[EDITED:
To remove Photoshopped photo of Drake because BMI’s Catherine Brewton sicced her attorneys on me for Photoshopping Drake’s photo to illustrate my post as if there is some kind of law against Photoshopping somebody else’s photo. If you don’t want your picture published on blogs, how about you don’t let photographers from one of the largest photo services take your picture and post it online?]
Yesterday, Twitter was all abuzz with rumors that rapper Drake would not be showing up for his much-publicized party that he was booked to host at the Gold Room in Atlanta last night.
The false rumor was started by @MissHoneyB, one of the alluring hosts of local BeeHiveFM.com radio, who tweeted (and I’m paraphrasing), “I Just got off the phone with Drake, and he’s not coming to the Gold Room tonight.”
Her misinformed tweets set off a whirlwind of controversy in Atlanta that pulled in power hitters like Jermaine Dupri, Cortez (Lil Wayne and Drake’s manager), Mike Johnson (who owns BeeHive radio) and Catherine Brewton, who runs BMI’s Atlanta office.
And to complicate matters further, word is that Ms. Brewton, who has past beef with local promoter Alex Gidewon (and anyone who is successful), allegedly put intense pressure on Drake not to show up to the Gold Room last night because she previously booked him for her party tonight at the Havana Club.
Phones were ringing off the hook all day yesterday as Alex Gidewon, Drake, Ms. Brewton, JD and all the power players fielded calls from other promoters, radio people and even the public.
Ms. Brewton, who reportedly paid Drake $100,000 for his appearance tonight at the BMI party at Havana Club, put the most pressure on Drake and his management not to do the party at the Gold Room.
[Note to aspiring party promoters: when you book an artist for your event, make sure to insert a non-compete clause into your contract to prevent him from doing other parties in your area.]
Anyway, Brewton’s endless phone calls to Drake and his management yesterday even had a befuddled and bewildered Jermaine Dupri calling around town asking what was really going on.
Finally, BeeHive radio and Groundrush owner Mike Johnson ordered MissHoneyB to delete the tweets that started the mess in the first place. Then Drake, being the stand up guy that he is, dismissed Ms. Brewton’s demands and showed up at the Gold Room anyway last night.
Drake didn’t get his (substantial) fee for his appearance until he showed up at the Gold Room, which means he didn’t have to come. That makes Drake alright in my book. I’ll post the pics in a minute to prove that he was there!
Photos: Getty Images
There goes those girly looking hands again. LOL!
Im suprised his lips arent “pursed” in this picture
i did think it was strange he was doing 2 clubs like that back to back kinda makes sense
I’m surprised he would get that much for an appearance.
I don’t understand the 2 club clause thing but I guess that’s why I’m in the Healthcare field and not in Entertainment. Atlanta seems to be the happening place. Y’all seem to have it good there. I think the last concert we had was 2 live crew
i dunno, but we just booked him here 5-23-10. im asking how he gone do a headliner show with one cd out and a lot of collabo’s?
@Kayla- me too! Im lucky to be going to a Bone concert now in May! lol, I’m taking my daughter to RiRi in July, other than that ……nothin….
I don’t care if Drake looks like a thumb and a tip of a penis. He is sexy to me
if you do a non compete clause it would keep you from paying all this money out then have him appear at another club then people who was interested in seeing him might see him at the other club for possibly free then not come out and support your paid event. the havana club tonight is a straight up paid gig its no ladies free before 12 type thing like the gold room was last night. so if you get a chance to see drake for free why go pay to see him the next day?
@April, ‘Bone’ as in Bone Crusher or Bone, Thugs , and Harmony?
His face and neck is darker than his hands… Wierd.
Bone thugs!!!!!
@eastpointvet…U BE ON IT !
@eastpoint, is that you in your gravatar or is that LL Cool J?
lol its me
mike johnson owns beehive? he was sexy without me knowing that, but for some reason now, he’s even sexier. mr plush is off the list for my new crush.
@MissHoneyB may not have been misinformed when she originally tweeted that he wouldn’t be there. The Juno Awards (Canada’s music awards) were last Sunday in St. John’s Newfoundland and as of Monday morning flights out of the city were being postponed and canceled due to that volcanic cloud coming our way. He’s lucky he made it out and to Atlanta at that.
Niiiiiiiice