The Fandom » RIAA http://www.thefandom.net You will regret nothing Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ‘Hunger Games’ soundtrack certified gold in just one month http://hungergamesfandom.net/2012/05/22/hunger-games-soundtrack-certified-gold-in-just-one-month/ http://hungergamesfandom.net/2012/05/22/hunger-games-soundtrack-certified-gold-in-just-one-month/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 20:19:44 +0000 thgadminjessi http://hungergamesfandom.net/?p=8014 ]]> The Hunger Games companion album Songs From District 12 and Beyond has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in April,  a mere month after its release!  See excerpt below from Broadway World.

Three spring album releases certified Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold in just one month this April, according to the music group’s newest monthly Gold & Platinum Program tally.

Syco Records band One Direction’s “Up All Night,” Mercury Nashville legendLionel Richie’s first record in five years “Tuskegee” and the Universal Republic soundtrack to film “The Hunger Games” each sold more than 500,000 copies to earn timely golden awards in April. One Direction also received their first Platinum download certification for “What Makes You Beautiful” surpassing one million downloads sold in the United States.

You can check out the entire story HERE

Source: RIAA via Broadway World


Tagged: Broadway World, Certified Gold, RIAA, Songs from District 12 and Beyond, The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games Soundtrack ]]> http://hungergamesfandom.net/2012/05/22/hunger-games-soundtrack-certified-gold-in-just-one-month/feed/ 0 The Hunger Games Soundtrack ‘Songs From District 12 and Beyond’ Certified Gold http://hungergamesdwtc.net/2012/05/the-hunger-games-soundtrack-songs-from-district-12-and-beyond-certified-gold/ http://hungergamesdwtc.net/2012/05/the-hunger-games-soundtrack-songs-from-district-12-and-beyond-certified-gold/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 20:30:32 +0000 Theresa http://hungergamesdwtc.net/?p=27459 The soundtrack for The Hunger Games film, Songs from District 12 and Beyond, which was released in conjunction with the film’s debut in March has now been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  To achieve “Gold” status an album must sell more than 500,000 copies, and thanks to strong sales the soundtrack was able to achieve this in just one month.

Congratulations to Lionsgate, T. Bone Burnett, and all of the album’s featured artists.

Are you among the 500,000 that purchased Songs from District 12 and Beyond?  Let us know in the comments.

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