Dvsn

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dvsn
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Alternative R&B [1]
Years active2015–present
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Website dvsndvsn.com

Dvsn (stylized as dvsn and pronounced "division") is a Canadian R&B duo composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85. The duo is signed to Canadian rapper Drake through his label OVO Sound. [2]

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History

Sept. 5th

On September 5, 2015, dvsn released two songs titled "The Line" and "With Me". They initially started gaining recognition when "With Me" was played on Apple's Beats 1 radio during the seventh OVO Sound radio show. [3] On December 2, 2015, they released their third song, titled "Too Deep" on SoundCloud and the iTunes Store. [4] In March 2016, they released their fourth song, titled "Hallucinations" on SoundCloud and the iTunes Store. [5] On February 29, 2016, it was announced that dvsn had signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label. [6]

On March 11, 2016, dvsn announced the release date of their debut studio album, titled Sept. 5th , along with the album being made available for pre-order on the iTunes Store. [7] They released the album exclusively on the iTunes Store and Apple Music on March 27, 2016, [8] with the album releasing elsewhere on April 1, 2016.

dvsn made a guest appearance on Drake's fourth studio album, Views on the track titled "Faithful". [9]

Morning After

On May 5 2017, dvsn released "Think About Me" as the lead single from their second album. A month later, "Don't Choose" was released as the second single. On August 9, 2017, dvsn announced that Morning After would be the title of their next album. A new single, titled "Mood" was released on September 4, 2017. The next day, dvsn revealed that the album will be released October 13, 2017. Morning After was made available for preorder on September 22, 2017.

On April 12, 2019, dvsn made their first appearance at Coachella. The duo performed again on April 19, 2019, for the Weekend 2 of Coachella.

A Muse in Her Feelings and Cheers to the Best Memories

On July 10, 2019, dvsn released two singles, "Miss Me?" and "In Between". [10] On October 30, 2019, they released "No Cryin" featuring Future. [11] They followed up this release by releasing "A Muse" and "Between Us" featuring Snoh Aalegra. On April 10, 2020, they released "Dangerous City" featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Buju Banton. [12] dvsn released their third studio album, A Muse In Her Feelings, on April 17, 2020, via OVO Sound, to positive reviews. [13] The album was recognized on Rated R&B's 30 Best R&B Albums of 2020 list at No. 8. [14] The album debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums. [15] On January 15, 2021, dvsn released a deluxe edition of the album titled Amusing Her Feelings. It featured four new tracks, including a collaboration with R&B singer Miguel on "He Said" and 2010 Kings of Leon Song of the year "Use Somebody". [16]

On August 20, 2021, dvsn released a collaboration album with Ty Dolla Sign titled Cheers to the Best Memories. [17] It was preceded by two singles, "I Believed It" featuring Mac Miller on July 1, 2021, and "Memories" on August 18, 2021. [18] [19]

Discography

Studio albums

Studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[20] 		UK
R&B
[21] 		US
[22] 		US
R&B
/HH
[23] 		US
R&B
[24]
Sept. 5th 6925133177
Morning After
  • Released: October 13, 2017 [26]
  • Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
193038226
A Muse in Her Feelings
  • Released: April 17, 2020 [27]
  • Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
131723135
Working on My Karma
  • Released: October 22, 2022 [28]
  • Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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Collaborative albums

Collaborative studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[29] 		US
R&B
[30]
Cheers to the Best Memories
(with Ty Dolla Sign)
  • Released: August 20, 2021 [31]
  • Label: OVO Sound, Warner
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
139
[32] 		15

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with certifications, year released and album name
TitleYearCertificationsAlbum
"The Line"2015Sept. 5th
"With Me"
"Too Deep"
"Hallucinations"
"Think About Me"2017Morning After
"Don't Choose"
"Mood"
"P.O.V"
"Miss Me?"2019A Muse in Her Feelings
"In Between"Non-album single
"No Cryin"
(featuring Future)		A Muse in Her Feelings
"A Muse"2020
"Between Us"
(featuring Snoh Aalegra)
"Dangerous City" [34]
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Buju Banton)
"Blessings" [35]
"Use Somebody" [36] 2021
"I Believed It" [18]
(with Ty Dolla Sign featuring Mac Miller)		Cheers to the Best Memories
"Memories" [19]
(with Ty Dolla Sign)
"If I Get Caught"2022Working on My Karma
"What's Up"
(featuring Jagged Edge)
"Don't Take Your Love"

Guest appearances

List of singles as featured artist
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"My Imagination"2017 Majid Jordan The Space Between
"Balance"2017 Roy Woods, PnB Rock Say Less
Non-single guest appearances, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN UK
[37] 		US US
R&B
/HH 		US
Rap
"Faithful"
(Drake featuring Pimp C and Dvsn)		201661108723619 Views

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
TitleYearDirector(s)
"With Me/Do It Well"2016Jon Riera & LeSean Harris
"Too Deep"2017Rohan Blair-Mangat
"Hallucinations"LeSean Harris
"Mood"
"Morning After"2018Santiago Salviche
"No Cryin"2019Unknown
"A Muse"2020Andrew Hamilton
"Between Us"Brendan Vaughan
"Memories" [19] 2021Unknown

Tours

Headlining
Supporting

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