This appeared to take place at Rocky's Don't Be Dumb World Tour stop in Seattle.
This appeared to take place at Rocky's Don't Be Dumb World Tour stop in Seattle.
A$AP Rocky appeared to take another swipe at Drake during his concert in Seattle on Tuesday, June 30. While performing, the Harlem rapper held up a fan made sign that seemed to mock Drake and the three albums he released in May.
The sign read, “This cutie smoked all 3 of your f–ka– albums,” and was printed on a black United States flag featuring an image of Rocky wearing a bonnet while brushing his teeth. Many fans interpreted the message as another shot at the Canadian rap star.
Rocky laughed as he showed the flag to the crowd inside Climate Pledge Arena, and photos of the moment quickly spread across social media.
Another viral clip from the performance showed Rocky briefly stopping himself from rapping Drake’s verse during “F–kin Problems,” the pair’s 2012 Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit. Despite their ongoing feud, Rocky has continued performing the song throughout his Don't Be Dumb World Tour.
Billboard has reached out to Drake’s representatives for comment.
There was a time when Drake and Rocky were close collaborators. Drake invited Rocky to join his Club Paradise Tour as an opening act in 2012. Earlier this year, Rocky said the relationship began to change after Yams Day in 2020.
“That’s 2020, gangsta. Me and shorty was locked in,” Rocky said during an interview with Akademiks. “Everything was subsequent after that. That’s where all the shots started happening. That’s when I started seeing n—as saying funny s–t.”
Rocky also acknowledged that their rivalry has involved their relationships with women. Both artists have been romantically linked to Rihanna, while Drake also shares a child with Sophie Brussaux.
The tension became public in April 2024 when Rocky appeared to target Drake on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Show of Hands” from We Still Don't Trust You, saying it was his response to Drake's alleged lyrics about Rihanna on For All the Dogs track “Fear of Heights.” Drake later answered with his own lyrics aimed at Rocky on the Kendrick Lamar diss track “Family Matters.”
The rivalry continued into 2026 when Rocky took another shot at Drake on Don't Be Dumb track “Stole Ya Flow,” rapping, “First you stole my flow, so I stole yo b—h … My baby mama Rihanna, so we unbothered.” Rocky and Rihanna share three children together.
Drake quickly fired back on ICEMAN tracks “Firm Friends” and “National Treasure,” delivering one of his harshest responses on “Firm Friends” with the lyric, “KYS ASAP, that’s some s–t that you could do for me.” Alongside ICEMAN, Drake also released two additional albums in May titled HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR.
Rocky’s Don't Be Dumb debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in January after earning 123,000 equivalent album units, according to Luminate. He is set to continue the North American leg of his tour this weekend with performances in Edmonton and Calgary.
Gerard Way donned a classic Steven Gerrard football shirt, reportedly telling the audience: "Frank [Iero] got me a top with my name on it"
My Chemical Romance played ‘Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back’ for the first time in nearly four years during their show at Anfield stadium last night (Tuesday June 30), as they paid tribute to Liverpool FC. Watch the footage below.
Gerard Way and co. delivered a 25-track set at the huge concert to kick off their current ‘Black Parade’ UK tour, which also includes upcoming dates in Glasgow and at London’s Wembley Stadium.
After wrapping up playing their 2006 third album ‘The Black Parade’ in full, the band returned for a run of tracks from their wider career from the B-stage.
The middle of this segment saw MCR dust off ‘Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back’ from their fourth and latest record, 2010’s ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’. It marked the first airing of the track in almost four years, with it previously featuring in the set in October 2022 (via Setlist.FM).
Fan-shot videos of the performance have since emerged online (watch below), and My Chemical Romance treated the crowd to favourites such as ‘I’m Not Okay (I Promise)’, ‘Helena’ and ‘Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)’, too.
MCR also nodded to Liverpool FC as they performed at the team’s home ground. Way donned an old-school Steven Gerrard shirt, reading “Gerrard 8” on the back, as guitarist Frank Iero appeared to sport the club’s 2025/’26 black goalkeeper jersey.
“Frank got me a top with my name on it,” Way reportedly told the audience, according to a fan on Reddit. A recording of Liverpool FC anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is said to have been played over the PA to close out the night.
Before the show, LFC fan Iero shared a video of some customised Liverpool football shirts for the band at Anfield, featuring the number “26”. He posted the hashtag “UpTheReds” on Instagram.
“It’s hard for me to really process or put into words how special today is or how much this all means to me… maybe because this week has been so incredibly overwhelming, packed with dream come true experiences, with so many people to praise and thank, and the show hasn’t even happened yet,” Iero continued.
“In the coming days I hope to be able to make more sense of it all and form a few semi-eloquent sentences, but for now I think it’s best I just leave it at: Tonight’s our night, Liverpool…”
Elsewhere on Reddit, one fan reacted to Way making a “very cool reference” to Gerrard, who played for Liverpool FC from 1998 to 2015.
NME gave My Chemical Romance’s Anfield concert a glowing five-star review, writing: “An already jubilant crowd are treated to ‘Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)’ that practically leaves the floor vibrating, and a rendition of ‘Save Yourself’ that sees Gerard break out in an intense dead-eyed stare and almost guttural growl.”
It added: “Shared glances between the band make it obvious how much fun is being had up there. With all of the energy concentrated to the small stage they strut around, they could get lost in the throng, but instead they command it. It’s an assured performance that highlights how much more is being offered here than pop-punk nostalgia, the grit of Way’s vocals always remaining the main attraction.
“Later, as the crowd lights up Anfield for ‘Helena’ as the set draws to a close, the fans, in all their finery and facepaint, grasp each other’s hands and twirl. From above, it looks like the dead are dancing. They’re dying in gloom and having fun doing it.”
