Editing Aaliyah (section)

===2015–present: Merchandise, catalog rerelease, and ''Unstoppable''===
In May 2015, Aaliyah was featured on the [[Tink (musician)|Tink]] track "Million", which contained samples from her song "One in a Million".<ref>{{cite news |last=Chapman Jr. |first=George |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Tink Samples Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' |publisher=BET |url=https://www.bet.com/article/s452jl/tink-samples-aaliyah-s-one-in-a-million |url-status=live |access-date=June 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623112916/http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/05/08/tink-samples-aaliyahs-one-in-a-million.html |archive-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, ''Aaliyah by [[Xyrena]]'', an official tribute fragrance, was announced.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tardio|first=Andres|title=Here's The Story Behind The New Aaliyah Fragrance |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/2272050/aaliyah-fragrance/|website=MTV News|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-date=July 14, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200714220950/http://www.mtv.com/news/2272050/aaliyah-fragrance/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On December 25, 2015, [[Timbaland]] released the mixtape ''Kings Stay Kings'' which includes the unreleased Aaliyah song "Shakin" featuring rapper Strado.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Natalie|last=Weiner|date=December 26, 2015|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/new-aaliyah-song-timbaland-king-stays-king-6821612/|title=Hear a Previously-Unreleased Aaliyah Song on Timbaland's New Mixtape|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526213732/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/new-aaliyah-song-timbaland-king-stays-king-6821612/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2018, [[MAC Cosmetics]] released a cosmetics collection inspired by Aaliyah, The Aaliyah for Mac collection which was priced at $250 and sold out within minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-aaliyah-for-mac-collectors-box-sells-out-in-minutes/|title=The "Aaliyah For Mac" collector's box sells out in minutes|date=June 24, 2018|work=[[CBS news]]|access-date=June 25, 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202202/https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-aaliyah-for-mac-collectors-box-sells-out-in-minutes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/a12089766/mac-aaliyah-collection/|title=MAC Just Announced An Aaliyah Collection|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2017|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210515211149/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/a12089766/mac-aaliyah-collection/|url-status=live}}</ref> MAC and [[i-D]] Magazine partnered up to release a short film titled "A-Z of Aaliyah" which coincided with the launch.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a19655890/when-does-mac-aaliyah-collection-launch/|title=Finally, We Have a Launch Date for M.A.C's Aaliyah Collection|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=April 2, 2018 |archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514200158/https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a19655890/when-does-mac-aaliyah-collection-launch/|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 21, 2019, the [[Madame Tussauds]] museum unveiled a wax figure of Aaliyah at their Las Vegas location, modeled on her appearance in the "Try Again" music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/aaliyah-wax-figure-madame-tussauds/|title=Aaliyah's Brother Unveils New Wax Figure of the Late Singer at Madame Tussauds; The unveiling comes days before the 18th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed Aaliyah's life|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|last=Runtagh|first=Jordan|date=August 22, 2019|access-date=August 3, 2023|archive-date=April 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404084655/https://people.com/music/aaliyah-wax-figure-madame-tussauds/|url-status=live}}</ref> Four days later, Aaliyah's family announced that they were in talks with record companies to discuss the future of her discography.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/aaliyahs-estate-announces-her-music-is-coming-to-streaming-services__30847/|title=Aaliyah's estate announces her music is coming to streaming services|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=August 26, 2019|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 21, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028090853/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/aaliyahs-estate-announces-her-music-is-coming-to-streaming-services__30847/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2021, [[Funko]] Pop! released an Aaliyah figurine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/funko-pop-rocks-aaliyah/|title=Funko: Pop Rocks: Aaliyah The "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", Aaliyah, is stepping out onto the stage of your music collection|website=Forbidden Planet|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=November 14, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114152006/https://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/funko-pop-rocks-aaliyah/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2021, Blackground Records announced that Aaliyah's recorded works would be re-released on physical, digital, and streaming services in a deal between the label and [[Empire Distribution]].