Soon after , during an episode of OVO Sound Radio , Drake confirmed he would be releasing a project titled '' More Life '' in December , however he later pushed the date back to the new year . The project was described as a " playlist of original music " , rather than being classified as a traditional mixtape or solo album . He was later revealed to be Spotify 's most streamed artist for the second consecutive year in 2016 , amassing a total 4.7 billion streams for all projects on the service , which is more than double the amount of streams he had in 2015 . Drake later secured his second and third Grammy Awards , winning for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song at the 59th ceremony . Despite multiple setbacks , Drake announced '' More Life '' would be released on March 18 , 2017 , via a series of multiple video commercials released through Instagram . Upon release , '' More Life '' received mostly positive reviews , and debuted atop the '' Billboard '' 200 , earning 505,000 album-equivalent units in its first week . It also set a streaming record , becoming the highest ever streamed album in 24 hours , with a total of 89.9 million streams on Apple Music alone . The album also garnered 61.3 million streams on Spotify , dethroning Ed Sheeran 's '' ÷ '' as the highest opening on the service in a single day . He later won 13 awards at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards in May , which saw him breaking the record for the most wins in a single show . '' Billboard '' also reported Drake had been present on the '' Hot 100 '' chart for eight consecutive years , and has the most recorded entries by a solo artist
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