The 10K Projects team assembled backstage at L.A.'s Fonda Theatre recently to pop some corks in honor of dual milestones for singer-songwriter Artemas.

The U.K.-based performer got his flowers during a ceremony helmed by 10K co-founder and Atlantic Music Group CEO Elliott Grainge, commemorating his “i like the way you kiss me” receiving an RIAA Platinum certification and hitting the 1b streams mark on Spotify. The song has topped the charts in eight European countries while peaking at #3 on the U.K’s Official Singles Chart.

The 25-year-old returns to the U.K. for a series of dates starting at Glasgow’s SWG3 on 11/6 before heading to Australia for a run launching at Perth’s Kings Park on 11/16.

In the meantime, we’re sure Elliot is counting the 10K reasons he doesn’t want to kiss us.

Pictured just before two Yankees fans tried to rip the plaques out of the artist's hands are (l-to-r): manager Hamish Harris, Grainge, Artemas, 10K Co-President Molly McLachlan, Director of Marketing Tyler Beresford and Head of Content Alex Figueroa.

Photo: Gianluca Bottoni