Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Rihanna’s Good Girl Gone Bad is now her highest-certified album, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Even without a new album out, there’s a lot of excitement connected ...

The RIAA certified Justin Bieber's SWAG Platinum on June 26, marking another milestone for the chart-topping album and its ...

Choosing an album’s lead single is often a fraught process. Sometimes, the band and the label disagree over which track should be released as the first single. There’s also a lot riding on the ...

Roc Nation artist earns more bragging rights as one of the best selling-artists in the history of rap music. Jay-Z has made history once again. According to a new list of platinum certifications ...

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On July 12, RIAA updated its certifications for multiple Jay-Z albums. Included in this was his 11th studio album Blueprint 3, released in 2009, which has now reached 2x platinum certification. This ...

If you’re looking to add to your record collection, here are some platinums 2000s rock albums everyone should own on vinyl. There was a lot going on in the rock world during the 2000s. Nu-metal had ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JAY-Z’s run of historic feats continues. The Hip-Hop veteran has become the first Black male recording artist of any genre to ever ...