This Who Won the Month episode of the 'Greatest Pop Stars' podcast looks at Drake and a bunch of other pop stars who aren't Drake.
Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024 in Houston, Texas.
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The fifth month of 2026 was mostly about one artist: Drake. The embattled rap superstar returned not just with his highly anticipated Iceman album, but two additional albums in Maid of Honour and Habibti, taking the top three spots on the Billboard 200, swarming the Billboard Hot 100 in unprecedented fashion, and generally dominating discourse and discussion like no other artist so far this year. The Drake eclipse largely overshadowed the rest of the month in pop stardom — but plenty of other artists still did make their presence felt with big hit songs, impactful albums, spotlight award-show moments and hype-building drops from upcoming projects.
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