Multiplatinum award-winning Latin superstar Prince Royce released his sixth album, the double disc set ALTER EGO, on February 7th; and it has debuted at #1 on the following Billboard charts: Top Latin Albums, Latin Album Sales, and Tropical Albums.
Additionally, only a few days after its release, the double album was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for its high sales in the United States and Puerto Rico.
ALTER EGO encapsulates a two-year creative journey of musical expression that ends up in a fantastic labyrinth of romance in its different forms of expression.
The double album is comprised of “Genesis” and “Enigma”. In “Genesis”, Royce expands upon the sound and influences that kick-started his career, this time with more mature concepts and lyrics, while also experimenting with more traditional elements and switching things up with interesting collabs. In “Enigma”, Royce submerges himself in and experiments with different musical worlds, he takes risks creating more artistic, innovative, non-censored music. The result is a masterpiece that represents the best of all worlds – a powerful Latin (Spanish-language with some English) double album destined to become a classic, where we get to experience a rich musical adventure that includes everything from bachata to urban to pop to R&B.
The most recent single off the album, “Morir Solo“, reached #1 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart, joining ALTER EGO‘s other tracks that have reached the top of the charts: his 6x Platinum hit “El Clavo” which was #1 on the BillboardLatin Airplay chart and his 2x Platinum single “Adicto” feat. Marc Anthony which remained at #1 on the Tropical Songs chart for seven consecutive weeks. In addition, his collaboration with Manuel Turizo, “Cúrame“, has been certified 2x Platinum, it reached #5 on the YouTube Global chart and remained in the Top 5 of the YouTube Global Viral chart for 7 weeks, reaching #3.
