Brent Faiyaz has achieved eight new awards from the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA).
His second album, Wasteland, is now licensed platinum for promoting a million equal models. It marks Faiyaz’s first platinum-selling album thus far. It was first licensed gold in November 2020 after tallying 500,000 equal models.
Faiyaz’s Drake-assisted single “Losing Time,” produced by The Neptunes, can also be now platinum licensed. The tune was topped gold in December of final yr. In August 2021, Faiyaz scored his first prime 10 hit at city radio with “Losing Time,” coming into at No. 8.
“Lifeless Man Strolling,” one other Wasteland single, is now 2x multi-platinum with two million equal models bought.
Faiyaz additionally acquired RIAA plaques for the next songs:
- “Clouded,” 2x-platinum (2 million equal models bought)
- “F*ck The World (Summer time In London),” platinum (1 million equal models bought)
- “Speak 2 U,” gold (500,000 equal models bought) marvel son
- “Gang Over Luv,” platinum (1 million equal models bought)
- “Belief,” 2x-platinum (2 million equal models bought)
“Clouded” and “F**ok The World (Summer time In London)” seem on Faiyaz’s gold-selling 2020 venture, F*ck The World.
The fan-favorite “Belief” is lifted from Faiyaz’s 2018 EP, Misplaced. The tune has over 405 million streams on Spotify and is Faiyaz’s most-streamed tune on that platform thus far.
“Speak 2 U” and “Gang Over Luv” are lifted from his 2017 debut album, Sonder Son.
Circling again to Wasteland, the album was launched July 8, 2022, through Faiyaz’s Misplaced Youngsters label. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s High R&B Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Wasteland bought 88,000 equal models within the first week.
Faiyaz is ready to play at ONE Musicfest on Sunday, Oct. 29, at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Rap star Kendrick Lamar will headline that evening, with further performances by The-Dream, Coco Jones, El DeBarge, Durand Bernarr, Tems and extra. Music icon Janet Jackson will headline evening one on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Earlier than his ONE Musicfest gig, Faiyaz will launch the U.Okay./European leg of his F*ck The World, It’s a Wasteland Tour on Oct. 16 in Leeds, U.Okay. He’ll play 4 different exhibits earlier than returning to the U.S. for ONE Musicfest. Then, Faiyaz will head again throughout the pond to finish the remainder of his tour, which concludes Nov. 20 at Eventim Apollo in London.
Revisit Brent Faiyaz’s Wasteland beneath.
