A Gold certification denotes 500,000 units sold, while a Platinum record has sold 1,000,000 units. In the streaming era, one album sale is calculated as 1,500 on-demand audio and/or video song ...

The awards reflect the changes in music consumption, as dozens of singles received platinum or gold awards (for 1 million or 500,000 units, respectively), while just four albums received gold awards.

According to new data from the RIAA, 53 artists earned first-time gold or platinum awards in 2020, including Doja Cat and Arizona Zervas. More Songs Are Going Platinum Than Ever Before ...

As one of the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hits of all time, "Levitating" receives ASCAP Pop Music Awards Song of the Year. The multi-platinum hit was written by ASCAP songwriters Clarence ...

More country and pop superstars are up for CMA Awards than ever, so we predicted a few winners before country music's biggest night on Nov. 20.

The honorees had single Platinum records all the way up to 10-time Platinum records. As was pointed out to the crowd, a song never loses eligibility for Platinum status.

There are currently 13 country songs that have been certified Diamond, meaning they’ve sold 10 million “units.” And honestly, as I was going through the list, it wasn’t what I expected…at all.

Lil Nas X's 2019 smash, "Old Town Road" — specifically, the remix version featuring Billy Ray Cyrus — has become the most Platinum-certified song in the history of the Recording Industry ...

His hard work is truly paying off — he’s had albums and songs land on the country, rap, rock, pop and adult contemporary charts; he won three CMT Music Awards for his hit “Son of a Sinner ...