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Eminem Becomes Most Certified Artist in RIAA History

With now 73.5 million new Gold and Platinum certifications with the Recording Industry of America (RIAA), Eminem has officially become the most certified artist in RIAA history. His RIAA Award career total comes to 227.5 million, including 166 million single certifications and 61.5 million album certifications. The Detroit rapper is now the No. 1 awarded musician for singles and one of only seven artists in any genre or era with three […]

todayMarch 9, 2022

Music

Tyler, The Creator’s “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” Goes Gold

Tyler, The Creator has just gone gold--twice in one day. The Grammy-winner's newest and sixth album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, released in 2021, as well as its lead single "WUSYANAME," have both earned gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. Tyler has collected a number of major certifications just in 2021 alone, including the platinum certification for his 2019 IGOR album as well as an impressive list of platinum […]

todayFebruary 28, 2022

Country

Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell Earn Gold, Platinum Singles

As of the end of last week, Tyler Childers has had two singles graduate from Certified Gold to Certified Platinum by the RIAA. "Lady May" and "Whitehouse Road" both have sales and streaming equivalents of 1 million units. The two tracks join Childers' other two Platinum singles "Feathered Indians" and "All Your'n." Alongside Childers' new feat was Jason Isbell's song "Cover Me Up" going Gold. Many country singers have covered […]

todayFebruary 22, 2022

Adult Contemporary

Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” is Now Certified Diamond

Whitney Houston's famous "I Will Always Love You" recording is now certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America, which means that the track has now sold and streamed 10 million equivalent units in the United States. This new accomplishment is not only the singer's fourth diamond certification, but it also makes Houston the third female artist to have both a diamond album and a single following Mariah Carey […]

todayJanuary 14, 2022

Country

Carrie Underwood’s Debut Album Surpasses 9 Million Sales

Carrie Underwood’s Some Hearts, released back in 2005, has just been certified 9X Platinum by the RIAA for surpassing sales of 9 million units. The album, produced by Mark Bright and Dan Huff, was recorded by Underwood right after she won the fourth season of American Idol. The sixth country album to achieve 9X Platinum status, Some Hearts was also the best-selling album in 2006, featuring hits like “Jesus, Take […]

todayOctober 28, 2021

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