WASHINGTON, DC (December 14, 2022) – The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) last night (12/13) presented multiple Gold & Platinum plaques to Ava Max, Jax, Khalid, Lauv, Nicky Youre and Tate McRae. These talented artists were celebrated for their certified hits while in Washington, DC for the HOT 99.5 Jingle Ball Presented by Capital One.
With already a remarkable 13 multi-Platinum RIAA certifications, including a Diamond for “Location,” Khalid was honored for his 4X Platinum album American Teen (Right Hand Music/RCA Records).Pictured L-R: Khalid and RIAA SVP Content Protection OperationsTraci Crippen
Ava Max reached a huge milestone as Heaven & Hell (Atlantic Records) solidified her first Platinum album, amplifying seven RIAA Gold & Platinum certified singles. Pictured L-R: RIAA VP Creative & Branding Rose Connelly and Ava Max
Jax celebrated her first RIAA Gold certification with a plaque for hit single “Victoria’s Secret” (Atlantic Records). Pictured L-R: RIAA VP Media Relations Erin D. D. Burr, Jax, RIAA VP Creative & Branding Rose Connelly and SVP Content Protection Operations Traci Crippen
Celebrating his highest-certified track to date with 5X Platinum single “I Like Me Better” (AWAL), Lauv has now earned eight RIAA Gold & Platinum certifications. Pictured L-R: Lauv and RIAA SVP Content Protection OperationsTraci Crippen
Not even a year since release on Columbia Records, Nicky Youre earned his first RIAA award with Platinum certified “Sunroof,” a duet with dazy. Pictured L-R: Nicky Youreand RIAA SVP Content Protection OperationsTraci Crippen
In only two years, Tate McRae has certified six titles, including 3X Platinum single “You Broke Me First,” and now “she’s all I wanna be” (RCA Records) becomes a Platinum single. Pictured L-R: RIAA VP Media Relations Erin D. D. Burr and Tate McRae
Latin music in the U.S. has increased in popularity and value over the last eight years, outpacing overall recorded music each year across this period of strong growth.
