Anthony Fantano has come forward to admit that he lied about being fed information regarding the release of Drake 's new album, Iceman .

Last week, the music critic took to TikTok to share with his followers that he had some exclusive news. "Drake, Iceman: it is happening," he said. "Based on my exclusive source, Iceman will be dropping in the next 36 hours. Keep an eye out, keep an ear out. Iceman in 36 hours. You're welcome."

As fans waited with bated breath, 36 hours passed and nothing materialized from Drizzy or his OVO camp. It wasn't until earlier this week, through the melting of an ice sculpture fan activation , that the actual release date for Iceman was revealed, May 15.

Following news of the official release date, Fantano shared a video (visible at the top of this page) and accompanying article in which he discussed his original announcement, admitting that he had not, in fact, been in touch with any "exclusive" source, and that his video post about Iceman was instead a "social…