{"id":136270,"date":"2025-02-20T18:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/02\/20\/drakes-nokia-becomes-his-midweek-exy-ongs-breakout-hit-gimme-a-hug-leads-to-aaron-hall-gains\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T18:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T23:07:32","slug":"drakes-nokia-becomes-his-midweek-exy-ongs-breakout-hit-gimme-a-hug-leads-to-aaron-hall-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/02\/20\/drakes-nokia-becomes-his-midweek-exy-ongs-breakout-hit-gimme-a-hug-leads-to-aaron-hall-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake\u2019s \u2018Nokia\u2019 Becomes His Midweek \u2018$exy $ongs\u2019 Breakout Hit, \u2018Gimme a Hug\u2019 Leads to Aaron Hall\u00a0Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Welcome to Billboard Pro\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/t\/trending-up\/\">Trending Up<\/a><\/strong> newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry\u2019s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>This week: Drake\u2019s new album with PartyNextDoor has a mid-week breakout hit, Charli XCX has a pre-<\/em>Brat<em> viral bump, Riley Green\u2019s song (and video) for the lovers sees seasonal gains, and more<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-primary-bold-xl   \">\n\t\t<strong>Drake\u2019s \u201cNokia\u201d Is Buzzing, Aaron Hall Embraced on Streaming After \u201cGimme a Hug\u201d Sample<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PARTYNEXTDOOR &amp; DRAKE - NOKIA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UWyFj-TD9-M?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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn its first couple days of release, the early leader on streaming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/partynextdoor\">PartyNextDoor<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\">Drake<\/a>\u2019s new R&amp;B collaborative album <em>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U<\/em> was Drake\u2019s more rap-driven solo number \u201cGimme a Hug,\u201d with the song topping the Apple Music real-time chart and reaching the top 10 on Spotify\u2019s Daily Top Songs USA listing. But over the week, another song from even deeper in the 21-track album has taken over as its top performer: the pop hook-driven, two-part banger \u201cNokia.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith backing vocals and a beat helmed by U.K. producer Elkan, \u201cNokia\u201d \u2013 also credited solely to Drake \u2013 had the usual big streaming drop following its first day of release, but has been climbing throughout the week. On Tuesday, it posted 2.9 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to initial data provided by Luminate \u2013 its best streaming performance since that Friday of release, and its first time passing \u201cHug\u201d as the set\u2019s most-streamed song. Meanwhile, the song has also been one of the week\u2019s best sellers, topping the iTunes real-time chart and moving a combined 13,000 copies over its first five days of availability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMeanwhile, \u201cHug\u201d continues to offer warmth on streaming to its original sample source. Aaron Hall\u2019s \u201cI Miss You,\u201d which Drake heavily lifts from towards the end of his <em>$exy $ongs<\/em> \u00a2enterpiece, garnered over 700,000 streams during the first five days of this tracking week (Feb. 14-18), after combining for under 100,000 streams the equivalent period the prior week, a gain of 694% for the 1993 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100 <\/a>top 20 hit. \u2013 <em>ANDREW UNTERBERGER<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"separator larva \/\/ lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-margin-l-00 u-width-135 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 u-width-100p  \">\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-primary-bold-xl   \">\n\t\t<strong>\u2018How I\u2019m Feeling Now\u2019 Winter? An Old Charli XCX Track Is Going Viral<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Charli XCX - party 4 u [Official Audio]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fKrTCGGEiWY?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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/charli-xcx\">Charli XCX<\/a>\u2019s enormous 2024 \u2014 which included the critical and commercial success of her <em>Brat<\/em> album and its accompanying Sweat tour alongside Troye Sivan \u2014 has already pushed into 2025, thanks to a fruitful Grammys night and more arena headlining dates. Now, a song that\u2019s years older than her comeback album is going viral: the tender, ethereal \u201cParty 4 U,\u201d from her 2020 lockdown album <em>How I\u2019m Feeling Now<\/em>, has been exploding on TikTok in recent weeks, with a series of lip synch performances from longtime Charli fans ready to prove their pre-<em>Brat<\/em> bona fides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA month ago, \u201cParty 4 U\u201d was earning 278,000 official on-demand U.S. streams (for the chart week ending Jan. 23), according to Luminate; that number more than doubled to 573,000 streams for the week ending Feb. 13, and will once again surpass that high-water mark after earning 830,000 streams from Feb. 14-18, according to initial Luminate reports. Charli herself acknowledged the viral explosion on Wednesday (Feb. 19): \u201cit\u2019s p crazy that this song is suddenly getting love in this kinda way,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charli_xcx\/status\/1892316065654280249\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cI know this song means so much to so many angels. she\u2019s a cutie &lt;3\u201d \u2013 <em>JASON LIPSHUTZ<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"separator larva \/\/ lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-margin-l-00 u-width-135 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 u-width-100p  \">\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-primary-bold-xl   \">\n\t\t<strong>Riley Green\u2019s \u201cWorst Way\u201d on Its Way to Best Week Following V-Day Video Bump<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riley Green - Worst Way\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OkktfeAR-Rk?