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H.E.R. shut down a troll who claimed that the Grammy Award-winning singer has no hit songs. “You have no hits,” the Twitter user wrote. H.E.R. came with receipts, firing back “thanks for asking” and posting images of her records that became RIAA platinum and gold-certified in 2020 and 2021, among them her 2018 collaboration with Khalid, “This Way” and her 2019 song […]
21 Savage has to make some more room on his walls. On Wednesday, 21 Savage secured eight new RIAA plaques. Of these, four came from 21’s latest outing with Metro Boomin Savage Mode 2. The Drake-assisted “Mr. Right Now” and “Runnin” are now platinum-selling singles while “Glock in My Lap” and “Rich Nigga Shit” featuring Young Thug have both […]
More than 20 years after its release, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has reached diamond status. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) shared the news on Tuesday night, confirming Lauryn Hill’s debut album had sold more than 10,000,000 units since its 1998 release. It marks an increasingly rare milestone as on-demanding streaming has caused pure album sales to plummet. Hill has no […]
It’s been nearly two years since Lil Nas X first blessed the world with his singular hit “Old Town Road,” and the song is still breaking records. According to Billboard, the remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus has become the highest certified song ever by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), reaching 14-times platinum status […]
Lil Baby‘s list of 2020 accolades keeps on growing. Over the past nine months, the critically acclaimed rapper has garnered over 4 billion streams, topped multiple Billboard charts, locked down big-name collaborations, and received a number of honors, including the title of Vevo’s Top Performing Hip-Hop Artist of the year. However, one of his most impressive […]
There’s a lot to pore over in the RIAA‘s newly released revenue report, including the fact that streaming is driving continued growth for the U.S. recorded music industry. In a statement announcing the revenue report for 2019, RIAA chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier noted that this growth isn’t simply happening on its own, but is […]
Congratulations are in order for Lil Nas X, who continues to dominate the year. On Tuesday night, Columbia Records announced X’s hit “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was certified diamond by the RIAA, making it the fastest song history to reach the milestone. The diamond certification is bestowed to albums or singles that sell at least 10,000,000 units. […]
50 Cent’s latest argument is that Chris Brown is a better performer and artist than Michael Jackson. On Wednesday, Fif posted a video of Brown doing multiple backflips across a stage, alongside the caption, “All I’m saying is I never seen MJ come out like this.” Paris Jackson came to her father’s defense in the […]
