Source translation
Lady Gaga slays: ARTPOP succeeding in Argentina
A few days since the release of her new material, it is certified gold in our country [by CAPIF].
(Transgressive. The singer during the promotion of the new album.)
ARTPOP is the promotional work from the star. The tracks were written by Lady Gaga and mostly produced by her, alongside to a great team: Zedd, Infected Mushroom, Paul "Dj White Shadow" Blair, David Guetta, will.i.am, Rick Rubin, among others.
The shocking cover art was made by the recognized American artist Jeff Koons and the pictures has been in charge of Inez&Vinoodh. Lady Gaga was crowned as the most important pop artist with her debut album "The Fame" (2008), which sold over 15 millon units worldwide.
Along her career she won multiple awards, which includes five Grammys, a record of 13 MTV Video Music Awards, 26 nominations and sales surpassing 24 million records and 90 million singles.
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Confirmed on Universal Music Official Twitter Account,
Facebook Acount and
Website.
Universal Music Arg
@UMArgentina
¡Seguimos con buenas noticias! Atención #LittleMonsters: ¡#ARTPOP ya es disco de ORO en Argentina! Bajalo YA >>
http://umusic.ly/ARTPOPiT
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We keep with the good news! Attention #LittleMonsters: ARTPOP is now GOLD in Argentina! Download it here http://umusic.ly/ARTPOPiT )
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Certifications are given by CAPIF (
http://www.capif.org.ar/). A gold certification stands for
20k sales, which is good (even more with just 2 weeks of release) because of the very weak musical industry in here (mostly for the social and legal accepted piracy). Last year, only 15 records reached a Gold certification and 18 the Platinum one.