L-R: Fridayy, Manager Edgar Cutino, Eddie Fourcell of RX (Photo credit: Abigail Morris / Courtesy: Falcon Publicity)
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) – Leading independent publisher Prescription Songs has renewed its publishing agreement with Grammy-nominated artist, producer and songwriter FridayThe news was announced on Monday (August 19) by the founder of Prescription Songs Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, Rhea PasrichaHead of A&R, West Coast and Eddie Fourcell, Vice President of A&R.
Philadelphia-based Haitian-American singer Fridayy signed to Prescription Songs in the summer of 2022. This new contract extension comes on the heels of Fridayy’s single “When It Comes To You” going platinum.
Through his relationship with DJ KhaledFourcell sent Khaled the outstanding chorus of an idea Fridayy had developed that would later become the Grammy-nominated “GOD DID” and features hip-hop heavyweights Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross And John Legend. The song, on which Fridayy was a guest artist and served as producer and songwriter, received three nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards: “Song of the Year,” “Best Rap Song,” and “Best Rap Performance.” It was also Fridayy’s first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, debut at number 17.
In January 2024, Fridayy debuted on the Billboard As a solo artist, he reached the Hot 100 for the first time with “When It Comes To You,” which appears on his self-titled debut album on Def Jam. The song officially achieved RIAA platinum status, joining his previous breakthroughs with Khalid’s gold single “GOD DID” and Lil Baby’s Platinum “Forever”. His most successful single as a producer/writer on Drake’s “Calling 4 You” from his No. 1 album For all dogswhich ranks 5th in the Billboard Hot 100 and became Fridayy’s first top 10 single worldwide as a producer/writer.
Francis “Fridayy” LeBlanc was born and raised in Philadelphia, which contributed to his lifelong love of music and entertainment. Fridayy’s father enrolled him in the band at age 10, where he played trumpet. As he progressed in the band, he taught himself to play piano and bass. Fridayy first made a name for himself at age 13 singing in church, which led to him discovering a deeper passion for music. In his late teens, he discovered a new love for producing and songwriting. Today, at 27, Fridayy has found himself in several situations where he has been able to turn his one-time dream into a successful career.
“Prescription feels like home to me!” Friday stocks. “Cheers to Eddie! Who knows where I would be without him! All I ever needed was a chance, and Eddie and Prescription gave me that! Now we’re here and life looks a lot different!”
Adds Fridayy’s Manager Edgar Cutino, “It’s an honor to work with such an amazing team at Prescription. Six months after meeting my brother Eddie, all of our lives have changed for the better! Believing in someone is just the beginning! Putting in the work is what builds long term careers! Eddie was the mix of both! If he doesn’t send Khaled ‘God Did’, none of this will be possible. I want to thank Luke & Rhea for giving a great manager the opportunity to sign an unplaced kid who was just awesome! That’s what you bring talented people into your company for! Brings great things to the table! Kudos to our team for the months of hard work it took to make this happen! My partner Chris Washington, our incredible attorneys Brian Drach & Jason Berger, and the amazing Dayna Gomez for keeping everything running smoothly for us!”
“From the moment Eddie first played Fridayy’s music for me, I knew he was a special talent. We are excited and honored to extend our publishing partnership with Fridayy. We know this next chapter together will be even bigger and better,” said Gottwald.
