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Los Angeles, CA – Today, RIAA and CreativeFuture released the first three episodes of OffScript with Ruth and Mitch, a video podcast hosted by CreativeFuture CEO Ruth Vitale and RIAA CEO Mitch Glazier…

Recorded music revenues in the U.S. grew 27% in the first half of 2021 versus the prior year, from $5.6 to $7.1 billion at retail value.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 15, 2021) – Click here to view the complete press release, via Warner Music Nashville.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 12, 2021) – On August 10, the White House announced President Biden’s intent to nominate Chris Wilson as the Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator at the Office of the United States Trade Representative. 

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Thanks for tuning in! This month I had the pleasure of interviewing first-term Congresswoman Deborah Ross (D-NC-2). Congresswoman Ross told us about how she got a very early start in politics and music with parents who loved both, and shared songs that remind her to use her position to…

RIAA is pleased to announce our Mid-Year 2021 Gold & Platinum Awards Report.  Every mid-year we recognize the artists who have achieved Gold & Platinum status for titles both released and certified within the first half of the year. In 2021 we celebrate a select group of just 7 albums and 20 singles! Click here to view the report.

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Multiple GRAMMY® Award winner Bruno Mars has made history as the first artist ever to receive five RIAA diamond certified singles. Mars’ That’s What I Like” and “When I Was Your Man” have both been diamond certified, selling and streaming over 10 million copies and bringing his total certifications to five. Click here for more information.