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Billboard Explains: Tommy Richman’s ‘Million Dollar’ Journey to the Charts
Billboard decodes Tommy Richman's rise from Virginia to the Hot 100 behind his breakout hit "Million Dollar Baby."
The genre-blending artist signed to Brent Faiyaz’s indie creative agency ISO Supremacy in partnership with Pulse Music Group in 2023. As far as what’s next, fans can expect a “Million Dollar Baby” music video, and the 24-year-old remains working on his debut album Coyote. After the video, catch up on more Billboard Explains videos and learn about Stray Kids’ chart success, Peso Pluma and the Mexican music boom, the role record labels play, origins of hip-hop, how Beyoncé arrived at Renaissance, the evolution of girl groups, BBMAs, NFTs, SXSW, the magic of boy bands, American Music Awards, the Billboard Latin Music Awards, the Hot 100 chart, how R&B/hip-hop became the biggest genre in the U.S., how festivals book their lineups, Billie Eilish’s formula for success, the history of rap battles, nonbinary awareness in music, the Billboard Music Awards, the Free Britney movement, rise of K-pop in the U.S., why Taylor Swift is re-recording her first six albums, the boom of hit all-female collaborations, how Grammy nominees and winners are chosen, why songwriters are selling their publishing catalogs, how the Super Bowl halftime show is booked and more.
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