NMPA Announces Top Gold & Platinum Songwriters for April 2018
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 31, 2018
Media Contact: Katie McClenny
WASHINGTON, D.C. – NMPA today announced the top songwriters, publishers, and 371 certifications of hit songs for April as part of its Gold & Platinum Program. The full list of songwriter honorees can be viewed here.
In partnership with the RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program, NMPA finds and certifies the songwriters and publishers of RIAA-certified singles. RIAA counts both sales and on-demand streams towards its Gold (500K), Platinum (1M) and Multi-Platinum (2M+) thresholds. Thousands of songwriters have been recognized since NMPA’s program began in 2007.
The top songwriter for April 2018 is G-Eazy (Sony/ATV) with fourteen certifications: Almost Famous, Calm Down, Drifting, Far Alone, Lotta That, Order More, Random, Tumblr Girls, and You Got Me all certified Gold; Let’s Get Lost and Some Kind Of Drug both certified Gold and Platinum; and Make Me certified Platinum.
The top publishers honored include:
Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG): 94 certifications
Gold: 45
Platinum: 19
Multi-Platinum: 30
Sony/ATV Music Publishing: 77 certifications
Gold: 35
Platinum: 19
Multi-Platinum: 23
Warner/Chappell: 76 certifications
Gold: 35
Platinum: 15
Multi-Platinum: 26
Kobalt Music: 29 certifications
Gold: 10
Platinum: 13
Multi-Platinum: 6
BMG: 23 certifications
Gold: 17
Platinum: 4
Multi-Platinum: 2
Spirit Music Group: 12 certifications
Gold: 5
Platinum: 5
Multi-Platinum: 2
Sea Gayle Music: 10 certifications
Gold: 4
Platinum: 4
Multi-Platinum: 2
Primary Wave Entertainment: 10 certifications
Gold: 8
Platinum: 2
Wixen Music Publishing: 7 certifications
Gold: 1
Platinum: 1
Multi-Platinum: 5
Reservoir Media Management: 5 certifications
Platinum: 1
Multi-Platinum: 4
The Administration MP, Inc.: 4 certifications
Gold: 2
Platinum: 2
Big Yellow Dog Music: 3 certifications
Gold: 2
Platinum: 1
Disney Music Publishing: 2 certifications (Platinum)
Me Gusta Music: 2 certifications (Platinum)
ole: 2 certifications (Platinum)
Greensleeves/STB: 2 certifications (Platinum)
Ultra Music: 2 certifications
Gold: 1
Multi-Platinum: 1
TCF Music Publishing: 2 certifications (Gold)
Reach Music: 1 certification (Multi-Platinum)
Pulse Music Publishing: 1 certification (Multi-Platinum)
Downtown Music Publishing: 1 certification (Platinum)
Concord Music: 1 certification (Platinum)
Round Hill Music: 1 certification (Gold)
Big Machine Music: 1 certification (Gold)
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.: 1 certification (Gold)
Red Bull Media: 1 certification (Gold)
PEN Music Group: 1 certification (Gold)