56 ARTISTS EARNED FIRST TIME GOLD OR PLATINUM AWARDS IN 2018Each story behind these 2018 certified Gold,

Platinum or multi-Platinum artists is different,

but one common thread is that a label team

helped achieve that level of prestigious success.

BREAKING ARTISTS IS WHAT MUSIC LABELS, BIG AND SMALL, DO EVERY DAY.

WE ARE #LABELSATWORK.

6ix9ine | Day69

BTS | Love Yourself: Answer

Ella Mai | Ella Mai

H.E.R. | H.E.R.

Juice Wrld | Goodbye & Good Riddance

Lil Pump | Lil Pump

Lil Skies | Life of a Dead Rose

Tyler, The Creator | Flower Boy

Youngboy Never Broke Again | AI Youngboy | Until Death Call My NameMULTI-PLATINUM SONG AWARDS

ALBUM AWARDS

Ella MaiBoo’d Up

Juice WrldLucid Dreams

6ix9ineFEFE

Blocboy JBLook Alive (Feat. Drake)

Lil PumpGucci Gang

Rich The KidPlug Walk

LauvI Like Me Better

6ix9ineGUMMO

Lil BabyYes Indeed (Feat. Drake)

Jay RockKing’s Dead (Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake)

Sheck WesMo Bamba

Juice WrldAll Girls Are The Same

BazziMine

Rich The KidNew Freezer (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)

2018FIRST TIME

Gold & Platinum Recipients

2018 Gold & Platinum Recipients FIRST TIMERS

ARTIST GENRE RECORD LABEL CERTIFIED SONGS CERTIFIED ALBUMS

6ix9ine R&B/ Hip Hop Tenthousand Projects FEFE 3X Platinum, GUMMO 2X Platinum,

BILLY Gold, KEKE Gold, KOODA Gold Day69 Gold

Axwelll Λ Ingrosso Dance/Elec Def Jam More Than You Know Gold

Bad Wolves Rock Eleven Seven Music Zombie Platinum

Bazzi Pop Iamcosmic/ Atlantic Records

Mine 2X Platinum, Beautiful Platinum

Benny Blanco Pop Friends Keep Secrets Eastside (Feat. Halsey & Khalid) Platinum

Bhad Bhabie R&B/ Hip Hop

B.H.A.D. Music/ Atlantic Records

Hi Bich Gold Gucci Flip Flops (Feat. Lil Yachty) Gold

Blac Youngsta R&B/ Hip Hop Epic Booty Gold

Black Veil Brides Rock Republic Records/Lava In The End Gold

BlocBoy JB R&B/ Hip Hop Warner Bros Records Look Alive (Feat. Drake) 3X Platinum

Bryce Vine R&B/ Hip Hop Warner Bros Records Drew Barrymore Gold

BTS World Music Bighit Entertainment Mic Drop Platinum, Idol Gold,

Fake Love Gold, DNA Gold Love Yourself:Answer Gold

Dean Lewis Pop Island Records Be Alright Gold

Dennis Lloyd Dance/Elec Warner Bros Records Nevermind Gold

Devin Dawson Country Atlantic Records All On Me Platinum

ARTIST GENRE RECORD LABEL CERTIFIED SONGS CERTIFIED ALBUMS

DRAM R&B/ Hip Hop

W.A.V.E. Recordings/Empire/Atlantic Cash Machine Gold

Ella Mai R&B/ Hip Hop

10 Summers Records/Interscope Records

Boo’d Up 4X Platinum, Trip Platinum Ella Mai Gold

Eric Bellinger R&B/ Hip Hop

YFS (Your Favorite Song)/Empire Goat Gold

Famous Dex R&B/ Hip Hop 300 Entertainment Pick It Up Platinum,

Japan Platinum

Flipp Dinero None Cinematic/Epic/ We The Best Leave Me Alone Gold

H.E.R. R&B/ Hip Hop RCA Best Part (Feat. Daniel Caesar) Platinum,

Focus Gold H.E.R. Gold

Jaden Smith R&B/ Hip Hop Roc Nation Icon Gold

Jake Paul R&B/ Hip Hop Team 10/Empire It’s Everyday Bro (Feat. Team 10) Platinum

Jay Rock R&B/ Hip Hop

TDE/Aftermath/ Interscope

King’s Dead (Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake) 2X Platinum

Jordan Davis Country MCA Nashville Singles You Up Platinum

Joyner Lucas R&B/ Hip Hop Atlantic Records I’m Not Racist Gold

Juice Wrld R&B/ Hip Hop Interscope

Lucid Dreams 4X Platinum, All Girls Are The Same 2X Platinum, Lean Wit Me Platinum

