A first for Newfoundland and Labrador, Premier Andrew Furey and MHA Fred Hutton presented songwriter Peter Daniel Newman with a Gold Record to commemorate the Record Industry Association of America Gold Certification of the sale of more than 500, 000 copies of the Sony Music Nashville Album ‘Lucky’ by country artist Megan Moroney, featuring the song “Georgia Girl.”

Originally conceived to honour artists and track sound recording sales, Gold & Platinum Awards have come to stand as a benchmark of success for any artist. Peter Daniel Newman is a prolific producer and songwriter originally from Lewisporte, NL. Peter has penned songs with Tyler Booth (Sony) and Brandon Davis (Big Yellow Dog).  He also has written with EDM Superstar David Guetta, Camp Kubrick, American Idol winner Laine Hardy, Voice winner Todd Tilghman, Blanco Brown, and more. His work has been featured on Eurovision, Netflix and has been nominated for a JUNO.