Talking of downloads, OutKast are the first act to receive a US multi-platinum award for a legit download. They received the award for selling in excess of 400,000 downloads of their track 'Hey Ya'. Not only that, but they picked up additional platinum awards (200,000 sales) for The Way You Move and Roses.
Among the other RIAA awards distributed for download sales were platinum awards to Maroon 5, D12 and Hoobastank, and gold awards (100,000 sales) to Beyonce and Usher.