Sony Music Nashville execs surprised Maren Morris with an RIAA Platinum certification plaque for her No. 1 hit “GIRL” backstage following her performance at Miranda Lambert’s Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars tour stop at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Friday. Pictured (l-r) are Sony Music Nashville’s COO/EVP Ken Robold and Chairman/CEO Randy Goodman, Maren Morris, and SMN SVP Sales/Streaming Caryl Atwood.
This Platinum hit was the lead single from Maren Morris’ sophomore album GIRL which debuted No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart in March and broke the record for the largest streaming week ever for a studio country album by a woman. Morris is the most-nominated artist for the 2019 CMA Awards airing on ABC on November 13.
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