially scheduled to be released tomorrow, but tonight, Drake is debuting the album on a special broadcast of his “OVO Sound Radio” show on Apple Music’s Beats 1, starting at 10 p.m., EST. As the world hears the album for the first time, Pitchfork will be following along and updating with new information as it comes in. We know that “Hotline Bling,” “One Dance,” and “Pop Style” are on it, and that “Summer Sixteen” isn’t. But pretty much all of the other tracks are a mystery. Keep it locked here, starting at 10 p.m, for updates. Update (9:53 p.m.): VIEWS will now be released at midnight on Apple Music and iTunes. Prior to the album’s release, Drake will sit down for an interview with Zane Lowe on “OVO Sound Radio” at 10:45. Update (11:08 p.m.): VIEWS is out now via Young Money/Cash Money. Listen to it here on Apple Music or buy it on iTunes.

The VIEWS tracklist:

01 Keep the Family Close

Produced by Maneesh.

02 9

Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib, co-produced by Boi-1da and Brian Alexander Morgan.

03 U With Me?

Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib and Kanye West. It takes elements from a song called “Views From the 6″ that leaked in August 2014.

04 Feel No Ways

Produced by Jordan Ullman (of Majid Jordan). Drake had previously teased the song on Vine in November 2015.

05 Hype

Produced by Boi-1da and Nineteen85, co-produced by Beat Bully. Drake raps “’09 they was bidding on me/ But I’m Young Money, got it written on me,” further affirming his affiliation with the label that put out VIEWS.

06 Weston Road Flows

Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib, co-produced by Stwo.

07 Redemption

Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib.

08 With You

Features PARTYNEXTDOOR. Produced by Murda Beatz.

09 Faithful

Features Pimp C and dvsn. Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib, co-produced by Boi-1da and Ninteen85.

10 Still Here

Produced by Daxz, co-produced by Noah “40″ Shebib.

11 Controlla

Produced by Boi-1da, co-produced by Supa Dups and Allen Ritter.

12 One Dance

Features Wizkid and samples Paleface and Kyla’s “Do You Mind.” Produced by Nineteen85, co-produced byNoah “40″ Shebib and Wizkid. Read our interview with Kyla about it here.

13 Grammys

Features Future. Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib and Southside, co-produced by Cardo and Young Exclusive.

14 Childs Play

Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib.

15 Pop Style

Produced by Sevn Thomas and Frank Dukes. It’s the solo version that Drake played on “OVO Sound Radio,” not the version with Jay Z and Kanye West (credited as the Throne).

16 Too Good

Features Rihanna. Produced by Nineteen85.

17 Summers Over Interlude

Produced by Maneesh.

18 Fire & Desire

Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib.

19 Views

Produced by Maneesh.

20 Hotline Bling (bonus track)

Produced by Nineteen85.

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