Fridayy Extends Publishing Deal With Prescription Songs: ‘Feels Like Home’
Written by djfrosty on August 19, 2024
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Fridayy has extended his publishing deal with Prescription Songs, Billboard can exclusively announce Monday (Aug. 19).
“Prescription feels like home for me,” says Fridayy in a press statement. “Shout out to Eddie [Fourcell, vp of A&R at Prescription Songs]! Without him, who knows where I would be! All I ever needed was an opportunity, and Eddie and Prescription provided that.”
The news arrives days after his “When It Comes to You” single earned platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song, featured on his 2023 self-titled debut album, peaked at No. 29 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and broke into the top 40 of Rhythmic Airplay. It also became Fridayy’s first solo entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reached No. 97.
“From the moment Eddie first played me Fridayy’s music, I knew he was a special talent,” says Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, Prescription Songs founder. “We are excited and honored to extend our publishing partnership with Fridayy and know this next chapter together will be even bigger and better.”
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Fridayy (real name Francis LeBlanc) first signed a deal with Prescription in 2022. Fourcell had sent DJ Khaled a chorus idea that Fridayy created, which led to the creation of the star-studded “God Did,” featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, John Legend and Fridayy. “God Did” earned three nominations at the 2023 Grammy Awards, which closed with the hip-hop heavyweights’ performance: song of the year, best rap song and best rap performance. It also reached No. 17 on the Hot 100 in 2022, marking Fridayy’s highest-charting entry to date. He also co-wrote the 21 Savage-assisted “Calling For You” cut on Drake‘s Billboard 200-topping For All the Dogs album, which hit No. 5 on the Hot 100.
“It’s an honor to work alongside such a great team at Prescription. Six months after meeting my brother Eddie, all our lives changed for the better! If he didn’t send ‘God Did’ to Khaled, none of this is possible,” adds Fridayy’s manager Edgar Cutino. “I want to thank Luke and Rhea [Pasricha, head of A&R, West Coast at Prescription Songs] for empowering a great executive to sign a kid with no placements who was just dope. Shoutout to our team for the months of hard work it took to get this done: my partner Chris Washington, our incredible lawyers Brian Drach and Jason Berger, and the amazing Dayna Gomez, who keeps everything with us running.”