Rihanna Receives Seven New RIAA Platinum Certifications

Her 2016 album ‘ANTI’ also returns to the top 100 of the Billboard 200.

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Rihanna further extends her lead as the highest-certified female singles artist as she received seven new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The artist and mogul took home all platinum plaques, including a 9x platinum certification for “Work,” an 8x platinum certification for “Needed Me,” a 6x platinum certification for “Love On The Brain,” a 3x platinum certification for “Kiss It Better” and platinum certifications for “Same Ol’ Mistakes” and “Higher.” Chart Data confirms that she has officially sold 161.5 million units as a lead artist.

In addition to her plaques, Rih’s latest 2016 album ANTI returned to the top 100 of the Billboard 200 this week, logging at total of 351 weeks on the chart.

Although a new album is yet to be confirmed by the artist, she is set to perform at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Elsewhere in music, Rick Astley is suing Yung Gravy over his track “Betty (Get Money).”

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