Whao!
So Jay-Z lied about his album’s numbers?
According to BuzzAngle, Jay-Z’s current album,
4:44, actually sold much less than 500,000
copies or downloads.
4:44 did not reach platinum status, despite the
RIAA issuing him a platinum plaque for that
photo op last month.
Jay-Z’s people claimed the rap mogul’s album
was downloaded or streamed aver a million times
in one week. But even that is a lie according to
some reports online.
“The fact that 4:44 has sold so much less than
500,000 is startling,” writes Roger Friedman on
his Showbiz411 blog.
According to BuzzAngle, ''4:44 has sold a total of
264,100 albums. That includes CDs and
downloads but not streaming. If you count in
streaming, including singles, the number still
comes only to 364,000.
This is a far cry from the 500,000 level that the
RIAA requires for a gold record, and 1 million
copies shipped for platinum. Still, the RIAA
awarded Jay Z a platinum album based on private
sales through Tidal streaming and direct
deliveries to Sprint customers.''
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