From: "Debbi R" <creedlvr@LAFORNARA.COM> To: <CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM> Date: Thu 2 Aug 2001 23:32:50 -0700 |
Kid Rock, Creed Join RIAA's Diamond Club
Aug 2, 2001, 12:45 pm PT
Kid Rock's Devil Without a Cause and Creed's Human Clay are the latest albums to receive the Recording Industry Association of America's (RIAA) Diamond award for sales of 10 million copies or more. The awards were announced Wednesday (Aug. 1) with the RIAA's July gold and platinum certifications.
Meanwhile, artists who received their first gold, platinum, and/or multi-platinum certifications in July are this year's surprise star, Alicia Keys, whose debut album, Songs in A Minor earned both gold and platinum plaques; Alien Ant Farm's ANThology was certified gold; and Sara Evans earned her first platinum album for Born to Fly.
Other artists striking gold for the first time in July were Drowning Pool (Sinner), Daft Punk (Homework), Steve Green (For God and God Alone), Gato Barbieri (Caliente), Eden's Crush (Popstars), and Lupillo Rivera (Despreciado).
For the full list, go to www.riaa.com.
-- Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna