Alicia Keys is again within the prime ten of Billboard’s Grownup R&B Airplay chart. “Trillions,” that includes Brent Faiyaz, posts at No. 10 the week of Oct. 8.
It cements the 15-time Grammy winner’s twenty third prime ten hit total, placing her behind Mary J. Blige for probably the most prime 10s. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul holds the document with 25.
“Trillions” marks Keys’ fifth male-female duet to ascend inside Grownup R&B’s prime ten area. Her first was the large Scorching 100 hit “My Boo” that includes Usher, which peaked on this ledger at No. 10 in January 2005.
In addition to “Trillions,” the Khalid-assisted “So Completed,” from Keys’ 2021 double album KEYS, is her current male-female duo.
It topped this checklist for a single week in March 2021. The Ludwig Göransson-produced tune was amongst a sequence of focus tracks from KEYS.
Right here’s an Grownup R&B chart rundown of Keys’ different male-female pairings:
- “Hearth We Make” with Maxwell (No. 1, seven weeks)
- “Present Me Love” with Maxwell (No. 1, 5 weeks)
It’s value noting “Diary” that includes Tony! Toni! Toné! went to No. 1 in September 2004.
Keys nabbed her twenty second prime ten entry in December 2021, when “Greatest Of Me,” from KEYS, rose to No. 10 in its sixth week. It peaked at No. 8 the week of Jan. 29.
Of her 23 prime ten appearances, 12 of them have reached No. 1. Keys leads the pack for probably the most Grownup R&B leaders. A
s famous above, “So Completed” broke a short-lived tie between her and Toni Braxton for probably the most quantity ones.
“Trillions” is lifted from KEYS II, the expanded version of Keys’ 2021 effort, which Rated R&B highlighted on its Greatest R&B Albums of 2021 checklist. The music, co-produced by Faiyaz and Jordan Ware, has amassed over 588,515 streams on Spotify.
KEYS II arrived in August 2021. It featured new songs with Faiyaz and Fortunate Daye (“Keep”). The album is a continuation of its predecessor, divided into two elements — an Originals aspect and an Unlocked aspect.
The primary portion honored her signature sound. In the meantime, the latter half, composed of reimagined originals, was executed in collaboration with Mike WiLL Made-It.
“It speaks a lot to identical to there being no limits, which is what KEYS is all about,” Keys advised Rated R&B in regards to the Unlocked aspect in a 2021 interview. “It was all about imagining and dreaming in a method that simply opened up the chances.”
Final month, Keys was awarded 9 new certifications from the Recording Trade Affiliation of America (RIAA). She additionally garnered a 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards nomination for Affect Observe. It’s for “Metropolis of Gods,” her collaboration with rappers Fivio International and Kanye West.
In July, Faiyaz launched his sophomore album Wasteland. Keys seems on the chart-topping album.
To this point, Faiyaz has secured a second prime ten single on city radio with “All Mine.” Its black-and-white video that includes supermodel Joan Smalls premiered earlier this month. He additionally dropped a video for “Free Change.”
Take heed to “Trillions” beneath.
