No, the RIAA provides none of that, that's the label's job. Of course "going gold" is still an RIAA award. So nobody is "going gold" without them. Non-members can still get awards however, biggest seller coming to mind being the Offspring's Smash, six times platinum, released on Epitaph records.
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No, the RIAA provides none of that, that's the label's job. Of course "going gold" is still an RIAA award. So nobody is "going gold" without them. Non-members can still get awards however, biggest seller coming to mind being the Offspring's Smash, six times platinum, released on Epitaph records.