Multiple award winning recording artist, Rihanna has surpassed more than
100 million gold & platinum song certifications, according to the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Multiple award winning recording artist, Rihanna has surpassed more than 100 million gold & platinum song certifications, according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Elevating
her to No. 1 on RIAA's list of artists with the most digital single
awards, the Recording Industry Association of America announced on
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 that Rihanna has become the first artist to
surpass RIAA's 100 million cumulative singles award threshold.
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'Gold
& Platinum is the industry's premier way to celebrate achievement
in the marketplace. We've given awards to artists for nearly 60 years,
but it's rare that we have the opportunity to recognize a milestone like
the one Rihanna has reached. Congratulations to Rihanna! She has not
only surpassed RIAA's one-hundred million mark, but also is the first
artist to do so. It's an historic feat and a testament to an
extraordinary career," Cary Sherman, Chairman & CEO, RIAA said in a release. "
It was further
reiterated in the release that this honour encompasses the 37 separate
titles released during her career so far, including a 9X multi-platinum
award for We Found Love, 6X multi-platinums for Stay, What's My Name and Only Girl (In The World), plus a 2X multi-platinum for new song FourFiveSeconds, a platinum for Bitch Better Have My Money, and many more.
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