Drake在纽约庆祝40岁生日：与后街男孩同台合唱，宾客最高赢得100万美元现金奖
据People报道，加拿大说唱歌手Drake于10月24日（周六）满40岁。生日前的周五晚间，他在纽约曼哈顿的Casa Cipriani举办庆祝派对，约400名宾客出席。一位出席者向People形容现场「华丽至极、开销惊人」，整个场地布置得「非常奢华，但有品位」。
据该出席者透露，派对上Drake向宾客送出香奈儿与爱马仕手袋，并设现金抽奖，奖金从1万美元起，最高一笔达100万美元。当晚的表演嘉宾是男子组合后街男孩（Backstreet Boys），Drake登台与五人合唱了他们1999年的金曲《I Want It That Way》。这并非双方首次同台：2022年后街男孩在多伦多演出时，Drake曾惊喜登台合唱同一首歌。据Just Jared报道，周六晚Drake在纽约Delilah举行第二场庆祝，Travis Scott、Jack Harlow等到场，他本人与Popcaan同台表演；这一周的庆祝最早从他家乡多伦多CN电视塔的一场聚会开始。
生日当周，Drake还迎来一项事业里程碑。据Billboard，美国唱片业协会（RIAA）周五向他授予30项新认证，使他成为史上首位RIAA认证单位突破3.5亿的艺人。People还提到，今年5月，他凭借单曲《Janice STFU》打破了迈克尔·杰克逊保持的男歌手冠军单曲数量纪录。
Drake Marks 40th Birthday in New York: Sings With Backstreet Boys as Guests Win Cash Prizes Up to $1 Million
Canadian rapper Drake turned 40 on Saturday, October 24, and celebrated the night before with a party at Casa Cipriani in Manhattan attended by about 400 guests, according to an exclusive source who spoke to People. The insider described the evening as "so elegant, over the top and expensive," adding that "the whole place was decorated very lavish, but tasteful."
Though it was his birthday, Drake was the one giving out gifts, the source said: guests received Chanel and Hermès bags, and cash prizes starting at $10,000, with the biggest prize totaling $1 million. The Backstreet Boys performed at the party, and Drake joined Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough onstage to sing their 1999 hit "I Want It That Way" — a repeat of 2022, when he performed the same song with the group at their Toronto concert. According to Just Jared, a second celebration followed on Saturday night at Delilah in New York, with Travis Scott and Jack Harlow among the guests spotted arriving, and Drake performing alongside Popcaan. The birthday week had begun in his hometown of Toronto, with a gathering at the CN Tower.
The milestone coincided with a career landmark. Per Billboard, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Drake 30 new certifications on Friday, making him the first artist in history to surpass 350 million RIAA-certified units. People also noted that in May he broke Michael Jackson's long-standing record for the most No. 1 songs by a solo male artist, with the release of "Janice STFU."
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图片来源：Drake在Summer Sixteen巡演舞台上表演（2016年资料照片），The Come Up Show摄，CC BY 2.0（Wikimedia Commons）；Drake performing on the Summer Sixteen Tour (2016 file photo), photo by The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
