# Vince Gill Celebrated Alongside Charlie Handsome at 2026 NMPA Gold & Platinum Gala

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vince-gill-celebrated-alongside-charlie-handsome-at-2026-nmpa-gold-platinum-gala/
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:55:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T17:07:14+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/vince-gill-celebrated-alongside-charlie-handsome-at-2026-nmpa-gold-platinum-gala/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Vince Gill received the NMPA Legacy Songwriter Icon Award.
- Two of Gill’s songs gained new certifications.
- Charlie Handsome earned 35 RIAA certifications in a year.

## Summary

Vince Gill and producer-songwriter Charlie Handsome were honoured at the 2026 NMPA Gold and Platinum Gala in Nashville, which recognised more than 150 songwriters whose work reached major sales and streaming milestones. Gill received the Legacy Songwriter Icon Award, while the event also celebrated new certifications for two of his songs.

Handsome, who has worked with artists including Post Malone, Drake and Morgan Wallen, earned 35 RIAA certifications over the past year. Gill’s “Go Rest High on That Mountain” and “One More Last Chance” received new certifications. He said songwriting had taken time to be recognised alongside his singing and guitar playing, and that he was grateful his songs had helped people through difficult periods.

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