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Drake buys Valentine's Day dinner for patrons at 2 Houston restaurants

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Drake is no stranger to Houston.

Photo by Marco Torres/@marcofromhouston

Drake may have had a couple bad weekends recently, but that didn’t stop him from blessing some lucky Houstonians this past Valentine’s Day weekend.

The Toronto rapper/singer-turned-Houston rancher surprised diners at both Juliet Steakhouse and Bungalow Downtown Dining on Valentine’s Day by treating the patrons to dinner. A video recently appeared on the Juliet’s Instagram stories showing two female employees approaching a dinner-party table full of ladies and letting them know that the Certified Lover Boy is hooking them up. Diners at Bungalow had a similar experience when members of Drake’s Angels told them the rapper was picking up their tabs.

Drake, who has hosted events at Juliet in the past, reached out to owner Jamie Allen to make it happen, according to a press release. In addition to the women in the video, other couples and singles in the eatery also got comped.

At Bungalow — part of Houston’s ALife Hospitality Group that also includes Kamp, FRNDS Restaurant & Lounge, and Stick Talk Cajun Hibachi — the total amounted to more than $10,000. The restaurant's marketing firm shared the moment on Instagram.

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This surprise comes on the heels of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, the new album Drake released on Valentine’s Day. While most of the album consists of soulful bangers featuring him and fellow emo-R&B Canuck PARTYNEXTDOOR, he did address his neverending beef with LA rap god Kendrick Lamar on “Gimme a Hug.” The track has him doubling down on his party-boy lifestyle – “F— a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit,” he raps.

Earlier today, it was announced that Drake will be getting all lovey-dovey with London this summer. He’ll headline all three nights of the Wireless Festival, his first set of UK performances in six years, at Finsbury Park in London. He’ll be joined by PARTYNEXTDOOR, Summer Walker, Burna Boy, and Vybz Kartel.

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Latin superstar Karol G brings global tour to Houston in September

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Karol G will perform at AT&T Stadium in Houston on September 27.

Colombian singer Karol G, fresh off a headlining performance at Coachella, will capitalize on that exposure with a world tour that will come to the newly renamed Reliant Stadium on September 27, 2026.

Starting on July 24 in Chicago, Illinois, the “Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour" - which literally means "traveling around the world" - will stop in 39 cities around the globe over the course of exactly one year, ending in Milan, Italy on July 24, 2027.

In addition to Houston, Karol G will play Texas shows in San Antonio on September 2, El Paso on September 6, and Arlington on October 15.

The tour will see the singer become the first Latina artist to headline stadiums across Europe as part of a global tour.

The first Latina artist to headline Coachella, Karol G has slowly but surely made her way into superstar status.

After appearing on the Colombian music competition show El Factor X at age 14, she released multiple songs independently before putting out her debut album, Unstoppable, in 2017.

That album went to No. 2 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart, and each of her subsequent four albums has gone to No. 2 or No. 1 there. Each of her last two albums, most recently Tropicoqueta in 2025, made the top 3 on the overall Billboard 200.

Karol G has also collaborated with many other big Latin stars, including fellow Colombian Shakira, Becky G, Peso Pluma, Anuel AA, J Balvin, and more.

Tickets for the tour, promoted by Live Nation, will be available starting on Monday, April 27 through various presales.

To be eligible for the artist presale in the USA, Canada, and Europe, fans must register at karolgmusic.com by Friday, April 24 at 9 am.

General on-sale timing will vary by market. Fans should check karolgmusic.com for specific details regarding their city.

VIAJANDO POR EL MUNDO TROPITOUR TOUR DATES

Fri, Jul 24 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium
Wed, Jul 29 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium
Sun, Aug 2 – Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium
Fri, Aug 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
Fri, Aug 14 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium
Fri, Aug 21 – Santa Clara, CA – Levi's Stadium
Wed, Aug 26 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field
Sat, Aug 29 – Glendale, AZ – State Farm Stadium
Wed, Sep 2 – San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
Sun, Sep 6 – El Paso, TX – Sun Bowl Stadium
Sat, Sep 12 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Thu, Sep 17 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Thu, Sep 24 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Sun, Sep 27 – Houston, TX – Reliant Stadium
Fri, Oct 2 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
Fri, Oct 9 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
Thu, Oct 15 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Fri, Nov 6 – Monterrey, MX – Estadio BBVA
Fri, Nov 13 – Mexico City, MX – Estadio GNP Seguros
Fri, Nov 27 – San José, CR – Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Fri, Dec 4 – Bogotá, CO – Nemesio Camacho El Campín Stadium
Fri, Jan 15 – Quito, EC – Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Fri, Jan 22 – Lima, PE – Estadio Nacional
Thu, Jan 28 – Santiago, CL – Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Fri, Feb 5 – Buenos Aires, AR – Estadio River Plate
Fri, Feb 12 – São Paulo, BR – Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu
Fri, Feb 19 – Santo Domingo, DO – Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Fri, Feb 26 – San Juan, PR – Estadio Hiram Bithorn Sosa
Thu, Jun 3 – Barcelona, ES – Estadi Olímpic
Fri, Jun 11 – Sevilla, ES – Estadio Olímpico La Cartuja
Fri, Jun 18 – Lisbon, PT – Estádio da Luz
Thu, Jun 24 – Madrid, ES – Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Thu, Jul 1 – Paris, FR – Paris La Défense Arena
Tue, Jul 6 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Sat, Jul 10 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff ArenA
Wed, Jul 14 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy
Sat, Jul 17 – Düsseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena
Wed, Jul 21 – Lyon, FR – Groupama Stadium
Sat, Jul 24 – Milan, IT – San Siro

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