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Luke Bryan's 'Drunk on You' Goes Platinum

Alanna Conaway — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:00:21 +0000

Luke Bryan is just about as hot as they get these days. He recently celebrated the success of his current album, ‘Tailgates and Tanlines,’ reaching platinum certification, also reveling in his multi-week chart-topping hit ‘I Don’t Want This Night to End.’ Well, he better get his party pants back on, because he has one more career accolade to celebrate! His latest single, ‘Drunk on You,’ has reached platinum status for digital downloads exceeding one million copies sold.

Luke Bryan Throws Tailgate Party to Celebrate 'Tailgates and Tanlines' Going Platinum

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:30:31 +0000

So how exactly do you celebrate the success of a million copies sold of an album titled ‘Tailgates and Tanlines‘? Well if you’re Luke Bryan, you throw a tailgate party, of course. Bryan, along with his family, friends, industry peers and a few lucky contest winners, were able to hang out at Nashville’s LP Field [...]

Lionel Richie's 'Tuskegee' Album Reaches Platinum Status

Megan Pacella — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:30:08 +0000

Since details of Lionel Richie‘s collaborative country album, ‘Tuskegee,’ started surfacing, we’ve been following all of the happenings. And the happenings have been many. Since its release on March 26, the album has topped the Billboard Country Albums chart and landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart. And just this week, Richie earned a certified platinum disc to signify that the critically-acclaimed collection has sold a million copies.

The Band Perry's 'If I Die Young' Gets Quadruple Platinum Certification

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:30:13 +0000

Just when you think the Band Perry‘s chart-topping smash ‘If I Die Young’ can’t get any bigger, it does. The sibling trio’s hit single has now been certified quadruple platinum for digital downloads exceeding four million copies sold. The accomplishment is not one to take lightly, either. This particular milestone sets the band apart from any other country act in the past 18 months for having the best selling single during that time period.

Kenny Chesney's 'You and Tequila' Reaches Platinum Certification

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:37 +0000

What can make Kenny Chesney‘s nine ACM nominations even better? How about having his chart-topping hit, ‘You and Tequila,’ being certified platinum! Chesney’s fans just can’t seem to get enough of his duet with Grace Potter, which has now sold over a million digital downloads. The song is also responsible for Chesney’s multiple ACM nods [...]

Scotty McCreery's 'Clear as Day' Goes Platinum

Billy Dukes — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:00:26 +0000

It was only a matter of when, not if, Scotty McCreery‘s debut album would be certified platinum for one million copies sold. Last night, his Nashville record label made it official. “Congratulations to @ScottyMcCreery, his debut album, Clear As Day, is certified PLATINUM!” a tweet from the UMG Nashville Twitter page reads. McCreery’s mother, Judy [...]

Kenny Chesney's 'Hemingway's Whiskey' Goes Platinum

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:00:44 +0000

Kenny Chesney better make a little more room on his walls at home, as his latest album, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey,’ has gone platinum. By the album surpassing the one million sales marker, Chesney now has a total of 10 platinum albums to his credit. Since its release, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey’ has been cranking out hit after hit, [...]

Lady Antebellum's 'Own the Night' Album Goes Platinum

Alanna Conaway — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:00:59 +0000

After only four weeks on the shelves, Lady Antebellum‘s latest album, ‘Own the Night,’ has been certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies. The hit album has produced two smash singles, including the lead-off release and multi-week No. 1 ‘Just a Kiss’ and their latest Top 10 song, ‘We Owned the Night.’

The Band Perry's 'If I Die Young' Goes Triple Platinum

Jeff Giles — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:00:18 +0000

A year ago, the Band Perry was just another young country trio with a brand new album and a bunch of big dreams to its name. Things have certainly changed for the Perry siblings — not only do they stand to win as many as five CMA Awards next month, but they’ve sold nearly a million copies of their full-length debut.

And the numbers for their signature hit single, ‘If I Die Young,’ are even more impressive: the RIAA just certified it triple platinum, for sales exceeding three million copies.

Kenny Chesney Earns Platinum Record for 'Hemingway's Whiskey'

Jeff Giles — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:00:06 +0000

For one of country’s biggest stars, Kenny Chesney is building quite an impressive heavy metal collection.

Chesney’s latest album, ‘Hemingway’s Whiskey,’ was recently certified platinum for sales of one million copies by the RIAA, becoming the 10th of his 14 releases to reach one of the industry’s most esteemed sales milestones.