RIAA Platinum Award for Wyclef Jean album Presents The Carnival. This album was released on June 24, 1997. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on Nov. 17, 1997 for one million copies sold. Wyclef awards are hard to find.

Jean's third studio solo album features guest artists including Celia Cruz, The Neville Brothers and his former Fugees bandmates Lauryn Hill and Pras. In addition to succes of single "Gone till November", the album reached #16 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart and also performed well in many other world music markets. In addition, it garnered three Grammy award nominations. By late 1998 it was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA.

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum award
• In VG to Excellent condition
• First presentation award from 1998
• Presentation to music industry executive
• All original with manufacturers sticker
  
• Letter of provenance included
• Known as a "RIAA bar hologram" award with serial number, they were made from 1998 to present
• Award measures 17" x 21"
• Beautiful collectors item for any Wyclef Jean fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured in 1998 making this award 24 years old. The award is presented to Jerry Blair, a record executive who held roles at CBS, Chrysalis, and Columbia Records.

Blair played a key role in the success of artists including Wyclef Jean, Billy Joel, Aerosmith, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey, Ricky Martin, George Michael, Will Smith and many others. The award is accompanied by a letter of provenance from Blair's son, who later took possession of his father's awards and memorabilia (see image of letter, son's name is redacted on image, buyer will receive unredacted copy).

This award is all original with Ill Eagle manufacturer's sticker. The award is in VG to Excellent condition with only minor wear on the frame and a few mars on the 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.