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Nettwerk Toasts Passenger With Canadian Diamond Award

The award was presented last week in Vancouver at Passenger's sold-out Vogue Theatre show.

Nettwerk Toasts Passenger With Canadian Diamond Award

By FYI Staff

“Let Her Go” the smash global hit single by Passenger, has been certified Diamond (10x Platinum) by Music Canada.


Execs for his Vancouver-based label and publisher Nettwerk were out in full force to celebrate with Passenger (Mike Rosenberg) last week in Vancouver at his sold-out Vogue Theatre show.

Coinciding with the recent release of his latest album Runaway, the video for “Let Her Go” surpassed 2 billion views on YouTube, joining a very exclusive club. Originally recorded in 2012, the single reached No.1 in 19 countries. Passenger tracks now have more than a billion streams on Spotify.

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