Ty Dolla $ign returns with ‘Tycoon,’ his first solo album in five years

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated PRess

NEW YORK (AP) — “It’s ‘Tycoon’ season,’” a beaming Ty Dolla $ign, declares.

It is indeed. The inventive R&B singer has just released his fifth studio album, his first full-length solo release in five years. He chose “Tycoon” for its title because the word encompasses his current state of mind. “It’s like (being at) the top of your game,” he says. “It’s like, not only have I done all the stuff you could do in artistry, (but) there’s still more to do.”

Call it confidence or swagger or showboating: The Grammy-nominated artist has a trove of multiplatinum records to his name from 2018 to the present, and recently, his controversial project with Kanye West, $, released two albums, “Vultures 1” and “Vultures 2” in 2024. They debuted at No. 1 and 2 on t