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Taylor Swift has a new plaque to hang up behind her desk at the Tortured Poets Department, as the Recording Industry Association of America has announced that her blockbuster 11th studio album went 6x Platinum Nov. 30. 

In an Instagram post delivering the news Monday (Dec. 2), the RIAA revealed that the pop star’s The Tortured Poets Department had earned its sixth Platinum certification two days prior, just seven months after the sprawling 31-track LP was released via Republic Records in the spring. It marks Swift’s sixth album to sell a million U.S. units six times over, following her 2006 self-titled debut, 2008’s Fearless — her only LP to reach Diamond certification, or clear 10 million units, so far — 2010’s Speak Now, 2012’s Red and 2014’s 1989.  

“She can do it with a broken heart ?✨,” the organization wrote in its post. “Congratulations @taylorswift on #TheTorturedPoetDepartment earning an RIAA 6x Platinum certification!” 

The new certification is just the latest feat in a breathless commercial run for Tortured Poets, which outperformed any of the “Anti-Hero” singer’s past albums on the Billboard 200 by spending 15 weeks at the top of the chart. It also comes just days after a massive sales push from Swift, who released CD and vinyl versions of the full Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology deluxe album for the first time ever on Black Friday. 

The physical copies were available only through Target, as was Swift’s new The Eras Tour Book. The 256-page memoir featured photos and commentary from the 14-time Grammy winner on her expansive global trek, which is set to wrap after nearly two years this weekend in Vancouver, B.C. 

See the RIAA’s announcement below.

Flavor Flav is providing a different perspective on how Chappell Roan has handled fans who don’t respect her boundaries.

During an appearance on TMZ‘s Merry Elfin’ Christmas special looking back at 2024, the Public Enemy star addressed Roan’s headline-making statements about her interactions with fans. “Honestly, I do think it’s one of the biggest mistakes she can make because it’s all of the people that make her who she is to society. If people can take their time out for you, you should be able to take your time out for them,” he shared, adding, “I get scared when nobody come up asking for a selfie. I get nervous! I’m like, ‘What did I do? I got on the right clock today?’”

Earlier this year, Roan made headlines when she called out behavior from her fans via social media posts. In a pair of TikToks, the “Pink Pony Club” singer made it clear that regardless of whether or not “abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous,” she will not tolerate the behavior. “That doesn’t make it OK. That doesn’t make it normal. That doesn’t mean I want it, doesn’t mean I like it.”

Shortly after, she canceled two shows just one day before they were due to take place, saying that she felt overwhelmed and needed to take a break to prioritize her mental health.

While Flav thinks that Roan should reconsider how she perceives her fan interactions, a number of celebrities have praised her, including Daniel Craig, who said he admires “the guts to say those things.” Additionally, Miley Cyrus said that she wished people would “not give her a hard time,” adding that “it’s probably really hard coming into this business with phones and Instagram.”