‘Welcome To Jamrock’ by Damian Marley released by Ghetto Youths/Universal Records is now certified Gold in Brazil for selling 40,000 units in combined streams and sales. The certification was issued by the Pro-Música Brasil (PMB) among over one hundred songs submitted for certification by Universal Records in 2024.
8 million equivalent audio streams or 40,000,000 equivalente video streams also qualifies singles for Gold certification in the country.
Units required for sales certification are based on a multi-metric music consumption system that considers the sum of physical sales, downloads, and audio and video streaming of the same product.
Welcome To Jamrock, released March 15, 2005 is the title track from Damian’s 2006 Grammy Award winning album.
The album has sold 1.2 million units in the U.S. according data provided to World Music Views by Luminate.
Damian also received a Platinum certification for the 2017 track ‘Medication’ featuring his brother Stephen from Grammy winning album Stony Hill. The single has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify, his fifth to reach the milestone.
The youngest song of Bob Marley veteran release his latest single ‘Wisemen’ on Friday June 14, 2024.
Platinum in Brazil signifies 80,000 single units in combined streams and sales or 16 million audio equivalent streams or 80 million video equivalent streams according to PMB. The song was also issued a Gold certification simultaneously.
217 million people live in Brazil and accounts for 69% of music consumed in latin America according to Statista. Digital music in Brazil earned 2.5 billion Brazilian reals or almost US$500 million in 2023.
The certifications are awarded upon request from associated record labels.
Sales certification takes into account all consumption formats, including physical sales, digital downloads, and streams via audio and video streaming, weighted based on the relative value of each consumption method according to the internationally adopted TEA (track equivalent album) methodology, with streaming/download/physical sales conversion factors periodically reviewed.
Here is a list of the some other songs and albums in the Universal Records catalog that were issued 2024 certifications:
Drake:
- Controla: Platinum
- Energy: Gold
- Started From The Bottom: Gold
- Finesse: Gold
- I’m Upset: Platinum
- Elevate: Gold
- Fake Love: Platinum
- In My Feelings: Double Diamond
- Hold On, We’re Going Home: Platinum
- Too Good: Platinum
Dr. Dre:
- I Need A Doctor: Platinum
- Kush: Gold
Don Omar:
- Danza Kuduro: Diamond
- Taboo: Gold
Don Diablo:
- Brave: Gold
DJ Snake:
- Middle: Triple Platinum
- Taki Taki: Triple Diamond
Diddy – Dirty Money:
- Coming Home: Gold
Dermot Kennedy:
- Outnumbered: Gold
Demi Lovato:
- Dancing With The Devil: Platinum
- Skyscraper: Platinum
- Sorry Not Sorry: Diamond
- Met Him Last Night: Platinum
- Tell Me You Love Me: Triple Platinum
- Body Say: Platinum
- Give Your Heart a Break: Double Platinum
- Neon Lights: Double Platinum
- Anyone: Platinum
- Let It Go: Platinum
Dean Lewis:
- Waves: Platinum
Evanescence:
- What You Want: Gold
- Call Me When You’re Sober: Gold
- Lithium: Platinum
- My Heart Is Broken: Gold
Enrique Iglesias:
- I Like It: Gold
- Quando Me Enamoro: Gold
Empire of the Sun:
- Walking On A Dream: Gold
- Alive: Gold
Eminem:
- Phenomenal: Gold
- Survival: Gold
- Kamikaze: Gold
- Not Afraid: Double Diamond
- Darkness: Gold
- You Don’t Know: Platinum
- Sing For The Moment: Gold
- Cleanin’ Out My Closet: Gold
- Superman: Gold
- Godzilla: Diamond
- The Real Slim Shady: Gold
- Not Alike: Gold
- Kings Never Die: Gold
- Till I Collapse: Gold
- Crack A Bottle: Gold
- Mockingbird: Platinum
- Walk On Water: Gold
Emeli Sandé:
- Read All About It, Pt.III: Gold
Em Beihold:
- Numb Little Bug: Gold
Elton John:
- Sacrifice: Gold
- Your Song: Gold
- Cold Heart: Triple Diamond
- Hold Me Closer: Gold
Ellie Goulding:
- Hate Me: Platinum
- Beating Heart: Gold
- Your Song: Gold
- Still Falling For You: Platinum
- How Long Will I Love You: Double Platinum
- Anything Could Happen: Gold
- Burn: Diamond
Ella Mai:
- Shot Clock: Gold
Eddie Vedder:
- Society: Gold
Extreme:
- More Than Words: Platinum
David Guetta:
- Without You: Platinum
Daddy Yankee:
- Dura: Double Platinum
- Que Tire Pa Lante: Gold
Dawin:
- Dessert: Gold