Tommy Richman

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Tommy Richman
Born (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 (age 24)
Woodbridge, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Website everythingispunk.com

Tommy Richman (born March 21, 2000) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 2024 single "Million Dollar Baby", which received major virality from a snippet on TikTok before peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was included in President Barack Obama's Summer 2024 Playlist. [1]

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Life and career

Richman was born in Woodbridge, Virginia, to a drum teacher father and a legally deaf mother. He began singing as a child, taking voice lessons [2] and performing opera, having studied at Manhattan School of Music with Cynthia Hoffmann. [3] [4] [5]

Richman began releasing music on SoundCloud and Spotify in 2016, [6] where he released his debut song "Ballin' Stalin". [7] He continued to release singles and EPs, [7] with genres including R&B and punk rock. [6] Richman released "Pleasantville" shortly before he was set to return for his sophomore college year, though he would drop out of college to pursue his music career after the song was well-received. [2] In 2022, he released Paycheck, his first EP. [8] In 2023, Richman was signed to Brent Faiyaz's independent record label ISO Supremacy, [7] with a partnered signing with Pulse Records. [8] Richman later opened for Faiyaz's tour F*ck the World, It's a Wasteland Tour, [9] while additionally appearing in Faiyaz's track "Upset" from the 2023 mixtape Larger than Life . [10] Throughout April 2024, Richman made teasers for his upcoming single "Million Dollar Baby" on TikTok, the first of which being posted on April 13 [11] and which garnered millions of views on the platform. He later released the song on April 26, 2024, [8] quickly receiving 38 million streams, having a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 debut at number 2. [12] It has been considered by some as the song of the summer, [11] and, after debuting at number two on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 on May 11, 2024, it reached number one the following week. [13] His follow-up single, "Devil Is a Lie", peaked within the top 40 of the chart.

Richman's debut studio album, Coyote , was released by ISO Supremacy and Pulse Records on September 27, 2024. Despite the success of "Million Dollar Baby" and "Devil Is a Lie", both songs were not included on the album's tracklist, and the album only entered the Heatseekers charts at number ten. [14]

Personal life

Richman moved from Virginia to Los Angeles, California, in 2022, where he has lived since. [15]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
Heat
[16]
Coyote 10

EPs

TitleDetails
Paycheck
  • Released: May 13, 2022
  • Label: A Big Effect, UMG
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Alligator
  • Released: October 28, 2022
  • Label: Boom Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Rush
  • Released: September 8, 2023
  • Label: ISO Supremacy, Pulse
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[18] 		AUS
[19] 		CAN
[20] 		GER
[21] 		IRE
[22] 		NOR
[23] 		NZ
[24] 		SWI
[25] 		UK
[26] 		WW
[27]
"Pleasantville"2019——————————Non-album singles
"Walk"——————————
"Melba"——————————
"Avogadro's Number"2020——————————
"Pepsi Namco"——————————
"Tu Pax"——————————
"Uncle Pedro"——————————
"Chrono Trigger"2021——————————Paycheck
"Star Girl"——————————
"Games"2022——————————
"Paycheck"——————————
"Wish I Never Knew You"2023——————————Non-album singles
"30 Till Midnight"——————————
"Last Nite"——————————The Rush
"Soulcrusher"2024——————————Non-album singles
"Selfish"——————————
"Million Dollar Baby"21311541631
"Devil Is a Lie"321826—47
[33] 		—9—2137
"Thought You Were the One"——————— [A] ———Coyote
"Whitney"——————— [B] ———
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released and selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
Bub.
[37] 		US
R&B
/HH
[38] 		NZ
Hot
[39]
"Upset"
(with Brent Faiyaz and Felix!)		2023733— Larger than Life
"Tennessee"
(with Trevor Spitta and Zachary Moon)		2024——37Coyote
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Thought You Were the One" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [35]
  2. ↑ "Whitney" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [36]

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Coyote is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Tommy Richman, released on September 27, 2024, through ISO Supremacy and Pulse Records. The album features guest appearances from MyNameIsntJMack, Paco, Trevor Spitta, and Zachary Moon, while the production was primarily handled by Richman himself alongside John Wehmeyer, Jonah Roy, and Lim0 with support from 1Stform92 and Mannyvelli. The album serves as a follow-up to Richman's third EP, The Rush (2023).

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