Rihanna released her new album 'Anti'
this week, first on Tidal and then on
iTunes. And yesterday the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA)
certified it with Platinum status...but
Billboard magazine refused to recognize
the platinum status.
And here's why. As part of a $25million
deal
with Samsung, Anti became available as a free download on Jay Z's Tidal this week, making it to go platinum instantly... The free download is the reason Billboard isn't interested. A Billboard spokesperson tells Digital Trends , “Billboard has a well documented policy of not counting free albums towards the charts.” Physical copies of the album will go on sale Feb 5th.
with Samsung, Anti became available as a free download on Jay Z's Tidal this week, making it to go platinum instantly... The free download is the reason Billboard isn't interested. A Billboard spokesperson tells Digital Trends , “Billboard has a well documented policy of not counting free albums towards the charts.” Physical copies of the album will go on sale Feb 5th.
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