INDIA ARIE GOES GOLD

12-time Grammy nominee India.Arie crossed the 500,000 sales plateau this week with her new album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, reaching the coveted milestone within a month of its #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. Released on June 27th, the album is the first studio effort from the inspirational singer/songwriter in 4 years, and has garnered universal acclaim as a more personal expression from the award winning artist. "Testimony may just be your cup of decaffeinated jasmine tea," raved Entertainment Weekly, with VIBE Magazine describing the CD as "pensive and poetic," The album's first video, "I Am Not My Hair," helmed by Barnaby Roper (Moby, Razorlight) became a staple of both MTV and BET.



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