NMPA Announces Top Gold & Platinum Songwriters and Certifications for Second Quarter of 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) Gold & Platinum Program today announced the top songwriters for the second quarter of 2024 including the top artist-songwriter and top non-performing songwriter for the period. During April, May and June, 1,276 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum certifications were awarded.
PARTYNEXTDOOR was the top artist-songwriter overall with 16 certifications including the Diamond Work by Rihanna, the 5X Platinum Come and See Me, and the 4X Platinum Break From Toronto. He is published by Warner Chappell.
The top non-performing songwriter was Mustard with four certifications for songs including Rihanna's Diamond certified Needed Me, the 8X Platinum Boo'd Up and the 6X Platinum Trip, both by Ella Mai. He is published by Sony Music Publishing.
PARTYNEXTDOOR said, "Thank you for this award, it is an honor to have my music and writing be recognized for their contributions."
Mustard added, "I'm honored to be recognized by the NMPA for these certifications and grateful for all the love and support from my team and collaborators. Music has always been about bringing people together, and to see these records resonate with so many is a blessing—I’m just getting started."
NMPA President & CEO David Israelite congratulated the honorees saying, “This quarter honors two creators with an incredible distinction – the Diamond level certification. Both PARTYNEXTDOOR and Mustard have achieved massive success through brilliant collaborations and we congratulate them on their incredible success”
The full list of songwriters and publishers honored can be found HERE.
About the NMPA G&P Program:
NMPA’s Gold & Platinum Program, in partnership with RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program, identifies and honors the songwriters behind today’s biggest hits. NMPA confirms songwriters with their music publishers to ensure all appropriate songwriters are recognized for their contribution to an RIAA certified single. Certifications count both sales and on-demand streams towards gold (500K), platinum (1M) and multi-platinum (2M+) thresholds. Thousands of songwriters have been certified since NMPA’s program began in 2007. For more information and to view our Gold & Platinum database, visit www.nmpa.org/gold-platinum-program/.
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