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Mitch Glazier (born 1966) is an American lawyer and lobbyist. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Education and career
The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. As of February 10, 2024, the Beatles have the highest total certified albums and Drake has the highest total certified digital singles. Eminem is the only act in the top 20 of both lists.
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 ]
The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) recognizes certifies the top selling and streaming recordings, with 65 artists earning their first Gold (500,000 units) and Platinum (1 million ...
The certified units also can be inflated by the redundancy of certifications, because each of tracks downloads and streams contributed to the certifications of both of the single and the respective album. The RIAA counts 10 downloads of individual track as well as 1,500 audio/video streams as an equivalent to one unit of album, including those ...
RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier says, “These awards recognize Eminem’s unflinching commitment to his craft and the enduring connection he has forged with fans over the last twenty years.
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 ...
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 ...