Drake to feature on Barcelona jersey for El Clásico this Sunday
Updated | By Darren, Keri and Sky
The 'OVO' hitmaker is set to grace the Catalan giant's jersey in partnership with Spotify.
Never has this been done before.
According to FC Barcelona's social media pages, the club is set to replace the Spotify logo on their jersey with Drake's logo.
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The main idea behind the joint venture between FC Barcelona and Spotify is to bring football and music together.
Both entities want to connect with new audiences.
🦉 @Drake 💙❤
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 14, 2022
First artist to hit 50 billion @Spotify streams. First artist to share the @FCBarcelona shirt. pic.twitter.com/cBiHjge5FG
Drake's takeover of the jersey is in celebration of hitting 50-billion streams on Spotify.
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As part of this great initiative to recognise Drake's achievement, the Barca squad are also scheduled to wear a special version of the jersey during the pre-match warm up.
This will feature the number 50 on the back, with the Spotify logo on the front.
In case you need a reminder, El Clásico takes place on the 16th of October 2022 at the Santiago Bernabeu - the home of Real Madrid.
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Main image attribution: Twitter/ FC Barcelona
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