Dvsn

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]

dvsn
Daniel Daley (2016)
Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative R&B^[1]
Years active	2015–present
Labels	OVO Sound
Members	Daniel Daley Nineteen85
Website	dvsndvsn.com

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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		CAN ^[20]	UK R&B ^[21]	US ^[22]	US R&B /HH ^[23]	US R&B ^[24]
Sept. 5th	Released: March 27, 2016^[25] Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download	69	25	133	17	7
Morning After	Released: October 13, 2017^[26] Label: OVO Sound, Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download	19	30	38	22	6
A Muse in Her Feelings	Released: April 17, 2020^[27] Label: OVO Sound, Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download	13	17	23	13	5
Working on My Karma	Released: October 22, 2022^[28] Label: OVO Sound, Warner Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—

Collaborative albums

Collaborative studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak 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

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"The Line"	2015		Sept. 5th
"With Me"		RIAA: Gold^[33]
"Too Deep"		RIAA: Gold^[33]
"Hallucinations"		RIAA: Gold^[33]
"Think About Me"	2017	RIAA: Gold^[33]	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"^[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"	2022		Working on My Karma
"What's Up" (featuring Jagged Edge)
"Don't Take Your Love"

Guest appearances

List of singles as featured artist

Title	Year	Other 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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		CAN	UK ^[37]	US	US R&B /HH	US Rap
"Faithful" (Drake featuring Pimp C and Dvsn)	2016	61	108	72	36	19	Views

Music videos

List of music videos, with directors, showing year released

Title	Year	Director(s)
"With Me/Do It Well"	2016	Jon Riera & LeSean Harris
"Too Deep"	2017	Rohan Blair-Mangat
"Hallucinations"		LeSean Harris
"Mood"
"Morning After"	2018	Santiago Salviche
"No Cryin"	2019	Unknown
"A Muse"	2020	Andrew Hamilton
"Between Us"		Brendan Vaughan
"Memories"^[19]	2021	Unknown

Tours

Headlining

• Debut Tour (2016)
• Morning After (2018)
• Working on My Karma (2023)

Supporting

• Summer Sixteen Tour (with Drake & Future) (2016)^[38]
• Boy Meets World Tour (with Drake) (2017)

References

1. "DVSN Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
2. "Drake Signs dvsn to OVO Sound". Rap-Up. February 29, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
3. Smith, Trevor (October 4, 2015). "Listen To OVO Sound Radio Episode 7 Featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR & Boi-1da". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
4. Leight, Elias (December 2, 2015). "Lose Yourself In dvsn's "Too Deep"". The Fader. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
5. Gore, Sydney (December 24, 2015). "Dvsn Will Give You Sexy, Holiday "Hallucinations"". Nylon. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
6. Ortiz, Edwin (March 1, 2016). "It Looks Like dvsn Has Signed To Drake's OVO Sound Label". Complex. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
7. Mench, Chris (March 11, 2016). "OVO's dvsn Reveals the Tracklist, Release Date, and Artwork for Upcoming Debut Album, 'Sept. 5th'". Complex. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
8. Diep, Eric (March 27, 2016). "dvsn's 'Sept. 5th' Album Is Finally Here". Complex. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
9. "dvsn Remix Drake's "Faithful": Listen | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. October 6, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
10. "dvsn Return With 2 New Songs: Listen". Pitchfork. July 10, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
11. "dvsn Enlist Future for New Song "No Cryin": Listen". Pitchfork. October 30, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
12. "Buju Banton Recruited By R&B Duo Dvsn & Ty Dolla $ign For New Track 'Dangerous City'". DancehallMag. April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
13. "dvsn Detail New Album A Muse In Her Feelings, Share Song With Snoh Aalegra". Pitchfork. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
14. "The 30 Best R&B Albums of 2020: Staff Picks". ratedrnb.com. December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
15. Anderson, Trevor (May 1, 2021). "Dvsn Scores First Top Five Album on Top R&B Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
16. "Dvsn Releases Deluxe Album 'Amusing Her Feelings': Stream". Rated R&B. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
17. TIGG, FNR (August 20, 2021). "Ty Dolla Sign and DVSN Share Joint Album 'Cheers to the Best Memories'". Complex. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
18. Zemler, Emily (July 1, 2021). "Hear Mac Miller Feature on Dvsn and Ty Dolla $ign's New Single 'I Believed It'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
19. Legaspi, Althea (August 18, 2021). "Dvsn, Ty Dolla $ign Preview Album With New 'Memories' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
20. "Dvsn – Chart history: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
21. Peak chart positions for albums on the R&B Chart in the United Kingdom:
    • Sept. 5th: "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 – 08 April 2016 – 14 April 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
    • Morning After: "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 – 20 October 2017 – 26 October 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
22. "Dvsn – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
23. "Dvsn – Chart history: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
24. "Dvsn – Chart history: R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
25. "SEPT. 5TH by dvsn". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
26. "Instagram post by dvsn • Aug 1, 2017 at 10:03pm UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
27. "A Muse In Her Feelings by dvsn on Apple Music". Retrieved April 10, 2020 – via Apple Music.
28. "Working On My Karma by dvsn on Apple Music". Retrieved December 31, 2022 – via Apple Music.
29. "Dvsn – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
30. "Dvsn – Chart history: R&B Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
31. "dvsn and Ty Dolla $ign Announce Joint Album 'Cheers to the Best Memories'". Rap-Up. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
32. @billboardcharts (August 30, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
33. "American certifications – dvsn". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
34. Collins, Latoya (April 10, 2020). "Buju Banton Recruited By R&B Duo Dvsn & Ty Dolla $ign For New Track 'Dangerous City'". DancehallMag. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
35. Cho, Regina (December 18, 2020). "Dvsn shares "Blessings" track off the forthcoming 'Amusing Her Feelings' project". Revolt. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
36. Cho, Regina (January 8, 2021). "Dvsn releases new track "Use Somebody"". Revolt. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
37. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "Faithful": "CHART: CLUK Update 6.05.2016 (wk18)". zobbel.de. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
38. Yoo, Noah (April 25, 2016). "Drake and Future Announce Summer Sixteen Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

External links

• Dvsn on SoundCloud