MCR are set to release a deluxe edition reissue of ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’ next Friday (July 10), and recently shared their cover of Pulp’s ‘Common People’ from the collection.
Their three shows at London’s Wembley Stadium are scheduled for next Wednesday (July 8), Friday (10) and Saturday (11).
After wrapping up their UK and European ‘Black Parade’ shows, the band will play a series of huge dates in the US, with support from the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Pierce The Veil, Modest Mouse, Iggy Pop, Sleater-Kinney, The Breeders, Babymetal, Jimmy Eat World and The Mars Volta, before heading to South America.
Find any remaining tickets here (UK) and here (North America).
Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher are reportedly stepping away from The Voice UK before the show's upcoming season.
The Sun newspaper was the first to report that the two coaches have decided to leave the long running ITV competition.
According to the publication, a source said: "Tom and Danny loved their time on the show, but a full series is a huge commitment".
Fletcher is currently splitting his time between the UK and New York as he works on bringing Paddington: The Musical from London's West End to a new audience. At the same time, he and Jones have also been busy in the recording studio working on McFly's eighth album.
It has not yet been confirmed whether Emma Willis will return to present the next season of The Voice UK. The presenter has recently accepted a new role on Strictly Come Dancing, where she is set to host alongside Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe.
After facing two separate delays, ITV has now confirmed that the latest season of The Voice UK will finally premiere this autumn after spending more than a year off the schedule. It will also mark the show's first new season since 2024.
According to TV Zone, the series had originally been scheduled to air last autumn before being postponed to January. ITV later reshuffled its lineup once again, replacing it with the new game show The Floor.
The action-packed visual arrives alongside the band's new mini-album, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.5.
Chase Infiniti has all eight members of ATEEZ competing for her attention in the group's new music video for "BAD," released Friday (June 26) alongside the arrival of the mini album GOLDEN HOUR Part.5.
The video begins with the One Battle After Another actress standing at the altar in a stunning white wedding dress while her groom struggles to place a ring on her finger because it is already covered with eight others, seemingly representing each member of ATEEZ. The ceremony quickly falls apart when Seonghwa dramatically enters wearing a white suit and hat inspired by Michael Jackson before launching into a dance performance. Soon, the rest of the members appear one after another, each trying to capture Infiniti's attention.
As the story unfolds through energetic dance scenes, Hongjoong, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho each attempt to impress the actress or secretly keep tabs on her outings with the other members. Eventually, everyone gathers inside a courtroom where Infiniti is accused of being, as the song's lyrics describe, "bad." It is there that she reveals she has been in control all along, breaking into choreography of her own and using her powers to make every member copy her moves.
The video closes with the judge finding Infiniti not guilty before she confidently walks out of the courtroom, holding up all eight rings for the camera to see.
"BAD" is one of five fresh tracks featured on GOLDEN HOUR Part.5, which arrives just a few months after the release of GOLDEN HOUR Part.4. The February project reached No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart, giving the K pop group its seventh chart topper on the ranking.
Drake is hosting parties for women named Janice in the wake of his "Janice STFU" hit, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. couldn't help but joke about it.
O'Shea Jackson Jr. has never been shy about sharing his opinions on the Drake and Kendrick Lamar rivalry or the conversations that followed it. Even so, he recently admitted that Drake's "Janice STFU" has been stuck in his head. That did not stop him from joking about the OVO star's exclusive parties for women named Janice, which were organized as a playful apology to those whose name became the focus of one of the biggest songs from ICEMAN.
Jackson Jr. took to Twitter to react to the events happening in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, and several other cities. "To any chick named Janice who’s on the run for anything….this is a trap," he wrote. "They did the same thing to Washington Redskins fans in 1985 lmfaooo look it up."
Naturally, some Drake supporters took issue with the joke and pushed back in the replies. Jackson Jr. fired back at one especially upset user by writing, "Get that owl D**k out your throat this wasn’t even a diss."
For anyone unfamiliar with the reference, O'Shea Jackson Jr. was referring to Operation Flagship. In December 1985, authorities in Washington, D.C., along with the United States Marshals Service, invited wanted fugitives to claim free Washington Redskins, now known as the Commanders, football tickets. The operation resulted in the arrests of 101 fugitives.
The comparison was clearly meant as a joke and not a serious suggestion that anything similar would happen at Drake's Janice parties. Still, given Jackson Jr.'s well known support for Kendrick Lamar, it is easy to understand why some fans took offense to the comment.
Drake has already met up with some women named Janice in Texas. According to Kurrco on Twitter, the rapper shared an Instagram Story featuring three women alongside the caption, "Kicking it off with these 3 Janice's from TX." As expected, there were no reports of police showing up or anyone being arrested, making it clear that Jackson Jr.'s earlier post was simply made in jest.
Meanwhile, "Janice STFU" continues to gain momentum as one of the standout tracks from ICEMAN, joining songs like "Shabang" as a strong contender for song of the summer. Fans will be watching to see what other moments come from these unique Janice themed events, although it is safe to say any concerns about a real life trap can be taken as nothing more than a joke.
Advertisement
MUNA Turn Emotional Chaos Into Pop Gold on ‘Dancing On The Wall’
Slayyyter Delivers Cinematic Pop On Wor$t Girl In America
‘Dead Dads Club’ is Chilli Jesson’s strongest work since Palma Violets
How the ‘Very Unofficial Scotland World Cup Song’ Became a Viral Hit
.png)
The Magic Gang’s Jack Kaye Embraces A New Solo Chapter
How Barry Manilow Turned Simple Songs Into Global Anthems
“Stoner Music” Shows Luh Tyler In His Element
Fetty P Franklin Drops New Track “Zelle Money”
Revisiting Drake’s Hit Song "One Dance" A Decade Later
