In October, the RIAA presented 41 digital single awards and 17 album awards.
Pop stars with Nashville ties earned multiplatinum certifications, including Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” (Epic) scoring its third and fourth platinum certs. Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” (Big Machine Records) secured its second platinum award.
Below is a list of the Country and CCM honorees:
Platinum Singles
Florida Georgia Line, “Dirt,” Republic Nashville
Hillsong United, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail),” Hillsong/Sparrow Records
Sam Hunt, “Leave The Night On,” MCA Nashville
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad,” RCA Records Nashville
Gold Singles
Brantley Gilbert, “Small Town Throwdown,” Ft. Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett, The Valory Music Co.
Cole Swindell, “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” Warner Bros.
Multiplatinum Album
Jason Aldean, Night Train, Broken Bow, double platinum
A full list is available at facebook.com/GoldandPlatinum.
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