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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEagle-eyed chartwatchers may have seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/riley-green\">Riley Green<\/a>\u2019s \u201cWorst Way\u201d poke its head into the lower stretches of the Hot 100 for a week here and there from late last year to early this year, though in its first four times appearing on the chart, it had not gotten higher than No. 91. This week, the single hits a new peak of No. 87, and it should beat that pretty handily on the upcoming chart, following a smartly timed release of the song\u2019s steamy music video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cWorst Way,\u201d already one of the sexier country ballads in recent years, was taken to the next level by the Shane C. Drake-directed clip, which dropped the Thursday just before Valentine\u2019s Day. In the visual, Green and his significant other find themselves unable to resist getting down, both in public and at home \u2013 including one scene paying tribute to a kitchen love scene between Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon from classic 1988 baseball rom-com <em>Bull Durham<\/em>. The timely video electrified fans and the generally amorous, and shot to No. 1 on YouTube\u2019s Trending chart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNow, it should also significantly improve the song\u2019s Hot 100 fortunes. In the five days following the video\u2019s Feb. 13 premiere, it notched 5.5 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to initial reports provided by Luminate \u2013 a 61% gain from the equivalent period the prior week \u2013 while also selling nearly 2,000 copies, up 486% from the previous week. Radio has also been picking up for the song, as it climbs No. 45-40 on this week\u2019s Country Airplay listing, and has continued to grow throughout this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAfter 2024\u2019s Ella Langley duet \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me\u201d brought Green to the Hot 100\u2019s top 40 for the first time as a featured guest, it looks like \u201cWorst Way\u201d could soon lead to his best showing as a lead artist on the chart yet. \u2013 <em>AU<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"separator larva \/\/ lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-margin-l-00 u-width-135 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 u-width-100p  \">\n<h2 class=\"heading larva \/\/   a-font-primary-bold-xl   \">\n\t\t<strong>Two-Year-Old Dance Trend Revives 12-Year-Old Wale Song Because Time Is a Flat Circle<\/strong>\u00a0\t<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wale - LoveHate Thing feat. Sam Dew [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ojLucG2Z78?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<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBack in 2023, TikTok creator<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@spencetiktoklegend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> @spencetiktoklegend<\/a> made a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@spencetiktoklegend\/video\/7215015884291657002?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-8u54AhH929G\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> dance<\/a> trend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/wale\">Wale<\/a> and Sam Dew\u2019s \u201cLoveHate Thing,\u201d the second single from the D.C. rapper\u2019s <em>The Gifted<\/em> LP. Originally released in 2013, \u201cLoveHate Thing\u201d peaked at No. 89 on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\"> Billboard Hot 100<\/a> \u2013 and now it could potentially challenge that should it maintain its newfound streaming momentum.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAccording to Luminate, \u201cLoveHate Thing\u201d earned over 290,000 official on-demand U.S. streams during the week of Jan. 24-30. The following week (Jan. 31-Feb. 6), that figure leapt 93% to over 560,000 official streams. By the second week of February (Feb. 7-13), streams for \u201cLoveHate Thing\u201d jumped a further 175% to over 1.54 million official streams, marking a whopping 431% streaming boost over the past two weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn Jan. 27, TikTok user<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skyesdalimitt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> @skyesdalimitt<\/a> revived Spence\u2019s dance with a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skyesdalimitt\/video\/7464789442646019359?_t=ZT-8u54RwQxune&amp;_r=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> bit of her own twist<\/a> to the tune of over 542,000 views. Naturally, the clip kicked off a revival of the dance trend, with an unofficial \u201cLoveHate Thing\u201d TikTok sound now playing in over 352,000 posts. (The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/LoveHate-Thing-feat-Sam-Dew-6704976872272316418?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> official<\/a> \u201cLoveHate Thing\u201d TikTok sound boasts just under 1,500 clips.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBlog Era rappers have been eating up the spotlight recently, and it looks like it\u2019s Wale\u2019s time to shine. \u2014 <em>KYLE DENIS<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/drake-nokia-hit-some-sexy-songs-4-u-aaron-hall-i-miss-you-1235906565\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Billboard Pro\u2019s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry\u2019s attention. 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