Frank Ocean, Drake, Kanye West and more YouTube and Apple Music artist pages hit by fake uploads

Multiple high-profile artists had their official YouTube and Apple Music profiles flooded with unauthorised uploads over the weekend in what users described as a widespread platform exploit affecting some of music's biggest names.

Among the accounts reportedly affected were Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Playboi Carti, Ye, Frank Ocean, Michael Jackson, d4vd, Travis Scott, Future, Juice WRLD, The Weeknd, Quadeca and Ken Carson, alongside several smaller artists.

The incident saw official artist pages populated with unreleased songs, fake releases, old leaks and promotional material directing users to Discord and Instagram accounts.

Social media users initially described the incident as a coordinated hacking campaign, although posts circulating online claimed the uploads were likely made through distribution service exploits rather than direct account breaches.

Playboi Carti's page appeared to be among the hardest hit, with users reporting that an unreleased album and more than 20 previously leaked tracks were uploaded.

Drake's official YouTube channel reportedly featured Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us alongside additional leaked material and promotional posts.

Kendrick Lamar's page allegedly received uploads of unreleased tracks Prayer, I'm Better and later Family Matters, with promotional messages for a Discord server included in the posts.

Similar Discord promotions reportedly appeared on Frank Ocean's and Michael Jackson's official YouTube pages.

Ye's channel was also affected, with users reporting the upload of HH as a single and a video titled Mama's Boyfriend that reportedly contained unrelated audio.

One of the most widely discussed incidents involved d4vd's Apple Music page, where a track titled I DID IT appeared. According to TMZ, the upload was unauthorised and appeared while the singer remained in custody awaiting further court proceedings.