In an interview with Rolling Stone in February 2022, Lovato confirmed a return to 'emo-rock' that was 'reminiscent of my first era'. In the months following this event, Lovato enthusiastically shared various snippets of a more rock sound on her social media, with 'crashing guitars, soaring vocals and cutting lyrics'. This was later clarified to be a music label meeting and the fact everyone was wearing black was simply a coincidence, but Lovato had felt it was symbolic of a change in direction that her music was taking. In January 2022, Lovato posted on Instagram that she held a 'funeral' for her former pop music, with a picture of Lovato with label and management executives all wearing black and Lovato holding up two middle fingers. I was like, 'I want to do rock music.' I saw them on tour and was super stoked about their music and was just like, 'That's what I want to go back to.' It felt right to me because I hadn't done it in a while. She remarked that 'it reignited this flame inside of me. #VIEWS Tracklist first considered the kind of music she wished to make for her eighth studio album in 2021, following the release of American rock band Dead Sara's album Ain't It Tragic, released that year. See the tracklisting and production credits below. Production comes courtesy of Noah “40” Shebib, Kanye West, Boi-1da, Nineteen85, Jordan Ullman (Majid Jordan), and more.

UPDATE: Drake has revealed additional features, which include Rihanna, Future, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Pimp C, dvsn, and Popcaan. On the eve of its release, Drake will premiere VIEWS during a special episode of OVOSOUND Radio at 10 p.m. That includes the Pimp C collaboration “Faithful,” for instance, and the Popcaan-assisted “Controlla.” Another familiar cut, “Hotline Bling,” also appears on the album, though it only shows up as the bonus closer. The album, which is now simply titled VIEWS, also features songs that have previously surfaced online.

After all, Kanye West and Jay Z show up on “Pop Style” and Wizkid and Kyla are featured on “One Dance,” but none of those names show up here. The 20 tracks do not include any features, but that doesn’t mean no guests will appear on the project. Ahead of Friday’s release of his new album VIEWS, Drake has gifted fans with the tracklisting.

Views from the 6 album tracklist