The 2026 National Music Publishers' Association Gold & Platinum Gala, held Thursday, honored over 150 Nashville songwriters.

Vince Gill and NMPA president/CEO David Israelite at the 2026 NMPA Gold and Platinum Gala. Jake Matthews / Nash Creative House / Courtesy NMPA

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The National Music Publishers’ Association celebrated an array of top country songs and the writers who created them Thursday night (Oct. 22), during the 8th annual NMPA Gold and Platinum Gala, held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in downtown Nashville.

The NMPA’s president/CEO David Israelite welcomed the audience of songwriters, music publishers and others in Nashville’s music industry elite, while the company’s Cara Cunningham and Charlotte Sellmyer were among those also leading the charge in honoring writers.

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The event honored over 150 songwriters whose country songs have achieved Gold, Platinum, Multi-Platinum and Diamond or above status, as certified by the Recording Industry Association of…