Streaming will now help your favorite album go Platinum, but it’s not the same as buying

As streaming has overtaken all manner of traditional media use, it’s been argued that the metrics have to change too. Now the Recording Industry Association of America has announced that it’ll count streaming towards its coveted Gold and Platinum album accreditations. The organization has decided that 1,500 audio or video streams equate to one physical album sale, likely making it easier given modern consumption habits to hit the 500,000 mark for Gold status or one million for Platinum. Digital track sales have also been added to the album metric, with 10 of these now counted as one album sale. Demonstrating the sheer scale…

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