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RIAA Honors Brett Young at Diamond Celebration

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“In Case You Didn’t Know” Becomes 9th Country Single to Earn Rare Milestone

Pictured (LR): Otter Creek Entertainment’s JT Pratt and Haley McLemore; Big Machine Label Group’s Scott Borchetta; RIAA’s Erin D.D. Burr; Otter Creek Entertainment’s Van Haze; RIAA’s Morna Willens; Brett Young, RIAA’s Jackie Jones; Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment’s Jimmy Harnen

Brett Young performs Diamond-certified hit “In Case You Didn’t Know”

Pictured (LR): Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment’s Alannah Watson, Emily Haupt, Andi Brooks and Jimmy Harnen; Brett Young; Big Machine Label Group’s Scott Borchetta; Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment’s Ryan Dokke and Andrew Thoen

NASHVILLE, TN / WASHINGTON, DC (March 20, 2024) – The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) hosted a soiree at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville last night (3/19) to celebrate superstar BRETT YOUNG whose No. 1 hit”In Case You Didn’t Know” (BMLG Records, now Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment) is officially certified Diamond. The milestone marks 10 million certified units in the US and only the ninth single country to earn the prestigious honor in RIAA history. He has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West Coast-meets-Southern sound, aptly dubbed “Caliville”

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Belgian police conduct raids after suspected Russian diamonds seized

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Antwerp police conducted six raids on Wednesday and made four arrests as part of an investigation into several diamond imports suspected of being Russian-origin, Antwerp’s public prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Friday.

The investigation is the first related to the EU and Group of Seven (G7) import ban on diamonds from Russia that began on Jan. 1 to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. A wider ban on Russian-origin stones imported via third countries began on March 1. Russia’s state-owned company Alrosa is one of the world’s largest diamond miners.

The investigation was launched after customs officials seized diamonds in late February, the statement said. A spokesperson for the prosecutor said three shipments had been confiscated.

The Belgian city has for centuries been a global diamond hub, particularly for rough diamonds, although 90% of polishing is now done in India.

Sources familiar with the matter said the value of the three seized shipments was in the millions of euros. One source specified the overall value was around 8 million euros ($8.64 million).

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