Assembly Line Studios, where he works as a producer, earned a platinum record award for work on the Twilight movie soundtrack.
When platinum hit its record highs in 2008, electricity shortages curtailed mining operations and contributed to a spike in prices.
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The record went platinum and justified Hamilton's faith in his brand of Southern soul.
Herbie Hancock's 1973 classic Head Hunters, the first platinum-selling jazz record, is now considered one of the defining moments in jazz fusion.
Steve Jobs never wrote a hit song, he never made a multi-platinum album, and he never started a record label to push talented musicians into the spotlight: Yet in the last decade the Apple co-founder became the most important figure in the music world.
Hedge funds are adding to the pressure on platinum prices, as the futures market shows a record level of bearish bets.
His early career as a child star has set a difficult precedent for his new release - all previous 16 albums either went platinum or gold, and he has notched up a total six million record sales.
Platinum net length rose to a seven-week high and palladium net length hit a record high.
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Investors have piled into platinum, as seen by the rising net-long positions in the Commodity Futures Trading Commission data and record holdings in exchange-traded funds.
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Citing data published by Bloomberg, in last two days, platinum ETFs saw inflows of 183, 600 ounces, or 12%, bringing their holdings to a record high of more than 1.7 million ounces, Commerzbank said.
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