Goodbye & Good Riddance Gold

King Princess None Columbia 1950 Gold

Lany Alternative Interscope ILYSB Gold

2018 Gold & Platinum Recipients FIRST TIMERS

ARTIST GENRE RECORD LABEL CERTIFIED SONGS CERTIFIED ALBUMS

Lauv Pop Lauv I Like Me Better 2X Platinum, The Other Gold

Lil Baby R&B/ HIP HOP

Quality Control Music/Motown Records/ Captiol Records

Yes Indeed (Feat. Drake) 2X Platinum, Freestyle Platinum, Harder Than Ever Gold, Life Goes On (Feat. Gunna & Lil Uzi Vert) Gold, All Of A Sudden (Feat. Moneybagg Yo) Gold, My Dawg Gold

Lil Mosey R&B/ Hip Hop Interscope Records Noticed Gold

Lil Pump R&B/ Hip Hop

Tha Lights Global/ Warner Bros

Gucci Gang 3X Platinum, D Rose Gold, Esskeetit Gold, Flex Like Ouu Gold, Boss Gold

Lil Pump Gold

Lil Skies R&B/ Hip Hop

All We Got Ent./ Atlantic Records

Red Roses (Feat. Landon Cube) Platinum, Nowadays (Feat. Landon Cube) Platinum, Lust Platinum, Creeping Gold

Life Of A Dead Rose Gold

Lil Xan R&B/ Hip Hop Columbia Betrayed Platinum

Logan Paul Pop Signature Entertainment, LLC

Help Me Help You (Feat. Why Don’t We) Platinum

Loren Allred Pop Atlantic Records Never Enough Platinum

Loud Luxury Dance/Elec Armada Singles Body (Feat. Brando) Gold

Louis Tomlinson Pop Epic Back To You (Feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals) Platinum

Lovelytheband Alternative Red Music Broken Gold

LSD None Columbia Thunderclouds Gold

Mitchell Tenpenny CountryColumbia Nashville/Riser House Entertainment

Drunk Me Gold

Morgan Wallen Country Big Loud Records Up Down Platinum, The Way I Talk Gold

2018 Gold & Platinum Recipients FIRST TIMERS

ARTIST GENRE RECORD LABEL CERTIFIED SONGS CERTIFIED ALBUMS

NAV R&B/ Hip Hop

Republic Records/ XO Records

Wanted You (Feat. Lil Uzi Vert) Platinum, Myself Platinum, Some Way (Feat. The Weeknd) Platinum

NOTD Pop Island Records I Wanna Know Gold

Ricegum R&B/ Hip Hop Syft Inc Its Every Night Sis Platinum

Rich The Kid R&B/ Hip Hop Interscope Records

Plug Walk 3X Platinum, New Freezer (Feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2X Platinum, Lost It (Feat. Quavo & Offset) Gold, The World Is Yours Gold

Sahbabii R&B/ Hip Hop Warner Bros Records Pull Up Wit Ah Stick (Feat. Loso Loaded)

Gold

Sheck Wes R&B/ Hip Hop

Interscope Records/Cactus Jack Records/ G.O.O.D. Music

Mo Bamba 2X Platinum

Ski Mask The Slump God

R&B/ Hip Hop

Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records

Catch Me Outside Gold, Take A Step Back Gold, Babywipe Gold

SOB X RBE R&B/ Hip Hop SOB X RBE/Empire Anti Gold

Tauren Wells Christian/Gosp Reunion Records Hills And Valleys Gold

Tay-K R&B/ Hip Hop 88 Classic The Race Platinum

Tyler, The Creator

R&B/ Hip Hop Columbia Flower Boy Gold

YBN Nahmir R&B/ Hip Hop Art@War/Atlantic Bounce Out With That Platinum,

Rubbin Off The Paint Gold

Young Dolph R&B/ Hip Hop Paper Route/Empire 100 Shots Gold

Youngboy Never Broke Again

R&B/ Hip Hop APG/Atlantic Records

No Smoke Platinum, Untouchable Platinum, Outside Today Platinum, I Am Who They Say I Am (Feat. Kevin Gates) Gold, Through The Storm Gold, Genie Gold, Overdose Gold, Solar Eclipse Gold

AI Youngboy Gold, Until Death Call My Name Gold

For the purposes of this analysis, we reviewed songs and albums released in 2017-2018 and certified in 2018. Only first-time Gold & Platinum awardees were included.

Soundtracks and multi-artist titles were excluded. Visit riaa.com/gold-platinum for more 2018 awards.