RIAA Reminder: December Early Certification Closing Deadline

The RIAA will be closing the books for Gold & Platinum certifications early, on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Following that date, the RIAA will not accept any requests to certify any titles until after the first of January 2018.

In an effort to allow Q4 certification submissions, the organization will temporarily suspend the 30-day physical album release requirement as shown below:

• Released by Friday 11/10/17 – eligible for certification beginning Friday 12/1/17
• Released by Friday 11/17/17 – eligible for certification beginning Friday 12/8/17

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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