The plaque was presented to someone (an employee) at Capitol. I imagine it has some level of officialism because the RIAA logo. I don't know where they got those numbers but when I saw it on her twitter I had to do a double take.
Katy slays your lives and all y'all are being pressed and jealous.
Now we all know that jealousy is a disease you all y'all better seek out some professional medical care before it gets serious.