KERI HILSON’S SINGLE GOES ‘GOLD’

Keri Hilson has much to celebrate these days. Her single “Knock You Down,” featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, is on fire. Not only did the digital song go gold this week selling close to 600,000 units in total, but the ring tone also reached gold status selling over 500,000 ring tones in total. “Knock You Down” is #1 on the iTunes R&B chart. It also holds the #1 spot at Crossover Radio and the #2 spot at Urban Radio and is projected to land at #1 next week.

Hilson recently garnered 4 BET Nominations for Best Female R&B Artist, Best New Artist, Viewer’s Choice (Turnin Me On) and Best Collaboration (Turnin Me On featuring Lil Wayne). The 9th annual BET Awards will be held on June 28th at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.