Music icon Babyface graces the highest 10 on Billboard’s Grownup R&B Airplay chart, as his present single “As a Matter of Reality” strikes to No. 9 this week.
It’s Babyface’s sixteenth high 10 single, courting again to 1993’s “For The Cool In You,” which reached No. 2. The track appeared on his album of the identical title.
Babyface made an look within the high 10 twice in 2022, with “No Stoppin’ Us” alongside Charlie Wilson, Johnny Gill and Ok-Ci Hailey, and “Retains On Fallin’” with Ella Mai.
“No Stoppin’ Us” spent three weeks at No. 1, whereas his Grammy-nominated file with Mai peaked at No. 2. Nevertheless, the latter did go the space to No. 1 on R&B radio.
“As a Matter of Reality” marks Babyface’s first high 10 hit as a lone artist since 2016, when “We’ve Obtained Love” shined at No. 9. That track is lifted from his 2015 album, Return of the Tender Lover, which was launched on Def Jam.
That is Babyface’s third consecutive 12 months having a high 10 entry on the Grownup R&B Airplay chart. He began this development in 2021 when he was featured at No. 2 on Jam & Lewis’ “He Don’t Know Nothin’ Bout It.”
“As a Matter of Reality” was launched on Feb. 9, two days forward of his Tremendous Bowl LVII efficiency, the place he carried out “America the Lovely.”
At this publishing, there are not any particulars to assist if “As a Matter of Reality” will seem on a forthcoming Babyface album. It’s, nonetheless, his first launch for P Music Group.
On Capitol Information, Babyface launched Women Night time Out, an album of duets that includes Ella Mai, Ari Lennox, Kehlani, Queen Naija, Muni Lengthy, Coco Jones and extra.
After Women Night time Out earned year-end reward from Rated R&B in 2022, Babyface prolonged the album with three new tracks.
Babyface will hold the momentum for his newest achievement going with a slate of concert events.
Along with enjoying dates on Anita Baker’s The Songstress Tour, he’s booked for different reveals, together with the Hampton Jazz Competition, the Cincinnati Music Competition and Bourbon & Past. Get the rundown on all of Babyface’s 2023 reveals at babyfacemusic.com.
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