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Intocable Makes History With Six RIAA Latin Diamond Awards
Tejano and Música Mexicana group Intocable has received six RIAA Latin Diamond certifications, more than any other band in the programme's history, days after being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The recognition underscores the Texas-based act's enduring popularity and commercial success across decades, with the band now trailing only Bad Bunny for the most Latin Diamond certifications overall.
The RIAA's Premios de Oro y Platino Latin Program, established in 2001, certifies Spanish-language albums and singles based on combined sales and streaming units, with Diamond status requiring 600,000 units. Formed in Zapata, Texas, in the early 1990s, Intocable has sold an estimated 55 million albums and notched 15 number ones on Billboard's Top Regional Mexican Albums chart and 21 on Regional Mexican Airplay. The band, currently on its Cultura Tour 2026 across 24 cities in the US, Canada and Mexico, recently signed a catalogue and name/image rights deal with Primary Wave Music, while member Ricky Muñoz also scored his first number one as a co-producer with Grupo Frontera's "Ojitos Bellos".
In short
- Intocable earns record six RIAA Latin Diamond certifications for a band
- Comes days after the group received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star
- Band continues its 24-city Cultura Tour 2026 across North America
Explained simply
Intocable is a band from Texas whose music draws on Tejano and Música Mexicana, styles rooted in Mexican and Mexican-American traditions. Formed in the early 1990s, it has built a large audience over several decades, particularly through Spanish-language songs.
The RIAA is the US recording industry’s trade association, and its Latin programme certifies Spanish-language releases based on sales and streaming. Diamond status represents 600,000 combined units for an album or single, making the award a measure of commercial reach rather than a review of the music.
These certifications place Intocable among the most recognised acts in the programme and reflect the scale of the audience for regional Mexican music. The band’s success also sits within a wider music business that includes touring and deals over the rights to artists’ names, images and back catalogues.