Katy Perry named 1st female artist with 2 diamond singles

Katy Perry named 1st female artist with 2 diamond singles
October 30, 2015 - 15:46 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Katy Perry has hit another major milestone in her career. The pop superstar has just been announced as the first female artist with two RIAA Digital Diamond Awards thanks to her massive hits "Fireworks" and "Dark Horse", AceShowbiz reports.

The two songs appear on Perry's "Teenage Dream" and "Prism" albums respectively. As of Thursday, October 29, both tracks officially went diamond after each of them surpassed the 10 million mark in the U.S.

Perry is currently close to scoring more diamond-selling singles with some of her other biggest hits. Her "ET" and "Roar" are now certified 8x platinum while "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream" are following behind with 7x platinum each.

The news comes shortly before Perry releases "The Prismatic World Tour Live". The concert film, scheduled to arrive on Friday, October 30, was shot during her "Prism" tour which was recently wrapped up after more than 150 shows.

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