RIAA Digital Gold Single Award for Bryant Meyers track "Ojala". Released on Dec. 15, 2017, it was by Nov. 21, 2018 certified Digital Latin Gold by the RIAA for 300,000 downloads and streams.
The track, which Meyers made in collaboration with De La Ghetto, Darell, and Almighty, appeared on the 2017 album La Oscuridad. It helped the album to #4 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart and #177 on the Top 200 Albums chart. See image above for the RIAA sales certification of this track*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA "serial number bar hologram" Digital Latin Gold single award
- In Excellent condition
- First presentation award made in 2018 or 2019
- Presentation to music industry executive
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Letter of provenance included
- Known as a "RIAA digital single award" with a serial number hologram, they were made from 2003 to present
- Award measures 21.5" x 26"
- Great collectors item for any Bryant Meyers fan
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- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Digital Gold award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 2018 or 19, making it 3-4 years old. The RIAA launched its Digital Single Award program in 2003 to include digital downloads and streams of tracks to determine the award certification level. The award is presented to Jerry Blair, a record executive who held roles at CBS, Chrysalis, and Columbia Records.
Blair played a key role in the success of artists including Meyers, Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Will Smith and many others. The award is accompanied by a letter of provenance from Blair's son, who later took possession of his father's awards and memorabilia (see image of letter, son's name is redacted on image, buyer will receive unredacted copy).
This award is in Excellent condition. The award was made by Metro Pro and their manufacturer sticker appears on the back of the award, on which one tear has been taped to prevent dust intrusion.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com