The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has announced the top songwriters for Q1 2020, including the top songwriter for the period.
During January, February and March of 2020, 805 songwriters were certified Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum, and Lil Baby, who is published by UMPG, was the top songwriter overall with 22 certifications.
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 (500,000), Platinum (1 million) and Multi-Platinum (2m+) thresholds.
Thousands of songwriters have been recognized since NMPA’s program began in 2007.
“We are thrilled for all of the newly minted Gold & Platinum writers, particularly Lil Baby who has had a phenomenal Q1 run.
NMPA President & CEO David Israelite, said: “Our new, quarterly announcements identify empirically the top songwriters in music today.
“We are thrilled for all of the newly minted Gold & Platinum writers, particularly Lil Baby who has had a phenomenal Q1 run.
“Music is more meaningful than ever as we all search for joy and connection through this difficult time, and we are incredibly grateful to these writers and their publishers.”
“Thank you very much to my QC team / Wolfpack / 4PF, UMPG, my family, friends and all my fans for keeping me going to write these hits.”
Lil Baby
Lil Baby added: “Thank you very much to my QC team / Wolfpack / 4PF, UMPG, my family, friends and all my fans for keeping me going to write these hits.”
“One of the most in-demand artists today, Lil Baby is a talented songwriter/artist and a proven hitmaker.”
