Tommy Richman is driving excessive along with his breakout anthem “Million Greenback Child,” which he adopted up on Friday (June 14) with “Satan Is a Lie.” Billboard delves into the Virginia native’s story and particulars his meteoric rise to stardom this 12 months with the newest Billboard Explains video.
Richman hails from Woodbridge, Virginia, and bought his begin experimenting with music on platforms like SoundCloud in 2016. He gained some recognition from friends as a school freshman with the discharge of “Pleasantville,” which led to him dropping out of faculty altogether to pursue music.
The genre-blending artist signed to Brent Faiyaz’s indie inventive company ISO Supremacy in partnership with Pulse Music Group in 2023.
Richman earned his first collaboration with Faiyaz final 12 months when he hopped on the R&B star’s “Upset,” which additionally featured Felix! and landed on Brent’s Bigger Than Life album. The observe peaked at No. 6 on the Sizzling R&B Songs chart.
Richman launched just a few solo singles earlier than hanging gold with “Million Greenback Child,” which exploded upon arrival because of a viral TikTok snippet within the days main as much as its launch.
“Million Greenback Child” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and presently sits at No. 3 on the chart dated June 15. It additionally debuted atop the Streaming Songs and Sizzling R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
Richman will look to construct on the success of “Child” along with his new “Satan is a Lie” single, which hit streaming platforms on Friday. So far as what’s subsequent, followers can anticipate a “Million Greenback Child” music video, and the 24-year-old stays engaged on his debut album Coyote.
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