Gold & Platinum Program

NMPA certifies songwriters of RIAA certified singles. RIAA counts both sales and on-demand streams towards its Gold (500K), Platinum (1M) and Multi-Platinum (2M+) thresholds.

NMPA’s songwriting Gold & Platinum Program was founded in 2007 and only honors certifications earned from that year forward. New certifications are entered on a quarterly basis.

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Award
Songwriter
Song
Artist
Date Certified
Publisher
Awardx5
Songwriter
SongA Bar Song (Tipsy)
ArtistShaboozey
Certified09.30.2024
PublisherWarner Chappell
Awardx4
SongwriterGwendolyn Lorraine Bunn
SongCollard Greens
ArtistScHoolboy Q ft. Kendrick Lamar
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherBMG
Awardx2
SongwriterNeal Schon
SongLights
ArtistJourney
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherHipgnosis
Award
SongwriterStevie Wonder
SongLil Freak
ArtistUsher ft. Nicki Minaj
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Award
SongwriterSteven Franks
SongAlways Been You
ArtistJessie Murph
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherReservoir
Award
SongwriterPharrell Williams
SongU Don't Have to Call
ArtistUsher
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Award
SongwriterTia Sillers
SongBlue on Black
ArtistFive Finger Death Punch
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Award
SongwriterTom Levesque
SongI'm Geekin
ArtistDDG
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherConcord
Award
SongwriterUsher Raymond
SongPapers
ArtistUsher
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherSony Music Publishing
Award
SongwriterJulius Rivera
SongPut It on da Floor Again
ArtistLatto ft. Cardi B
Certified03.31.2024
PublisherKobalt

About NMPA Gold & Platinum Program

Since 2007, NMPA’s G&P Program honors the songwriters behind today’s most popular music. In coordination with RIAA, NMPA maintains a database of all awards and certifications and notifies songwriters and music publishers that they have been certified.

RIAA certifies songs Gold & Platinum with a sales audit of each title conducted by Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman. Once a title’s sales (downloads) has been audited and verified as having reached requisite levels, a formal certification report is issued and sent to the title’s record company. NMPA then notifies appropriate songwriters and music publishers. Each publisher of certified single must be a member of NMPA to be certified. If the publisher is not a member, they will have the opportunity to become one to receive their certification.

NMPA provides the opportunity for publishers to purchase a plaque. The plaque costs $185 to produce plus shipping & handling. G&P presentations are made throughout the year.

For more details, read about the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program Criteria & Process.

For more information or questions please contact:
Danielle Suber
Manager, External Affairs
National Music Publishers' Association
dsuber@nmpa.org