{"id":620,"date":"2025-11-17T08:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/?p=620"},"modified":"2025-11-17T08:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:22:07","slug":"afrobeats-wins-again-bandana-certified-gold-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africahalloffame.org\/Home\/afrobeats-wins-again-bandana-certified-gold-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobeats Wins Again: \u201cBandana\u201d Certified Gold in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"206\" data-end=\"671\">Fireboy DML and Asake have crossed a huge threshold in the U.S. music market: their hit single <strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"314\">\u201cBandana\u201d<\/strong> is now officially <strong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"351\">certified Gold<\/strong> by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). <br data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"449\" \/>This means the song has surpassed <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"511\">500,000 equivalent units<\/strong> in the U.S., combining streaming and sales, a clear indicator that Afrobeats continues to make serious waves globally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"1060\">For Fireboy, this certification marks his <strong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"749\">second gold plaque in the U.S.<\/strong>, building on his earlier international success with tracks like <em data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"823\">\u201cPeru.\u201d<\/em> For Asake, it\u2019s an even more meaningful achievement: <em data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"926\">\u201cBandana\u201d<\/em> is <strong data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"972\">his first-ever RIAA Gold certification<\/strong>, underlining his growing impact beyond Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1362\">Originally released in July 2022 on Fireboy\u2019s <em data-start=\"1108\" data-end=\"1117\">Playboy<\/em> album, \u201cBandana\u201d has become a signature collaboration.  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