Royalty by Chris Brown

Royalty is the seventh studio album by American singer Chris Brown. It was released on December 18, 2015, by CBE Entertainment and RCA Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his sixth album X (2014). The album is dedicated to Chris Brown's daughter, Royalty Brown.The album received mixed reviews from music critics, who celebrated the record's old-school sound, but were dissatisfied towards its lyrical content. The album was considered a qualitative step back from previous solo album X. Royalty debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 184,000 units (162,000 in pure album sales) in its first week, marking an improvement over Brown's last three studio albums. It also became his seventh solo album consecutive top ten debut in the United States. As of March 2016, Royalty has sold 360,000 copies in the United States It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined equivalent units (including streaming and track-equivalent units) of 500,000 units. Preceding the album's release by four singles; including "Liquor", "Zero", "Back to Sleep", and "Fine by Me". The album's third single "Back to Sleep" peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.