Drake releases 'Honestly, Nevermind' album, 'Falling Back' video featuring Tristan Thompson

In a surprise that is sure to have fans in their feelings, Drake dropped a new album Friday. 

The Canadian emcee announced on Instagram Thursday the release of his seventh album, titled “Honestly, Nevermind," revealing cover art with the album’s title set in a shiny silver calligraphy font, juxtaposed against a plain black background.

"Honestly, Nevermind" runs for 52 minutes and includes 14 songs full of upbeat dance hits, with the only featured artist being 21 Savage for the final song, "Jimmy Cooks." In one hour, it became Apple Music's biggest dance album ever, breaking the streaming site's record for first-day streams worldwide, Apple announced Friday.

Other hit songs on the album include "Calling My Name," "Texts Go Green" and "Tie That Binds."

Staying true to his acting chops, Drake also released a music video to accompany the new song "Falling Back" where he is getting married to several women with Tristan Thompson as his best man.

The video comes as Hulu's "The Kardashians" reality TV series wrapped Thursday with its first season concluding with Khloe Kardashian and NBA-player Thompson on rocky terms after he admitted to fathering another child while still in a relationship with the Kardashian sister.

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With multiple brides, Drake's wedding evolves into a massive club scene, matching the electric dance music of "Falling Back." At the end of the ceremony, the brides take turns at an Instagram-worthy photo booth where their actual social media handles flash by their faces.

Drake's latest project follows 2021's "Certified Lover Boy," which broke Spotify records, crowned Drake as the eighth artist in Billboard history to earn 10 No. 1 albums and spawned the hits “Girls Want Girls,” "Knife Talk" also featuring 21 Savage, and “Way 2 Sexy.”

Drake's announcement of new music came just hours after Beyoncé teased major album news via social media, announcing the upcoming release of "Renaissance" which will come out July 29.

After Twitter timelines calmed from excitement surrounding new Beyoncé music, the conversation quickly turned to "Honestly, Nevermind" after Drake's announcement. After the midnight release, the chatter increased with mixed reactions.

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"Honestly Nevermind was made out of passionfruit …… Drake is a crazy genius," @the_Lawrenz wrote, referencing the hit from Drake’s “More Life” in 2017.

Writer Najma Sharif tweeted: "Drake saw women having fun when Beyoncé announced and said ‘I will not have it!’”

"First drake album I’ve enjoyed in a while honestly," @KSI wrote. 

"Drake has to be trying to get out a contract with that album. That’s not even a mixtape," @_Zeets wrote. 

Along with the album, the "Hotline Bling" rapper also announced the premiere of his new SiriusXM radio show "Table for One" which will air on Channel 42. The first episode premiered at 11 p.m. ET and featured Drake as he gave the world an early listen to the entirety of the new album.

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Much like some critiques of "Honestly, Nevermind," Drake's last album also came with controversy when “Certified Lover Boy” was snubbed from the major categories at this year’s Grammy Awards, only earning nods for best rap album and best rap performance. His team later requested to remove his nominations from the Grammy's final-round ballot altogether.

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The Toronto-born rapper has long maintained a contentious relationship with the Grammys. Upon accepting his 2019 award for best rap song for “God’s Plan” — his first appearance at the ceremony since 2013 — he launched into a speech that called the honor meaningless before his microphone was silenced.

"We play an opinion-based sport, not a factual-based sport," Drake said at the time. "You've already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you're a hero in your hometown. If there's people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows. You don't need this right here, I promise you. You already won."

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Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri, Elise Brisco

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Drake drops new album 'Honestly, Nevermind': What we know