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Justin Moore's 'Outlaws Like Me' Album Goes Gold

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:00:35 +0000

Justin Moore has a new reason to tip a cold one back and celebrate after learning that his sophomore album, ‘Outlaws Like Me,’ has been certified gold for sales exceeding 500,000 copies. After its initial release, ‘Outlaws Like Me’ topped the country albums chart, as did its lead single, ‘If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.’ [...]

Tim McGraw's 'Truck Yeah' Goes Gold

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:00:59 +0000

Tim McGraw is basking in the joy of scoring yet another gold-selling single with his latest hit, 'Truck Yeah.' The song has exceeded 500,000 digital downloads sold. The amped-up tune is the first release from McGraw's highly-anticipated debut album on Big Machine Records, the one he has quietly been working on over the past several months.

Lee Brice's 'Hard to Love' Is Certified Gold

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:00:57 +0000

Lee Brice‘s streak of success is not showing any signs of slowing, and he is now celebrating a little more. His latest single and the title track to his current album, ‘Hard to Love,’ has been certified gold for digital downloads exceeding 500,000 copies sold. ‘Hard to Love’ is the second single off of Brice’s sophomore [...]

Jana Kramer Scores Gold Certification for 'Why Ya Wanna'

Alanna Conaway — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:00:05 +0000

Jana Kramer is enjoying life to the fullest these days — especially in her career. This week, Kramer’s current single, ‘Why Ya Wanna,’ has been certified gold for digital downloads exceeding 500,000 copies sold. The tune is the latest release from Kramer’s self-titled debut album on Warner Music Nashville, which debuted at No. 5 the week after it hit stores.

Love and Theft's 'Angel Eyes' Reaches Gold Certification

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:00:55 +0000

Love and Theft are on the brink of scoring their very first No. 1 single with ‘Angel Eyes,’ but the celebration has already started. The tune, which was written by Love and Theft’s Eric Gunderson (along with Eric Paslay and Jeff Coplan), has been certified gold for digital downloads exceeding 500,000 copies sold.

Team USA Beats Spain, 107-100, to Win Olympic Men's Basketball Gold Medal

Joe Student — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:39:19 +0000

Kevin Durant scored 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds, as the United States defeated Spain 107-100 in the gold medal game of men’s basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Leading by just one point after the third quarter, the heavily favored Americans outscored the relentless Spaniards 24-18 in the fourth quarter. [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 13 — US Wins 5 Gold Medals

Joe Student — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:01:41 +0000

The United States won nine medals, including five golds, to take a commanding lead in the overall medal count at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Thursday. Here’s a recap of the day’s highlights: Carli Lloyd scored twice as the US women’s soccer team beat Japan, 2-1, to win the gold medal in front [...]

2012 Summer Olympics Recap: Day 9 — Usain Bolt Wins Gold Again in 100 Meters

Joe Student — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 02:46:10 +0000

The spotlight turned to the track and field events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on Sunday. Here’s a recap of the day’s action: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won his second consecutive gold medal in the men’s 100 meters on Sunday night, running the race in an Olympic record 9.63 seconds — the second-fastest [...]

US Gymnast Gabby Douglas Makes History Winning Olympic Gold in Women's All-Around

Shauna Wright — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:18:41 +0000

US Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas won perhaps the most coveted title in her sport when she took the gold medal in the women’s all-around competition on Thursday in London, becoming the first African-American female gymnast to ever win individual Olympic gold.

Kip Moore's 'Somethin' 'Bout a Truck' Earns Gold Status

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 23 May 2012 19:00:05 +0000

Kip Moore is on one heck of a ride to country superstar status. Not only does he have a critically-acclaimed debut album on the shelves, as well as a new music video and a No. 1 hit song for his latest single, ‘Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,’ but he also recently just found out that the song has been certified gold for sales exceeding 500,000 digital downloads.