Just a year after Rihanna joined powerhouse vocalists Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston in an exclusive Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) diva club, the trio has welcomed a new member to the privileged fold: Alicia Keys.
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Taking to press on Wednesday (July 24), the RIAA announced ‘Empire State of Mind‘ – Keys’ chart-topping 2009 duet with JAY-Z – had met its threshold for Diamond certification. This means it’s sold the equivalent of 10 million copies in the United States.
The accomplishment not only makes ‘Empire’ the R&B diva’s best-selling single to date but also her first Diamond-certified hit. For JAY, it’s his second following the 10 million-seller ‘Ni**as in Paris‘ with Kanye West.
Alicia now joins Houston, Carey, and Rihanna as the only Black female vocalists to own a Diamond single in the RIAA’s 71-year history. Among all Black female acts, only rappers Cardi B and Nicki Minaj can also boast inclusion in this club.
With the recent update attached to ‘Empire,’ Keys’ cumulative single sales now equal 38 million in the United States – making her one of the best-selling female R&B singers of all time. [via RIAA]
1. BEYONCE 🎙
2. WHITNEY 🎙
3. MARIAH🎙
4. CELINE🎙
5. XTINA 🎙
6. MónicaNaranjo 🎙
7. Jenifer Hudson 🎙
8. Patti LaBelle 🎙
9. Ariana Grande 🎙
10. Aretha Franklin 🎙
11. Michael Jackson 🎙
12. Selena Quintanilla 🎙
LMAOOOO SO PRESSED AND BOTHERED EVERY TIME THAT ROACH DOESN’T MAKE THE LIST LMAOOOO *LAUGHS IN FENTY 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Best Vocalist:
1. WHITNEY 🎙
2. MARIAH🎙
3. CELINE🎙
4. XTINA 🎙
5. Fantasia 🎙
6. Jenifer Hudson 🎙
7. Aretha Franklin 🎙
8. Patti LaBelle 🎙
9. Chaka Khan 🎙
10. Ariana Grande 🎙
11. Kelly Clarkson 🎙
12. Jordin Sparks 🎙
13. Dionne Warwick 🎙
14. Barbara Streisand 🎙
15. Gladys Knight 🎙
16. Shontelle 🎙
17. Carrie Underwood 🎙
18. Michelle Williams 🎙
19. Tina Turner 🎙
20. Beyonce Knowles 🎙
I like the version that featuring lil mama
Where’s Beyonce?
LMAOOO TAYLOR KICKED HER OFF THE PLANET LMAOOO 🤣
Where tf is bey??
LMAOOO SHE DOESN’T SELL UNITS, ONLY FRONT LOADED FIRST WEEK, THEN FLOPS AWAY, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT LMAOO 🤣
Lil Mama deserves some of this profit, she’s half the reason why that dumb song blew up. SHE made that moment go viral, not Alicia Keys 💁
LMAOOO AND ROACHYONCE STILL DOESN’T HAVE A DIAMOND ANYTHING LMAOOOO 🤣
Even the iconic Katy Perry has diamond album and singles. lol 😂
DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE IS 10X DIAMOND IN COSTA RICA
Best Vocalist:
1. WHITNEY 🎙
2. MARIAH🎙
3. CELINE🎙
4. XTINA 🎙
5. Fantasia 🎙
6. Jenifer Hudson 🎙
7. Aretha Franklin 🎙
8. Patti LaBelle 🎙
9. Chaka Khan 🎙
10. Ariana Grande 🎙
11. Kelly Clarkson 🎙
12. Jordin Sparks 🎙
13. Dionne Warwick 🎙
14. Barbara Streisand 🎙
15. Gladys Knight 🎙
16. Shontelle 🎙
17. Carrie Underwood 🎙
18. Michelle Williams 🎙
19. Tina Turner 🎙
20. Beyonce Knowles 🎙