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Shortly afterwards, Glazier was hired as Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel for the RIAA, which vigorously defended the change when it came to light. [3] The battle over the disputed provision led to the formation of the Recording Artists' Coalition, which successfully lobbied for repeal of the change. [4] [5]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States". [ 1 ]
Glazer was born in Key Biscayne, Florida, and was raised in Miami, the son of Leonard and Zelda Glazer, an English teacher. [4] Glazer is a close relative of Sidney Glazier and musician Tom Glazer. [citation needed] He attended Miami Beach High School and graduated from there early in 1970. [5] He attended Clark University before transferring ...
Give It Up was released in September 1972 by Warner Bros. Records. [3] It sold moderately well, and was Raitt's first album to reach the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart, where it peaked at number 138. [8] [12] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1985, denoting shipments of 500,000 copies. [13]
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Althought it seemed the sides were far apart, on Nov. 1, 1985, the RIAA agreed to put warning labels on certain albums. The industry group felt it was a better option than allowing an outside ...
Turn It Upside Down is the second studio album and fourth release overall by American rock band Spin Doctors, released in 1994. It is the follow-up album to their successful RIAA 5× Platinum album Pocket Full of Kryptonite. Though not as commercially or critically successful as their debut album, Turn It Upside Down was certified Platinum in ...
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