streaming is the only reason why some of the biggest hits of the last year were what they were
Yes but they're including streams from all over the world when their certifications are supposed to represent a song's popularity in America only. Like is RIAA really so budget that they just type in youtube.com, see how many views a video has and combine it with its single sales?
Mess @ these joke certifications RIAA is handing out. Including streaming was a horrible idea.
How? You don't know how many people just go to YouTube or any other streaming site to listen to a song over and over rather than buying every track they want to hear we're in the digital/internet age
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Tuesday presented Lady Gaga with a prestigious Diamond Award in recognition of "Bad Romance" (Streamline/Interscope) surpassing the 10 million threshold counting song sales and streams. The presentation took place at Lady Gaga's Washington, D.C. Verizon Center show as part of her artRAVE: the ARTPOP ball tour.
Cary Sherman, Chairman & CEO, RIAA said the following about Lady Gaga's Diamond Award milestone:
"With this award, Lady Gaga joins a prestigious and exclusive list of Gold and Platinum luminaries. 'Bad Romance' is one of the most popular and iconic songs of the last decade. We are honored to present Lady Gaga with a Diamond Award in recognition of 'Bad Romance' surpassing the ten million mark, and to congratulate her as the first female artist in Gold & Platinum Program history to earn a Digital Diamond Award."
In addition to her Diamond song honor, Lady Gaga's digital single certifications now surpass the 28.5 million threshold, counting downloads and streams and spanning seven songs. Gaga's RIAA album awards represent more than six million albums sold in the United States.
we're in the digital/internet age
