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OVO Arena Wembley came under fire in December when Hiba Ahmad, a Hozier fan, reported having her Free Palestine scarf confiscated by security while attending the singer’s Unreal Unearth tour. At the time, the venue informed the attendee that they were acting on the instruction of Hozier’s camp. They have since issued an apology via social media and clarified that “the decision to stop the guest was not following artist wishes.” In response to the arena’s acknowledgment of the issue, Hozier wrote: “Thank you to OVO…

Smiley dropped his latest single “Nicky Nine Door” today.The track was produced by Flarryse and Yxngtee, and mixed by Devin Nakao.The OVO Sound rapper released an accompanying video which sees him partying in multiple locations like a rundown kitchen, a gas station, and a train cart. The video was directed by King Bee Productions.About a minute into the video, Drake appears in a cameo, touching Smiley’s shoulder before it cuts back to partying as usual.The song itself boasts Smiley’s air-tight flows and sticky hook as he…

Drake’s got a new ’do.The Toronto rapper generated buzz this week after celebrity hairstylist Brie Marie updated his look. A video posted on Marie’s Instagram page shows Drizzy sitting on a chair as he shows off a braid design inspired by the OVO owl—the mascot of his record label and fashion imprint.“I already hear y’all now lol ‘Drake Got an Owl Braided in his head,’” Marie wrote in the caption. “It’s only right to make this a reality. I’d be lying if I say I don’t shock myself. 🤝🏾 TIME AND TIME Again. God thank you,…

Even stars can’t help but feel starstruck sometimes, and that includes Ice Spice.In a video “Ask Me Anything” interview with Elle, Ice Spice admitted to feeling starstruck when she ran into Toronto rapper Smiley during last year’s OVO Fest.“Shoutout Smiley, but I don’t know why I was so starstruck,” she explained laughingly. “Like, when I seen him I know he thought I was so weird. He was like ‘you good?’ I fuck with him, like I don’t even know what it was, I was just like ‘Oh shit.’”“I’m like girl get it together, like…

Singer Naomi Sharon signed with OVO Sound this week, making her the first woman to join the label’s roster. Coinciding with the signing, Sharon also dropped two new singles “Another Life” and “Celestial” today with Noah “40” Shebib behind the boards as co-producer on on both.Drake took to Instagram last night to announce Sharon joining his label.“I been waiting for this day for too long now where the world finally gets to digest the insane amount of work you have put in since we met,” Drake wrote. “My dear friend just…

OVO is back with more spring-summer goods.After releasing collaborations with the likes of Playboy, Suicoke, and Porter, the Drake-co-founded imprint returns with a streetwear collection inspired by Keith Haring. The range is centered around the late artist’s 1989 piece “Night Owl”—a fitting choice, as the nocturnal bird is also the OVO logo. The artwork is featured on a selection of pullover hoodies, relaxed-fit tees, denim trucker jackets, and a metal pin.The collection was made in partnership with Artestar, a licensing…

How to interpret the coef_ attribute of the linear SVC from scikit-learn for a multiclass classification problemPhoto by Fr. Daniel Ciucci on UnsplashIn my recent post I showed you how to interpret the coef_ and intercept_ attributes of a fitted SVC model for a binary classification problem, as well as how to plot the deciding plane. If you have not read it yet, I recommend that you check it out before reading this post. Here is a link to it:Note: Because the previous article revolved around a binary classification…

Article content You can take the boy out of Toronto, but you can’t take Toronto out of the boy. Article content Drake gave his Toronto rap festival OVO Fest a major plug while at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday afternoon. Drizzy told NBC Sports interviewer Rutledge Wood he was there to support fellow rapper and Louisville native Jack Harlow, after they just released a new single called Churchill Downs, named after the storied racetrack where the Kentucky Derby is held. “It just reminds of me of like early moments (in…