Trey Songz Goes Gold with "Ready"

Listen: Trey Songz feat. Juelz Santana - Say Ahh

Ready, the Grammy Award-nominated third album from Atlantic recording artist Trey Songz, has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales now exceeding 500,000. This marks the celebrated R&B singer's first-ever album award certification.

Songz will commemorate the blockbuster success of Ready as special guest on Jay-Z's upcoming BP3 Tour 2010. The massive trek - which includes hugely anticipated shows at such legendary venues as New York's Madison Square Garden - is set to begin on Saturday, February 20th at Fort Lauderdale's Bank Atlantic Center, with dates then continuing through late March (see attached itinerary).

The Prince of Virginia has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, with an array of activities including magazine covers, TV appearances, and star-studded recording sessions. Trey was among the superstars performing on Lionel Richie and Quincy Jones' new version of We Are The World, benefiting Haitian earthquake relief organizations. The song/video - which also features such icons as Barbra Streisand, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, and Tony Bennett - had its world premiere last weekend as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games' opening ceremony. Trey was also among the participants in BET's fundraising effort, SOS Saving Ourselves: Hope For Haiti, joining fellow stars like Mary J. Blige, Drake, Nas, Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, and many others.

Proclaimed as the The New R&B King by USMAG.com, Trey recently made a very special Love Week appearance on BET's 106 & Park, performing a medley of his hits, including Neighbors Know My Name, I Invented Sex, and Say Aah. Earlier this month, Songz was among the stars performing on the annual BET Honors 2010, joining the one and only Stevie Wonder for stunning renditions of Stevie's soul classic, That Girl, as well as his own smash, I Invented Sex which rocketed to #1 on the Urban Mainstream Radio Charts.

Trey's latest release, a five-track EP titled Up Close & Ready, features new versions of some of his biggest hits, recorded live at New York City's Clinton Studios. Among the highlights are intimate takes on such favorites as One Love, I Need A Girl, Last Time, Gotta Go, and the #1 classic, Can't Help But Wait.