First, Matthew’s killed in a freak accident (a car crash! In 1920!). Then, a handful of handsome new actors are cast to woo the newly widowed Mary next season. Michelle Dockery understands why this might be upsetting for Downton Abbey fans who’d invested three years in Matthew and Mary’s romance. She agrees Dan Stevens’s exit was “brutal” — even though all of the actors had apparently been predicting a bloody good-bye — but promises the aftermath of Matthew’s death will be worth it.

She’s back, bitches. Sorry, you thought RuPaul’s Drag Race was done for a bit? No, no, sweetie. The Drag Race machine can’t stop, won’t stop. Nymphia Wind was just crowned the winner of Drag Race season 16 on April 19, but on April 23, Drag Race Ru–vealed the cast for the upcoming ninth season of All Stars. They love to throw in a twist on All Stars seasons, and, this time, the queens won’t be competing for themselves, they’ll be competing for a charity of their choosing, ranging from the Trevor Project to the ASPCA.

Drake & Josh’s Drake Bell is publicly coming forward in a new documentary and alleging that he was sexually abused as a child star by Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck. A recent teaser confirms that Bell was interviewed for the upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which focuses on conditions of shows created by Dan Schneider in the ’90s and early 2000s.

You desperately needed ammunition for your “Views is better than Thriller” argument and somehow, against all odds, you finally got it. That doesn’t mean your friends want debate you on the subject again, but if they don’t shout you down fast enough, just point out that Drake received 13 American Music Award nominations, two more than the previous record set by Michael Jackson in 1984. According to the AMAs announcement this morning, Drake is up for Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year, and Favorite Male Artist, among others.

Looks like one October World Weekend guest was a surprise even to Drake: the novel coronavirus. (Maybe it took a private flight there!) The rapper announced he tested positive for COVID-19 this morning, midway through his Toronto concert series, writing on his Instagram Story (in cheugy italic font) that he was “truly devastated.” The positive test comes days after Drake performed alongside over a dozen other Canadian rappers and singers at his All Canadian North Stars concert turned superspreader event on July 28.

If this Instagram from tattoo artist Doctor Woo is to be believed, the inner forearms of everybody’s favorite Canadian rapper now feature a brand-new tattoo of the controversial prayer-hands (or high-five) emoji. Was it just us, or did you always think Drake’s first emoji-based tattoo would be the cry-face? . Drake Got a Tattoo of the Prayer-Hands Emoji ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7t8HLrayrnV6YvK57kWlobWdgbnylvsCknGafn6l6onnTmqutp59ivKd506GcZqiilsamvoyhmKeco2KyrrvJomWhrJ2h

We had no idea Drake was such a reality-TV fan. The rapper announced in a Thursday Instagram post that he would drop a new single, “Search & Rescue,” at midnight tonight. The track, which he previewed last week under the working title “Rescue Me,” samples Kim Kardashian speaking on E! about her divorce with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West). “I didn’t come this far just to come this far and not be happy, remember that,” she says in the audio taken from the Keeping Up With the Kardashians 2021 finale.

Takeoff As the news of Takeoff’s sudden death broke in the early hours of November 1, the music industry was in disbelief over the loss of the 28-year-old rapper. The youngest member of the Grammy-winning trap group Migos died after being shot and killed at a Houston bowling alley November 1, a rep confirmed to AP News. His uncle and bandmate, Quavo, was present at the bowling alley but was not harmed, according to reports.

Usher and Drake. If you’re a die-hard fan of Drake, Usher, and Burna Boy, then steel yourself: The trio will headline Dreamville Festival, the music festival produced by J. Cole’s label of the same name in the rapper’s hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina. Grammy-winning artist and everyone’s auntie’s favorite Usher will close out day one with additional performances from Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, City Girls, Sean Paul, EarthGang, Jessie Reyez, and Key Glock, among others.

This new Drake is the epitome of a 2020s-era Drizzy drop. For All the Dogs is overlong. A little corny. Likely pleasing to the incel-adjacents, as one of my guy friends describes the male attendees of Drake’s It’s All a Blur Tour. That is to say, Drake and all his friends have delivered an hour-and-24-minute project that dredges up both old and imagined beef, takes shots at women (both ex-partners and, well, the entire gender), and plays up the question of his sexuality (like, he’s really having fun with the DL allegations).