The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) closed 2023 with an armful of new gold and platinum certifications by the likes of Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Bobby Darin, and Justin Bieber. Among those new awards was a first-time certification for the Rance Allen Group’s classic track “Something About the Name Jesus” (Tyscot Records), which was certified gold for 500,000 sales on December

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The Stax Museum of American Soul Music is saddened by the loss of its top-selling female artist, Jean Knight, who passed away on November 22, 2023 at the age of 80 in Tampa, Florida. She became Stax’s top selling female artist with her recording of the hit “Mr. Big Stuff,” which partially airs in the

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