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Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped,sold,or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory.
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The American hip hop group Black Eyed Peas has released nine studio albums,two compilation albums,one extended play,forty singles,eight promotional singles,thirty-eight music videos,and two video albums. Interscope Records released the band's debut album,Behind the Front,in the United States in June 1998. Although the album received a four-star review from AllMusic,it charted low on the Billboard 200 in the United States and on the French Albums Chart,at numbers 129 and 149 respectively. The band's second album,Bridging the Gap,was released in 2000 and peaked at number 67 in the US and reached its highest position in New Zealand,at number 18.
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Lindokuhle Mgedeza,known professionally as Mlindo the Vocalist,is a South African singer and songwriter. He initially gained notable recognition following his debut single,"Amablesser",taken from his debut album,Emakhaya (2018).
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Amanda "Ami" Faku is a South African singer,performer and songwriter. Born and raised in the township of eZinyoka,Gqeberha. Faku rose to fame as a contestant on The Voice SA season 2 in 2017,prior getting recognition in the music industry.
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"Bamthathile" is a single by South African DJ and music producer Sun-El Musician featuring South African singer Mlindo the Vocalist,second single from his debut studio album Africa to the World (2018). It was released on February 23,2018,by EL World Music. The song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
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Black Motion is a South African house duo from Soshanguve,Gauteng,founded in 2010. The group is composed of Bongani Robert Mahosana (former),Roy Thabo Mabogwane and Kabelo Koma.
Tugela Fairy (Made of Stars) is the second studio album by South African singer and songwriter Simmy,released on 6 November 2020,through EL World Music and Sony.
Africa to the World is a debut studio album by South African DJ Sun-El Musician,released on April 20,2018 through EL World Music.
Tugela Fairy is a debut album studio by South African singer-songwriter Simmy,released November 16,2018 through El World Music and Sony. Production was handled by Sun-El Musician.
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- ↑ Mahlangu, Quincy. "AMA2000 HAVE A FRIEND IN SIMMY!". Daily Sun. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ↑ "Certifications 2023". www.risa.org.za. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ↑ "South Africa certifications". Recording Industry of South Africa . Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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