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NMPA Honors Ashley Gorley With Three Certifications

November 30, 2016/by Sarah Skates
Luke Bryan performs with songwriters Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Chris DeStefano.

Luke Bryan performs with songwriters Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Chris DeStefano at the No. 1 party celebrating “I See You,” “Play It Again” and other hits.

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Ashley Gorley

The National Music Publishers Association has announced its top Gold and Platinum songwriters for October 2016, and Nashville’s Ashley Gorley was among the honorees.

Gorley (Atlas/Combustion, Warner/Chappell) received both Gold and Platinum certifications for “I See You,” recorded by Luke Bryan; and a Gold certification for “Play It Again,” also recorded by Bryan.

The top songwriter with six certifications is Justin Bieber (UMPG): “Sorry” certified Multi-Platinum; “Cold Water” certified Platinum and Gold; “Let Me Love You” certified Platinum and Gold; and “Company” certified Platinum.

With three certifications each, Gorley tied with these other top songwriters:

Andrew Taggart of Chainsmokers (Sony/ATV): “Roses,” “Don’t Let Me Down” and “Closer” all certified Multi-Platinum.

Darold Durard Brown (Sony/ATV): “Work Remix” certified Platinum and Gold; and “Shabba” certified Gold.

Benjamin Levin, aka Benny Blanco (UMPG): “Cold Water” certified Platinum and Gold; and “Octahate” certified Gold.

Among the top publishers are:

SONY/ATV Music Publishing: 67 certifications
Gold: 28
Platinum: 15
Multi-Platinum: 24

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG): 36 certifications
Gold: 13
Platinum: 15
Multi-Platinum: 8

Warner/Chappell: 24 certifications
Gold: 6
Platinum: 9
Multi-Platinum: 9

Kobalt Music: 18 certifications
Gold: 8
Platinum: 6
Multi-Platinum: 4

BMG: 17 certifications
Gold: 8
Platinum: 3
Multi-Platinum: 6

Wixen Music Publishing: 10 Certifications
Gold: 5
Platinum: 5

SONGS Music Publishing: 8 certifications
Gold: 1
Platinum: 3
Multi-Platinum: 4

Round Hill Music: 3 certifications
Gold: 2
Platinum: 1

Atlas/Combustion Music Publishing: 3 certifications
Gold: 1
Platinum: 1
Multi-Platinum: 1

Razor & Tie: 1 certification (Multi-Platinum)

peermusic: 1 certification (Platinum)

Bluewater Music: 1 certification (Platinum)

HoriPro: 1 certification (Platinum)

ole Music Management: 1 certification (Gold)

Words & Music: 1 certification (Gold)

In partnership with the RIAA’s Gold & Platinum Program, NMPA finds and certifies the songwriters of RIAA-certified singles. RIAA counts both sales and on-demand streams towards its Gold (500K), Platinum (1M) and Multi-Platinum (2M+) thresholds.

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Sarah Skates has been a writer and editor in the music business since 2004. She is a longtime contributor to MusicRow.
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