{"id":2417575,"date":"2026-05-15T05:51:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2417575"},"modified":"2026-05-15T05:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T05:51:07","slug":"drake-froze-the-cn-tower-in-honour-of-his-new-album-iceman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/drake-froze-the-cn-tower-in-honour-of-his-new-album-iceman\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake &#8216;froze&#8217; the CN Tower in honour of his new album, Iceman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 3 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Drake wants to &#8220;freeze the world&#8221; with his new album, and he started by icing over the CN Tower.<\/p>\n<p>As he teased on Instagram earlier Thursday, the CN Tower was covered in icy blue projections at 9:45 p.m., in honour of his new album,<em> Iceman<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While the tower was lit up, Drake was livestreaming the visual album on Youtube, splicing aerial shots of downtown Toronto with music videos for unreleased <em>Iceman<\/em> tracks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the livestream, a 10-minute <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/Ug78rtDmz6Y\" target=\"_blank\">fireworks finale<\/a> along Toronto&#8217;s waterfront lit up the city&#8217;s skyline.  <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH | Drake&#8217;s final Iceman livestream:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"youtube\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IUXpeIaLk-k\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IUXpeIaLk-k<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At different points during the stream, Drake could be seen inside the CN Tower, walking through city hall and driving through the streets of Toronto at night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an opening voiceover, Drake revealed that his father, Dennis Graham, was diagnosed with cancer and shared musings about fans turning away from him during his beef with Kendrick Lamar.  <\/p>\n<p>Drake told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/complex.com\/music\/a\/eric-skelton\/drake-iceman-ive-stream-album-rollout\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Complex Magazine<\/u><\/a> last November that he decided to go against a conventional album rollout, opting for theatrical livestreams instead because he had been &#8220;dying to act&#8221; and &#8220;dying for a challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday night&#8217;s spectacle followed the huge ice sculpture Drake erected in a parking lot in downtown Toronto in April to reveal the album&#8217;s release date that he had teased was hidden somewhere inside. <\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"imageMedia-IspZw imageMedia image full\">\n<div class=\"placeholder-cWBmZ placeholder\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/7a5831d7-e437-4abb-b095-3430ff369e2c,1776871737082\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5319%2C3989%29%3BResize%3D796\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Overhead as water is sprayed on large installatin of ice blocks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/7a5831d7-e437-4abb-b095-3430ff369e2c,1776871737082\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5319%2C3989%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/7a5831d7-e437-4abb-b095-3430ff369e2c,1776871737082\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5319%2C3989%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/7a5831d7-e437-4abb-b095-3430ff369e2c,1776871737082\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5319%2C3989%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px\" src=\"https:\/\/i.cbc.ca\/ais\/7a5831d7-e437-4abb-b095-3430ff369e2c,1776871737082\/full\/max\/0\/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5319%2C3989%29%3B\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3334168964652795\" data-cy=\"image-img\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">A massive ice sculpture installed to promote Drake&#8217;s next album release was melted by Toronto firefighters on April 22 after concerns about public safety were raised.<!-- --> <!-- -->(Evan Mitsui\/CBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After fans flocked to the sculpture in droves, some with pickaxes and blowtorches, the city declared it a safety hazard and blocked it off, but not before the release date was revealed as May 15.<\/p>\n<p>The lead up to <em>Iceman <\/em>began in 2025<em>, <\/em>with three\u00a0livestream episodes uploaded to Youtube. The fourth took over Toronto&#8217;s waterfront Thursday night, with fireworks at the Harbourfront Centre, as well as the CN Tower projections. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VTPxU2nZ7ro\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Iceman Episode 1<\/u><\/a> went live on July 4, 2025, and was a 58-minute teaser for the single, <em>What Did I Miss <\/em>and other unreleased songs. In it, Drake was seen in a warehouse full of guns and driving around Toronto in a van with the word &#8220;Iceman&#8221; on the side.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WATCH | The video for What Did I Miss:<\/strong><\/em><span><span class=\"youtube\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DRAKE - WHAT DID I MISS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/weU76DGHKU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/JqXf2vDQHuc\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Iceman Episode 2<\/u><\/a> was livestreamed a few weeks later on July 24 in Manchester, England, and included British rapper Central Cee, who was featured on Drake&#8217;s following single <em>Which One. <\/em>The third livestream aired on Nov. 18 and was recorded in Milan.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Drake and Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar were embroiled in a highly publicized rap beef. Drake hasn&#8217;t had a single hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since. <\/p>\n<p>He is currently tied with Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 hits by a solo act. Subsequent releases following the beef with Lamar haven&#8217;t been able to crack the top spot that would allow Drake to best the king of pop. <\/p>\n<p>Drake&#8217;s 2025 joint album with Partynextdoor, <em>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U, <\/em>led to breakout single <em>Nokia <\/em>charting at No. 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. 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