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Royalty is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Chris Brown. It was released on December 18, 2015, by RCA Records. The album serves as the follow-up to his sixth album X (2014). The album is dedicated to Chris Brown's daughter, Royalty Brown.

The album received mixed reviews from music critics, who celebrated the record's old-school sound, but were dissatisfied towards its lyrical content. The album was considered a qualitative step back from previous solo album X.

Royalty debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard 200, selling 184,000 units (162,000 in pure album sales) in its first week, marking an improvement over Brown's last three studio albums. It also became his seventh solo album consecutive top ten debut in the United States. As of March 2016, Royalty has sold 360,000 copies in the United States It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for combined equivalent units (including streaming and track-equivalent units) of 500,000 units. Making this Brown's second gold-selling album in the USA following F.A.M.E. in 2011.

Preceding the album's release by four singles; including "Liquor", "Zero", "Back to Sleep", and "Fine by Me". The album's third single "Back to Sleep" peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

On June 25, 2015, Chris Brown announced that his seventh album would be released during the autumn of 2015. On the day after, he released the album's lead single, titled "Liquor".

On August 22, 2015, the singer has declare on his Twitter, that this new album will be titled "Royalty", in honor of his daughter (named Royalty Brown). On October 16, 2015, he has revealed the album cover, portraying Chris with Royalty in his arms in a black and white picture. During an interview with Hot 97, Brown explained the significance of the title:

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