Music streaming now included in Canada’s historic Gold/Platinum certification program
Posted September 12, 2016 by Bram Gonshor
With the introduction of a new Single Award, Music Canada’s Gold/Platinum certification and awards program will now include streams towards digital track certifications. Over 50 new Single certifications were revealed today, with 10 artists receiving their first Canadian certifications.
The new Single Award will combine on-demand audio streams from subscription services with digital download and CD single sales. Streams can be used toward certification using a conversion formula of 150 streams equaling 1 unit towards certification. This 150:1 ratio is consistent with other major global counterparts. Streaming data from YouTube/VEVO videos will not be accepted towards certification upon launch.
The following list represents the first titles certified under Music Canada’s new Single Award guidelines, effective September 12, 2016. The titles that are bolded represent the artists who are receiving their first Canadian certifications.
Gold Singles
Alx Veliz Canada Dancing Kizomba Universal Music Canada
Brett Kissel Canada Airwaves Warner Music Canada
Britney Spears Make Me RCA Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Céline Dion Canada Loved Me Back To Life Columbia Records
Chris Lane Fix Universal
Coleman Hell Canada Fireproof 604 Records
Dierks Bentley Different For Girls Capitol
Fitz and The Tantrums Handclap Elektra
High Valley Canada She’s With Me Open Road
Klingande Jubel Ultra Music Canada
Maren Morris My Church Colombia Nashville / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Massari Canada Shisha CP Records
OneRepublic Wherever I Go Interscope Records
Tim Hicks Canada Got A Feeling Open Road
Zeds Dead Canada Lost You (Ft. Twin Shadow & D’Angelo Lacy) Ultra Music Canada
Platinum Singles
Alan Walker Faded Ultra Music Canada
Ariana Grande Into You Republic
Dean Brody Canada It’s Friday Open Road
DJ Khaled/ Drake For Free Young Money with Epic Records
DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber Let Me Love You Interscope Records
Drake Canada Controlla Republic
Flume Never Be Like You Mom + Pop Music
Future Low Life Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Kanye West Famous Def Jam
Kygo Stay (Ft. Maty Noyes) Ultra Music Canada
Kygo Firestone (Ft. Conrad Sewell) Ultra Music Canada
Kygo Stole The Show (Ft. Parson James) Ultra Music Canada
Ria Mae Canada Clothes Off Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
Shawn Mendes Canada Treat You Better Island
The Lumineers Ophelia Dine Alone Records
The Tragically Hip Canada Wheat Kings Universal Music Canada
The Tragically Hip Canada Ahead By A Century Universal Music Canada
Travis Scott Antidote Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Tyler Shaw Canada Kiss Goodnight Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
Double Platinum Singles
Deorro Five Hours/Five More Hours (Ft. Chris Brown) Ultra Music Canada
James Bay Let It Go Republic
Meghan Trainor Me Too Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Rhianna Needed Me Roc Nation
The Chainsmokers Closer Disruptor Records / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Zara Larsson &MNEK Never Forget You Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Triple Platinum Singles
Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie This is What It Feels Like Armada Music B.V.
Coleman Hell Canada 2 Heads 604 Records
Desiigner Panda Def Jam
G-Eazy Me, Myself & I RCA Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Quadruple Platinum Singles
Calvin Harris This Is What You Came For Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited / Westbury Road Entertainment LLC / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Fifth Harmony Work From Home Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling (Original Song From DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls”) RCA Records/DreamWorks Animation LLC / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC
The Chainsmokers Roses Disruptor Records / Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
7X Platinum Singles
OMI Cheerleader Ultra Music Canada
8X Platinum Singles
Hozier Take Me To Church Rubyworks, under license to Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.
Pharrell Williams Happy Columbia Records / Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc
Diamond Singles
Mark Ronson Uptown Funk Sony Music Entertainment Canada INC.