Tory Lanez: podcast appearances and interviews

Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, known professionally as Tory Lanez, is a Canadian singer and rapper recognized for his versatility and blending of R&B and hip-hop genres. Discovered by Sean Kingston, he gained initial acclaim with his mixtape Conflicts of My Soul the 416 Story released in August 2013. In 2015, Lanez signed with Benny Blanco's Mad Love Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. His debut studio album I Told You, released in 2016, explored alternative R&B and achieved commercial success; its singles Say It and Luv peaked at numbers 23 and 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100. His subsequent albums Memories Don't Die and Love Me Now? released in 2018, further delved into hip-hop and enjoyed commercial success, with Memories Don't Die reaching the top of the Canadian Albums Chart and Love Me Now? featuring the double platinum-certified single Talk to Me with Rich the Kid. His fourth album Chixtape 5 peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200, and his fifth album Daystar reached number ten. Lanez continued to release music, including Alone at Prom in 2021 and Sorry 4 What in 2022 until his incarceration. His eighth album Peterson, released in 2025, entered the Billboard 200 at number 25. On August 8, 2023, Lanez was sentenced to ten years in prison after being convicted of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020 and was found guilty of first-degree assault with a firearm, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, and having a concealed firearm in a vehicle.