The Week Ahead in Hip-Hop: March 14, 2016 – March 20, 2016
Monday, March 14 – Sunday, March 20
RIAA Execs Discuss Rihanna’s ‘Anti” Going Platinum & New Rules For Album Award Certifications
THE ORGANIZATION’S LEADERS BREAK DOWN THE CHANGES TO ITS AWARDS PROGRAM
Kendrick Lamar & Big Sean Earn Platinum Plaques Under New RIAA Streaming & Track Sale Equivalent Changes
STREAMING IS STILL CHANGING THE GAME
RiRi Takes The Throne: Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ Goes Platinum
RIRI DOES IT AGAIN!
Rihanna, Beyonce & Eminem Among Most Followed Musicians On Social Media
FIND OUT WHERE SOME OF THE TOP PERFORMERS LAND ON THE RIAA’S NEW CHART
FBI Shuts Down Music Sharing Site Sharebeast
RIAA CEO SAYS THIS IS A ‘HUGE WIN’ FOR THE MUSIC COMMUNITY
Rihanna Is The First Artist To Have 100 Million Song Certifications
RIH HAS REACHED A CAREER MILESTONE
Eminem Becomes First Artist To Earn Two RIAA Digital Diamond Awards
SLIM SHADY ADDS ANOTHER AWARD TO HIS TROPHY CASE
Spotify Is Worth More Than The U.S Recording Industry At $8 Billion
THE STREAMING SERVICE IS BRINGING IN BIG BUCKS AND TRUMPING THIER COMPETITION
Kanye West’s “Yeezus” Certified Platinum By RIAA
YEEZUS RECEIVES PLATINUM AWARD FROM RIAA
Jay-Z's Magna Carta Expected To Top Charts Again
JAY TO TOP THE CHARTS AGAIN?
Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Expected To Top Charts Again
JAY TO TOP THE CHARTS AGAIN?
Jay-Z Gets His Platinum Plaque For Magna Carta Holy Grail
JAY-Z GETS THAT PLAT PLAQUE FOR MCHG!
RIAA Issues Open Letter Addressing Jay-Z’s Samsung Deal And Some New Rules
The following was originally published on RIAA.com. By now, many of us in the music business, as well as Jay-Z fans, know that Samsung has purchased one million “Magna Carta Holy Grail” digital albums to be given away to the phone maker’s customers. It is a novel and creative marketing move and it has rightly […]
Producer Rick Rubin Helps Power Adele's "21" To Diamond Status; First Artist In Decade To Reach 10 Million Sales
(AllHipHop News) Super-producer Rick Rubin is sharing in on the success of Adele, who was recently named the first artist of the 21st century to receive a Diamond Award in less than two years. Adele’s critically acclaimed album 21 was officially certified as having sold 10 million records, landing a Diamond Award certification from the […]
Flo Rida, LMFAO, Bruno Mars Pass 5 Million Sold; B.o.B., Em Certified Platinum
(AllHipHop News) Three top Hip-Hop/R&B artists were certified five times platinum last month by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Rapper Flo Rida Electronica/Hip-Hop/Electronic group LMFAO and Bruno Mars all received plaques for selling over 5 million downloads of their most popular singles. Flo Rida’s 2009 song “Right Round,” LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem” and […]
