K. Michelle has earned another certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Her 2019 single “The Rain” has been certified gold with over 500,000 equivalent units sold in the U.S.
The Jazze Pha and Cory Mo-produced track, which samples New Edition‘s “Can You Stand the Rain,” is lifted from K. Michelle’s 2020 album, All Monsters Are Human. The song was a top 10 hit on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, peaking at No. 8.
“The Rain” is K. Michelle’s eighth RIAA certification. The Memphis native scored her first seven awards in 2024, including platinum awards for “Love ‘Em All” and “Can’t Raise a Man.”
Here’s an overview of K. Michelle’s RIAA certifications:
- Rebellious Soul (gold, 500,000 equivalent units sold)
- “Love ‘Em All” (platinum, one million equivalent units sold)
- “Can’t Raise a Man”
- “Cry” (gold)
- “Hard to Do” (gold)
- “Maybe I Should Call” (gold)
- “V.S.O.P.” (gold)
- “The Rain” (gold)
Circling back to All Monsters Are Human, the album was released Jan. 30, 2020, via Entertainment One. “[This album] has a lighter sound. I wanted to lean into lighter songs because I was trying to be in a lighter place and not feel as heavy on a lot of the songs that made the album,” K. Michelle told Rated R&B.
She added, “I was heavy for two years sick. When I got in the booth this time, I was happy to be back in there and I didn’t want to be that heavy. I recorded a lot in different booths and different fashions but the songs that made the album seemed to me like the days weren’t so heavy.
K. Michelle is currently on the road as a cast member of Jason’s Lyric Live, a theatrical interpretation of the 1994 film Jason’s Lyric. She plays Lyric’s best friend Marti.
The nationwide play, which also stars Allen Payne, who played Jason in the original movie. Jason’s Lyric Live wraps up May 9 in Dallas.
In other news, K. Michelle will reprise her role as Bebe in Lifetime’s original movie, Single Black Female 3: The Final Chapter, alongside Raven Goodwin and Amber Riley.
The trilogy’s final installment premieres March 22 at 8 p.m. ET.
Listen to K. Michelle’s “The Rain” below.
