Days before her Super Bowl performance alongside Kendrick Lamar, SZA received almost 30 new gold and platinum plaques from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This also comes right before the singer is set to release additional songs for SOS Deluxe: LANA. The “Kill Bill” singer was awarded 28 new plaques on Feb 8th. […]
Take a trip down memory lane with the Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ and cultural figure after the announcement of 17 new certifications!
Whitney Houston makes history becoming the first African American artist to achieve three diamond album certifications from the RIAA.
Vinyl To Surpass CD Sales For The First Time Since 1986 The beautiful thing about history is that it often repeats itself. According to reports from Rolling Stone, vinyl sales in the first half of 2019 generated $224.1 million dollars, moving 8.6 million units–which is equivalent to a third of the revenue for physical releases […]
FCC Commissioner Asks RIAA To Investigate Payola In Radio/Music Industry Before even getting to what’s happening with this story, you might be asking yourself: “What is payola?” Payola is when someone pays a person in a position to get them to plug your product–or in this case, play you or your artists’ music on radio. […]