RIAA Platinum Award for Kid Rock album Born Free. Released on Nov. 16, 2010, the album went Platinum for one million copies sold on May 10, 2011, which this award celebrates.

Kid Rock's eighth studio album was produced by Rick Rubin and featured guest appearances by Trace Adkins, Zac Brown, Sheryl Crow, Martina McBride, Bob Seger, and T.I.. The title track hit #14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. The album itself peaked at #5 on the Top 200 Albums chart and also landed on several charts across Europe.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum Album award with cover art photo
• In VG to Excellent condition with only a minor scratch or two on the frame
• Made in 2011
• Presented to record industry executive
• All original with manufacturer sticker
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with a serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
• Award measures approx. 35.5" x 19.5"
• Great and rare collectors item for any Kid Rock fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime in 2011 making it approximately 12 years old. It is presented to Pete Ganbarg, who has held various executive roles in the music industry including President of A&R at Atlantic Records and President of ATCO Records, among others.

The award is all original with Ill-Eagle Enterprises manufacturer's sticker on its back. This award is in VG to Excellent condition, with only a very minor mar or two on the frame and plexiglass.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one: Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed in record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.