BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world. RIAA members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States. In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conducts consumer, industry and technical research; and monitors and reviews state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA also certifies Gold , Platinum , Multi-Platinum , and Diamond sales awards, as well as Los Premios De Oro y Platino , an award celebrating Latin music sales. We are located at 1025 F ST N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20004. You can contact us at 202/775-0101. RIAA has implemented ACAP. For more information, please visit http://www.the-acap.org.
Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America
Mitch BainwolNumber of Employees 74
Contact Information
1025F St NW Fl 10
Washington, District of Columbia 20004
1 202 775 0101
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NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing: 339999
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Paramore Unveils "The Final RIOT!"; CD/DVD Set Features Explosive Live Recordings, Plus Exclusive Documentary, "40 Days of RIOT!"; New Single, "Decode," Electrifies Online in Advance of "Twilight" Soundtrack Album;
- 2008-10-17
Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore has announced details of their upcoming CD/DVD set, "The Final RIOT!" Filmed and recorded during the band's blockbuster 2008 summer tour, the two-disc package arrives in stores on November 25th. Having traveled nearly non-stop since the release of last year's RIAA platinum-certified...
Digital Version of Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" Passes Two Million Mark
- 2007-01-11
"Bad Day" -- the debut single from Grammy-nominated pop singer Daniel Powter -- has become the first-ever digital single to be certified double platinum by the RIAA, having sold more than two million downloads in the U.S. The piano-driven pop track was the biggest-selling digital single in 2006, spending...
Movie, Music Industries Kick Off Holiday Shopping Season With Anti- Piracy Blitz ; Industry Officials Offer Tips to Help Holiday Shoppers Avoid Illegal Goods
- 2006-11-20
To: National Desk, Entertainment ReporterContact: Kori Bernards or Elizabeth Kaltman, 818-995-6600, both of MPAA Los Angeles; additional contacts at bottomLOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As the holiday shopping season kicks off this week, the Motion Picture Association of America Inc. MPAA and the Recording Industry Association of America...
9 charged with selling pirated CDs, DVDs.(News)
- 2006-08-29
Byline: Jake Griffin Daily Herald Staff Writer Nine people face charges of selling illegal CDs and DVDs at Montana Charlie's flea market on Route 53 in Bolingbrook, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow's office announced Monday. The nine were arrested Sunday following...
Death Cab for Cutie & Franz Ferdinand Set Co-Headlining Tour of North America; Death Cab's "PLANS" Earns Band First RIAA Gold Award; "DIRECTIONS" Films Begin Website Premieres; DVD on Tap
- 2006-02-03
Death Cab for Cutie and Franz Ferdinand are celebrating the arrival of spring with a major co-headlining North American concert tour. Slated to kick off on March 22nd in Portland, Oregon, this incredible pairing of these two bands will be THE TOUR of the Spring. The tour will...
Sonopress and DualDisc at Midem 2006; New product being promoted by Gutersloh-based media service provider.
- 2006-01-19
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2006-SONOPRESS: Sonopress and DualDisc at Midem 2006; New product being promoted by Gutersloh-based media service providerC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:19012006 Gutersloh: Sonopress will be presenting its entire range of DualDisc services at the Midem 2006 trade show being...
Sonopress Among First to Achieve Official DualDisc™ Certification
- 2005-07-06
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Recognizes Completion of Testing Program; Sonopress Complies with All DualDisc Physical Specifications Sonopress LLC, a world leader in media services and turnkey production operations, today announced that it has achieved certification under the Recording Industry Association of America's RIAA new...
"Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill" Is Certified Gold
- 2005-06-13
"Blake Shelton's Barn & Grill," the third album from Warner Bros. recording artist Blake Shelton, has been certified gold by the RIAA in recognition of 500,000 units sold. Miranda Lambert presented Blake with the 3' x 3' plaque commemorating the milestone. The presentation was made at Nashville's Coliseum during Friday...
Los Angeles-area raids nab $200 million in counterfeit entertainment materials.
- 2004-12-16
Daily News, Los Angeles Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 16--In the largest counterfeit movie and music bust in U.S. history, pirated DVDs, CDs and video games representing potential losses of $200 million to companies were confiscated Wednesday in raids in Los Angeles...
US music sales slump eased in 2003: industry
- 2004-03-04
WASHINGTON AFP ? US music sales fell again in 2003, but the slump was not as severe as the prior year as music DVDs became more popular, an industry report showed. The Recording Industry Association of America said the value of music shipments last year fell 4.3 percent following...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Jonathan Lamy | Senior Vice President, Communications |
| Rafael Fernandez | Vice President of Latin Music |
| Vox Lumania | Vice President Music Richter Records |
| Billy Corgan | |
| Edito Classica | |
| Elton John | |
| Garth Brooks | Artist |
| Prawn Song | |
| Red Seal | |
| Sparrow Kids |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Mitch Bainwol | Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America |
| Glen Barros | Board of Directors |
| Jeff Harlestond | Board of Directors |
| Kevin Liles | Board of Directors |
| Lawrence Kenswil | Board of Directors |
| Mel Lewinter | Board of Directors |
| Michael Fleisher | Board of Directors |
| Michael Koch | Board of Directors |
| Zach Horowitz | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Riaa | Chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America | Current |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Former | |
| Rice University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Georgetown University | Undergraduate Degree | Former |
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| Riaa | Senior Vice President, Communications | Current |
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| Riaa | Vice President of Latin Music | Current |
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| Riaa | Vice President Music Richter Records | Current |
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Garth Brooks is the highest-certified solo artist in U.S. music history according to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). With over 100 million albums certified since 1989, Mr. Brooks is the fastest-selling album artist in RIAA history and is the only male artist in RIAA history to have four albums top the 10 million mark. Mr. Brooks recently received the RIAA's newest honor, the Diamond Award, for albums selling over 10 million units in the U.S. The four titles earning this distinction are: No Fences, Ropin' the Wind, The Hits, and Double Live.
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| The American Austrian Foundation Inc. | Founder and CEO Koch Entertainment | Current |
| The American Austrian Foundation Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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