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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2004 for shipments of 500,000 copies.

A Collection of Great Dance Songs

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on 29 January 1982 and Platinum on 6 July 1989 and Double Platinum in August, 2001.

Another Page

Although not as commercially successful as its predecessor as it was only certified Gold by the RIAA while his self-titled debut album had already been certified Platinum by the time of the release of Another Page, the third single, "Think of Laura" reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984.

Audio Home Recording Act

The RIAA filed suit to enjoin the manufacture and distribution of the Rio PMP300, one of the first portable MP3 players, because it did not include the SCMS copy protection required by the act, and Diamond did not intend to pay royalties.

Bob Heathcote

Just when the band was getting ready to record their fourth studio album,Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu which was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Disneymania

It was considered a commercial success, and achieved Gold certification from the RIAA in February 2003, despite peaking at 52nd place on the Billboard 200.

Elektra v. Santangelo

In a CNN American Morning interview, Miles O'Brien discussed the case with Ms. Santangelo and RIAA President Cary Sherman.

Forever, for Always, for Love

The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, and earned Vandross a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, but lost to Marvin Gaye for his song Sexual Healing.

If I Could Go!

The song is inducted into the Guinness World Records as the "first officially-released video game soundtrack to be RIAA certified platinum".

In a Special Way

Produced, by El DeBarge and the writing credits varying from El, Marty, James and Bunny, the album reached gold after the releases of the following singles "Time Will Reveal" and "Love Me in a Special Way" (which features fellow Motown artist Stevie Wonder on harmonica), which hit number one on the Billboard R&B and adult contemporary singles chart respectively.

J. Remington Wilde

His songs have been recorded by many country and pop artists, including Ray Charles, Gary Allan, Juice Newton, Conway Twitty, Clint Eastwood, Tommy Overstreet, Randy Travis and more, earning numerous RIAA certified gold and platinum discs.

Jeannie Seely

She served as an opening act for Willie Nelson's road show, and also appeared in his film Honeysuckle Rose, and also recorded for the soundtrack, which eventually received a "Platinum" rating by the RIAA.

Jenni Engebretsen

She was formerly Director of Communications for the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Washington, DC-based trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry.

Jessica Harp

The album produced two additional singles in "My, Oh My" (a Top 10 hit) and "Tennessee" and was certified Gold by the RIAA for reaching sales of over 500,000.

Josh Werner

Werner was a co-writer and bassist of the Certified Gold RIAA albums Matisyahu (Live at Stubb's) and the Grammy nominated Matisyahu (Youth album )along with original backing band Roots Tonic.

Matt Oppenheim

After working for Proskauer Rose LLP as a litigation associate for 5 years, he joined the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

MediaSentry

In late 2007 the University of Oregon, represented by Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers, refused to provide information on its students to the RIAA, questioning the tactics used by MediaSentry in one of its investigations.

Mitch Bainwol

In August of 2011, Cary Sherman succeeded Bainwol as Chairman and CEO of the RIAA.

My Own Prison

Over the course of Creed's career, the album has gone on to sell 6 million copies in the United States alone, being certified 6x Platinum by the RIAA in 2002.

Playlist.com

On April 28, 2008, the RIAA and a coalition of nine record labels filed a lawsuit against the company for contributing to mass copyright infringement.

Recordando Otra Vez

As of October 5, 2007, the album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Sam McCandless

With McCandless, Cold has released five albums of which two have been RIAA Certified Gold and one RIAA Certified Platinum soundtrack album for A Walk to Remember.

Santangelo

Elektra v. Santangelo, a case filed by Elektra Entertainment Group as one of approximately 13,000 lawsuits that the RIAA has brought against individual defendants in the US

Sarah Deutsch

Deutsch gained media attention for representing Verizon in the copyright case RIAA v. Verizon, in which the Recording Industry Association of America obtained a subpoena demanding Verizon to disclose the identity of several subscribers who were allegedly engaged in illegal P2P file-sharing.

Serial Copy Management System

SCMS was created as a compromise between electronics manufacturers, mainly Sony and Phillips, who wanted to make DAT machines available in the United States, and the RIAA, which had previously hampered the availability of DAT machines in the US with the threat of lawsuits.

Sonic Temple

The album reached the Cult's highest chart position in the US, peaking at #10 on the Billboard 200 charts, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1993.

Spamigation

--Coined when?--> by Brad Templeton of the Electronic Frontier Foundation to explain the tactics of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which files large numbers of lawsuits against individuals for file sharing, and DirecTV, which once filed large numbers of lawsuits against users of smart cards.

The Rapper

Released as a single, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1970 (see 1970 in music) for selling over a million copies.

Violent Femmes

Featuring many of their well-known songs, including "Blister in the Sun", "Kiss Off", "Add It Up" and "Gone Daddy Gone", Violent Femmes became the band's biggest-selling album and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA.


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