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Certified Lover Boy feature billboards

Campaign · 2021

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City billboards hinted at album guests before a 613,000-unit US debut.

Drake Appears to Be Revealing Certified Lover Boy Album Features on Billboards in Different Cities
XXL
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How it works
Reach59Contagion35Breadth10Velocity60Longevity1137

Numbers

Seed to milestone
1 day
Sep 1 ’21 to Sep 2 ’21
Platforms
5
Started on Open web
Origin
Paid
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Mystery & lorePrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

Trace the origin

Drake placed billboards hinting at guests in multiple cities. Fans and outlets interpreted and shared the clues before the album arrived; it debuted atop the US and UK charts.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

Google searchesAug ’21SepOctNovDecJan ’22MilestoneDrakeStarts · Sep 1 ’21DrakeAug 30 ’2121 SavageSep 1 ’21The FADERSep 1 ’21Elliott WilsonSep 2 ’21Open webInstagramPressXAudio
Open webInstagramPressXAudio

Timeline (14)

  1. August 2021

    Drake precursor · Aug 30 ’21

    Toronto billboards displayed apparent album lyrics before the feature reveals.[1]

  2. September 2021

    Drake seed · Sep 1 ’21

    Billboards in several cities named or hinted at album guests.[2][3]

  3. 21 Savage platform jump · Sep 1 ’21

    21 Savage reposted the Atlanta billboard on Instagram.[4]

  1. press · Sep 1 ’21

  2. platform jump · Sep 2 ’21

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  • Album US first-week equivalent units, context“613,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 9”
    613K[9]

Press (8 outlets)

  1. Aug 31, 20211 day beforeEXExclaim! · Drake's 'Certified Lover Boy' Rollout Continues with Cryptic Toronto Billboards │ Exclaim!

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Origin
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Sector
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Region
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