Sam Smith Is The Only Artist To Go Platinum In The U.S. & The UK
RISE AND GRIND! MORNING MUSIC NEWS: Sam Smith Is The Only Artist To Go Platinum In The U.S. & The UK, And MORE!
British singer Sam Smith is the breakout star of 2014. And the numbers reaffirm this. The singer’s debut, In The Lonely Hour, was the only album this year to sell a million in the United States and the UK. [HypeTrak]
Rapper Big Boi hops on the biggest – or most annoying, depending on whom you ask – song of the year. The rapper added a great verse to Maroon 5’s “Animals.” [Rap-Up]
Young Scooter, who’s had his issues with the law, sent a shout-out to his imprisoned fallen comrade, Gucci Mane. Scooter dropped a new song called “Free Guwop.” [MissInfo]
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