RIAA to Count Streaming Towards Album Certifications Jay Z's 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' to benifit from revised RIAA policy. Seventeen albums immediately affected by rare rule change The Recording Industry Association of America has changed its rules to now factor streaming sales into its singles and albums certification process. The change has now made 17 albums either platinum or gold [...]
Joe Smooth - "I Wish People Would Ask Me More About My History" Joe Smooth is one of the pioneers of the style of music known today as house music. He is a self-taught musician who from the age of 12 has been creating music that is inspiring to all that his sound has touched. In 1985 he joined the DJ International family and quickly became a central force behind everything written or produced [...]