Rihanna Singer earns 100M song award

Rihanna has been recognized as the first artist in Gold and Platinum history of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to be certified with the 100 million song award.

This is the second milestone for the singer since the release of her “Anti” album on January 27. Her eighth LP was certified Platinum by RIAA on January 29, barely two days following its release.

  Rihanna at the unveiling of her album artwork.
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Last night, Rihanna took to Twitter to thank her fans.

“Navy y’all did this  . . . FIRST & ONLY @RIAA certified with 100M song awards & #ANTI is PLATINUM!! Thank you for the love!,” she tweeted.

 

"Anti" recorded 1 million downloads barely 15 hours after it was released. The album released via Tidal was initially made available for free download through a partnership with Samsung Mobile.

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The “Work” singer is set to perform at the Grammys on February 15, 2016.