<ref name=estatererelease/> Aaliyah's estate issued a statement in response to the announcement, denouncing the "unscrupulous endeavor to release Aaliyah's music without any transparency or full accounting to the estate".<ref name=estatererelease>{{cite web|first=Tomás|last=Mier|date=August 5, 2021|url=https://people.com/music/aaliyah-estate-slams-effort-to-release-her-music-without-transparency/|title=Aaliyah's Estate Slams 'Unscrupulous' Effort to Release Her Music 'Without Transparency'|work=[[People magazine|People]]|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526222528/https://people.com/music/aaliyah-estate-slams-effort-to-release-her-music-without-transparency/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''One in a Million'' was reissued on August 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58246480|title=Aaliyah albums streaming: 'Her influence is absolutely everywhere'|publisher=BBC|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=August 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829061008/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58246480|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-one-in-a-million-album-stream-hear-1214560/|title=Stream Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' Album|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625003559/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-one-in-a-million-album-stream-hear-1214560/|url-status=live}}</ref> After the album's re-release, ''One in a Million'' re-entered the [[Official Charts Company|UK Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40]] at number eight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/20210827/115/|title=Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40, 27 August 2021 – 02 September 2021|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=August 27, 2021|archive-date=September 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922024758/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/20210827/115/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the US, the album reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200 for the first time at number ten, selling 26,000 [[album-equivalent units]] in the week ending of August 26.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9621697/olivia-rodrigo-sour-returns-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-2|title=Olivia Rodrigo's 'Sour' Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart After Vinyl Release|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 29, 2021|archive-date=August 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829190742/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9621697/olivia-rodrigo-sour-returns-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Aaliyah (album)|Aaliyah]]'' was reissued September 10, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/aaliyah-streaming-platforms-listen/|title=Aaliyah's Chart-Topping Final Album Arrives on Streaming Platforms: Listen|publisher=Billboard|last=Brandle|first=Lars|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128142653/https://www.billboard.com/pro/aaliyah-streaming-platforms-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref> After the album's re-release, ''Aaliyah'' re-entered the [[Official Charts Company|UK Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40]] at number seven<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/20210917/115/|title=Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40, 17 September 2021 to 23 September 2021|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211020095210/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/20210917/115/|url-status=live}}</ref> and re-entered the US Billboard 200 chart at number 13.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-09-25|title=Billboard 200 Chart – Week of September 25, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 21, 2021|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921111009/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-09-25|url-status=live}}</ref> In celebration of the reissue, Blackground released an animated commercial titled "It's Been A Long Time" (in a similar style to the album's original 2001 commercial), directed by Takahiro Tanaka, showing Aaliyah resurrecting her music from out of a large underground vault.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8Cj4HoGG6Y| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/J8Cj4HoGG6Y| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Aaliyah Album Commercial (2021) – "It's Been A Long Time"|website=YouTube|date=September 10, 2021|access-date=September 10, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Compilation albums ''I Care 4 U'' and ''Ultimate Aaliyah'' were reissued October 8, 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-i-care-4-u-ultimate-aaliyah-compilation-albums-stream-hear-1238988/|title=Stream Aaliyah's 'I Care 4 U' and 'Ultimate Aaliyah' Compilation Albums|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=October 8, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604013913/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-i-care-4-u-ultimate-aaliyah-compilation-albums-stream-hear-1238988/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Ultimate Aaliyah'' peaked at number 8 on the UK R&B Albums Chart Top 40<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/20211015/115/|title=Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40 15 October 2021 – 21 October 2021|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220929012318/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-hip-hop-and-r-and-b-albums-chart/20211015/115/|url-status=live}}</ref> and charted for the first time in the US at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-10-23/|title=Billboard 200 – Week of October 23, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019102234/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-10-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 25, 2021, Barry Hankerson revealed in an interview with [[Big Tigger]] for [[WVEE]] that a posthumous album titled ''Unstoppable'' would be released in "a matter of weeks". The album was said to feature Drake, [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Ne-Yo]], Chris Brown, [[Future (rapper)|Future]] and use previously unreleased vocals from before Aaliyah's passing.<ref name="Radio.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/barry-hankerson-answers-every-burning-question-on-aaliyah-the-wait-to-get-her-music-on-streaming-and-more/ar-AANJUfk?ocid=BingNewsSearch|title=Barry Hankerson answers every burning question on Aaliyah, the wait to get her music on streaming and more|publisher=[[Radio.com]]|date=August 25, 2021|access-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826214134/https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/barry-hankerson-answers-every-burning-question-on-aaliyah-the-wait-to-get-her-music-on-streaming-and-more/ar-AANJUfk?ocid=BingNewsSearch|archive-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref> On December 17, 2021, Background Records released the posthumous Aaliyah single "[[Poison (Aaliyah song)|Poison]]" featuring [[The Weeknd]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Blistein|date=December 17, 2021|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-the-weeknd-poison-new-song-1273097/|title=Aaliyah's First Posthumous Song in Nearly a Decade, 'Poison' Featuring The Weeknd,' Has Arrived|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-date=May 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523051604/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-the-weeknd-poison-new-song-1273097/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Kearns|date=December 14, 2021|url=https://hypebeast.com/2021/12/the-weeknd-aaliyah-posthumous-album-report|title=The Weeknd Will Reportedly Feature on a Posthumous Aaliyah Album|work=[[Hypebeast (website)|Hypebeast]]|access-date=May 26, 2022|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526220750/https://hypebeast.com/2021/12/the-weeknd-aaliyah-posthumous-album-report|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 4, 2022, Hankerson claimed that ''Unstoppable'' would be released later that month, however, it did not see a release and there was no related announcement from the label.<ref name="Jones">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/aaliyahs-uncle-confirms-posthumous-album-unstoppable-is-coming-this-month-3129661|title=Aaliyah's uncle confirms posthumous album 'Unstoppable' is coming this month|website=NME|last=Jones|first=Damian|date=January 4, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531061240/https://www.nme.com/news/music/aaliyahs-uncle-confirms-posthumous-album-unstoppable-is-coming-this-month-3129661|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Keithan |date=2024-01-16 |title=Blackground Records Shares Update on Aaliyah's Posthumous Album |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2024/01/blackground-records-aaliyah-posthumous-album-unstoppable/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Rated R&B |language=en-US |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117015647/https://ratedrnb.com/2024/01/blackground-records-aaliyah-posthumous-album-unstoppable/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In January 2024, Blackground Records hinted in an Instagram post that the release was "coming".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opinion: Aaliyah's Legacy Deserves More Than a Posthumous Album |url=https://www.bet.com/article/0k6raw/opinion-aaliyahs-unstoppable-album-raises-concerns-about-legacy-and-artistic-direction |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=BET |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425023420/https://www.bet.com/article/0k6raw/opinion-aaliyahs-unstoppable-album-raises-concerns-about-legacy-and-artistic-direction |url-status=live }}</ref> 

On January 16, 2025, [[Mattel]] released an Aaliyah Barbie Doll modeled on her appearance in the "One in a Million" music video.<ref>{{cite news|first=Adam|last=Graham|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2025/01/16/aaliyah-gets-her-own-barbie-on-what-would-have-been-her-46th-birthday/77735365007/|date=January 16, 2025|title=Aaliyah gets her own Barbie on what would have been her 46th birthday|newspaper=[[The Detroit News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116141626/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2025/01/16/aaliyah-gets-her-own-barbie-on-what-would-have-been-her-46th-birthday/77735365007/|url-status=live|archive-date=January 16, 2025|accessdate=January 16, 2025}}</ref> On May 2, 2025, Blackground Records 2.0 released the single "Gone", by Aaliyah, with former collaborator [[Tank (American singer)|Tank]]. The single was released only to the record label's streaming app,BLKStream.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/fans-react-to-new-ai-assisted-aaliyah-and-tank-song-gone|title=Blackground Records 2.0 releases new Aaliyah and Tank collab “Gone”|website=Revolt TV|last=Velasquez|first=Angelina|date=May 2, 2025|access-date=May 2, 2025}}</ref>