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RIAA Adds Music Streaming to Count Towards Gold & Platinum Awards

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This Thursday the the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed that they will be converging streams into the Gold & Platinum (G&P) Program. This means that on-demand audio and/or video song streams will be considered toward the 500,000 (Gold), 1,000,000 (Platinum), and 2,000,000 plus (multi-Platinum) thresholds that are necessary for the G&P’s Digital Single Award certification. With that being said, RIAA will be awarding 11 Gold, 18 Platinum, and 27 multi-Platinum with the new Digital Single Award. The streams that are accounted for are from services like Rhapshody, Spotify,MTV.com, VEVO, Yahoo! Music, YouTube, and more. So we can expect artist like Drake, Eminem, J. Cole, Frank Ocean, Justin Timberlake,Kanye West, Kelly Rowland, Kendrick Lamar, and Rihanna to be awarded with the new certification.

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Ghostface Killah Re-Releases Ironman

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· “24k Audiophile Gold Disc” [CD itself has embedded 24-karat gold] with re-mastered audio, housed in a “Cherrywood Trophy Box” emblazoned with IRONMAN plaque
· 48-page full-color, hard-cover book including extended artwork, album lyrics and text from journalist Chris Faraone
· Black 2-piece outer box with gold-foil sticker embossed with Ghostface Ironman logo [www.GetOnDown.com orders only]
· 12” x 12” puzzle featuring reproduction of original Ironman LP cover [www.GetOnDown.comorders only]
· CD box is limited to 2,000 copies worldwide

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Nas Re-Releasing Illmatic

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Like they did with Raekwon‘s OB4CL, Get On Down will be releasing their deluxe gold box set of Nas’ classic, Illmatic. The re-release of the ’94 debut from Esco will include a CD and vinyl packaging and will be available on December 9. Complex has the scoop.

The CD set includes:

- 24k Audiophile Gold Disc CD with re-mastered audio, housed in a “Cherrywood Trophy Box” with gold plaque.
- Black 2-piece outer box with original ‘Nas’ promotional sticker exclusive to Get on Down.com Orders.
- 48 page full-color, hard cover liner notes book including extended artwork, full album lyrics and liner notes from The Source founder Jon Shecter.
- A reproduction of the original 1994 illmatic press release.
- Two 8 x10 glossy promo photo’s used in the illmatic campaign.
- Rare 1994 promotional poster with full album lyrics printed on the back.

The Vinyl set includes:

- Vinyl LP packaged with full lyric insert
- 48 page full-color, hard cover liner notes book including extended artwork, full album lyrics and liner notes from The Source founder Jon Shecter.
- A reproduction of the original 1994 illmatic press release
- Two 8 x10 glossy promo photo’s used in the illmatic campaign
- Rare 1994 promotional poster with full album lyrics printed on the back

G.O.O.D. Music’s Hit Single “Mercy” Goes Double Platinum

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G.O.O.D. Music's Hit Single "Mercy" Goes Double Platinum