Kai Cenat Will Be Directing Drake And PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” Music Video

Kai Cenat is returning to the director’s chair. On Saturday (May 17), Drake confirmed that the internet personality — arguably one of streaming’s biggest names — will be working with him and PARTYNEXTDOOR for their “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” music video.

“CALLING ALL VI$$$IONARIES,” Drake captioned a video of Cenat explaining the details. “Everybody who loves to come up with treatments and s**t, [submit] 30 seconds to a minute of an idea of what y’all got,” the New York native said. According to the post, 20 people will each receive $15,000 to bring their concept to life. Submissions must be sent by email by this coming Saturday (May 24).

“Drake [saw] my reaction to ‘NOKIA’ and, y’all know, I felt like [it] could’ve been filmed better,” Cenat said during his broadcast over the weekend. “I felt like ‘NOKIA’ could’ve had more potential but Drake is giving me the opportunity to direct a song from the album.”

For context, Cenat said Drake’s IMAX treatment for “NOKIA,” which premiered on March 31, was “not a banger.” Directed by Theo Skudra, the black-and-white visual featured a cameo from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander but lacked the “fun” energy the Twitch streamer was seemingly expecting.

“We [were] looking for color, we [were] looking for arcades, we [were] looking for [a] roller skating rink. That’s what it gave me,” Cenat shared on stream, per Complex. He added, “We [were] looking [to go from] from modern-day to — as soon as the beat changes — we in the ’90s now. You see the vision?”

Both “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” and “NOKIA” were obvious standouts in Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s collaborative LP, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. The album came out on Valentine’s Day and later debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Aside from the millions of followers he's bringing to the table, Cenat previously directed A Boogie Wit da Hoodie’s visuals for “Did Me Wrong.”