NMPA GOLD & PLATINUM GALA HONORS NASHVILLE’S TOP SONGWRITERS
NMPA HONORS OVER 100 MULTI-PLATINUM SONGWRITERS AT ANNUAL
GOLD & PLATINUM NASHVILLE GALA
NASHVILLE - The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) Gold & Platinum Program brought together over 150 Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum certified songwriters last night for its annual Gold & Platinum Gala. The evening was the largest celebration of top country songwriters in the world.
The event honors songwriters whose hits have achieved Gold, Platinum, and Multi-Platinum certified status by the RIAA thresholds in the past year, specifically the July 2023 - June 2024 eligibility period.
Hitmakers from Chris DeStefano to Laura Veltz were on hand to receive their plaques on stage between incredible performances by Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum songwriter-artist.
The top honors of the evening went to perennial hitmakers who had an incredible year. Jessi Alexander took home Top Female Songwriter of the Year for her six certifications for songs including The Way I Talk, Gone Girl, and Don’t Think Jesus performed by Morgan Wallen; 5 Leaf Clover performed by Luke Combs; and You, Me, And Whiskey performed by Justin Moore and Priscilla Block.
The Top Male Songwriter went once again to returning hit-master Ashley Gorley who achieved an astounding 26 certifications for hits including Rumor performed by Lee Brice, Nothing Like You performing by Dan + Shay and megahit Last Night performed by Morgan Wallen. He picked up the same honor at last year’s gala.
Performances lit up the night from some of the evening’s biggest honorees. Recently crowned ACM New Female Artist of the Year Hailey Whitters kicked off the night with a rousing rendition of her certified Platinum hit Everything She Ain’t.
Country phenom Bailey Zimmerman was honored writing his Multi-Platinum hits Fall In Love and Religiously. He performed a stunning rendition of the former along with his megahit, the five-times platinum Rock and a Hard Place.
Breland, who was honored for his Multi-Platinum My Truck performed a stunning set of new songs – For What It’s Worth and Same Work. His stirring style brought cheers from the packed room.
Hitmaker Jordan Davis closed out the night with a heartfelt performance of his four-times Platinum Buy Dirt and his two-times platinum Next Thing You Know. Earlier in the night he was awarded for also co-writing the Multi-Platinum hits Almost Maybes and What My World Spins Around.
Over 500 of Nashville’s finest songwriters, artists, managers, and creator advocates were present at the event.
Photos available upon request.
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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