dvsn | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Alternative R&B [1] |
Years active | 2015–present |
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Website | dvsndvsn |
Dvsn (stylized as dvsn and pronounced "division") is a Canadian R&B duo composed of singer Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85. After releasing three songs in 2015, the duo signed with Canadian rapper Drake through his label OVO Sound. [2] They released their debut studio album Sept. 5th to positive reviews that same year. Their second album, Morning After (2017), continued their critical success. They released their third album A Muse in Her Feelings (2020) and followed that up with the collaborative album Cheers to the Best Memories (2021) with Ty Dolla Sign. The duo's fourth studio album, Working on My Karma, was released on October 22, 2022.
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. Sept. 5th was ranked number 34 on Spin 's list of The 50 Best Albums of 2016. [9]
dvsn made a guest appearance on Drake's fourth studio album, Views on the track titled "Faithful". [10]
On May 5 2017, dvsn released "Think About Me" as the lead single from their second album. [11] On June 23, "Don't Choose" was released as the second single. [12] On August 1, dvsn announced that Morning After would be the title of their next album. [13] A new single, titled "Mood" was released on September 4. [14] Two days later, dvsn revealed that the album will be released on October 13. [15] [16] Morning After was made available for preorder on September 22.
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.
On July 10, 2019, dvsn released two singles, "Miss Me?" and "In Between". [17] On October 30, 2019, they released "No Cryin" featuring Future. [18] 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. [19] dvsn released their third studio album, A Muse In Her Feelings, on April 17, 2020, via OVO Sound, to positive reviews. [20] The album was recognized on Rated R&B 's 30 Best R&B Albums of 2020 list at number eight. [21] The album debuted at number 23 on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Billboard Top R&B Albums. [22] 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". [23]
On August 20, 2021, dvsn released a collaboration album with Ty Dolla Sign titled Cheers to the Best Memories. [24] It was preceded by two singles, "I Believed It" featuring Mac Miller on July 1, 2021, and "Memories" on August 18, 2021. [25] [26]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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CAN [27] | UK R&B [28] | US [29] | US R&B /HH [30] | US R&B [31] | ||
Sept. 5th |
| 69 | 25 | 133 | 17 | 7 |
Morning After |
| 19 | 30 | 38 | 22 | 6 |
A Muse in Her Feelings |
| 13 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
Working on My Karma |
| — | — | — | — | — |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [36] | US R&B [37] | |||||
Cheers to the Best Memories (with Ty Dolla Sign) |
| 139 [39] | 15 |
Title | Year | Certifications | Album |
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"The Line" | 2015 | Sept. 5th | |
"With Me" | |||
"Too Deep" |
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"Hallucinations" |
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"Think About Me" | 2017 |
| Morning After |
"Don't Choose" | |||
"Mood" | |||
"P.O.V" | |||
"Miss Me?" | 2019 | A 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" [19] (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Buju Banton) | |||
"Blessings" [41] | |||
"Use Somebody" [42] | 2021 | ||
"I Believed It" [25] (with Ty Dolla Sign featuring Mac Miller) | Cheers to the Best Memories | ||
"Memories" [26] (with Ty Dolla Sign) | |||
"If I Get Caught" | 2022 | Working on My Karma | |
"What's Up" (featuring Jagged Edge) | |||
"Don't Take Your Love" | |||
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"My Imagination" | 2017 | Majid Jordan | The Space Between |
"Balance" | 2017 | Roy Woods, PnB Rock | Say Less |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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CAN | UK [43] | US | US R&B /HH | US Rap | |||
"Faithful" (Drake featuring Pimp C and Dvsn) | 2016 | 61 | 108 | 72 | 36 | 19 | Views |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"With Me/Do It Well" | 2016 | Jon Riera & LeSean Harris |
"Too Deep" [44] | 2017 | Rohan Blair-Mangat |
"Hallucinations" [45] | LeSean Harris | |
"Mood" [46] | ||
"Morning After" [47] | 2018 | Santiago Salviche |
"No Cryin" [48] | 2019 | Unknown |
"A Muse" [49] | 2020 | Andrew Hamilton |
"Between Us" [50] | Brendan Vaughan | |
"Memories" [26] | 2021 | Unknown |
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