Hillary Lindsey

Hillary Lindsey performing at the 2011 ASCAP concert

Hillary Lee Lindsey (born 1976 in Washington , Georgia ) is an American singer and songwriter.

She was born in Washington, Georgia. She has written songs with or for various artists, including Michelle Branch , Faith Hill , Martina McBride , Shakira , Lady Antebellum , Gary Allan , Sara Evans , Carrie Underwood , Kellie Pickler , Bon Jovi , Taylor Swift , Lady Gaga , Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan . In 2006 and 2016 Lindsey won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song for Carrie Underwoods Jesus, Take the Wheel and for Little Big Towns Girl Crush . In 2011, Lindsey received an Oscar nomination for Coming Home , recorded by Gwyneth Paltrow for the Country Strong soundtrack , for Best Original Song . That same year, Coming Home also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song along with There's a Place for Us , making Lindsey a double nomination in 2011. As of 2018, she has had 20 number one singles as a songwriter.

For her work on Jesus Take the Wheel , Girl Crush and Always Remember Us This Way , she was nominated three times for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year .

Life

In 1994, Lindsey moved from Washington, Georgia to Nashville to enroll at Belmont University's Music Business School. She told a roommate who was doing an internship with a record company about her plans and who took one of her tapes to work. The cassette was given to the publisher and Lindsey was signed to Famous Music Publishing . In her first year as a songwriter, she had eight recordings.

She had her first number one song as a songwriter in 2002 with Martina McBrides Blessed . Eleven of her number one hits as a songwriter are songs sung by Carrie Underwood , including Jesus Take the Wheel , Wasted , So Small , Just a Dream , Last Name and Two Black Cadillacs . Thirty million records have been sold with their compositions, and two of their songs have been featured on the ABC television series Nashville : Telescope , performed by Hayden Panettiere , and Change Your Mind , performed by Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio .

Awards and nominations

year	Union	category	Nominee work	Result
2006	Academy of Country Music	Song of the Year	Jesus, Take the Wheel (shared with Gordie Sampson and Brett James )	Won
	Canadian Country Music Association	SOCAN Song of the Year		Won
	Gospel Music Association	Country Song of the Year		Won
2007	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song		Won
		Song of the Year		Nominated
2015	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	Girl Crush (shared with Liz Rose and Lori McKenna )	Won
2016	Grammy Awards	Song of the Year		Nominated
		Best Country Song		Won
	Academy of Country Music	Song of the Year		Nominated
2017	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song	Blue Ain't Your Color (shared with Steven Lee Olsen and Clint Lagerberg)	Nominated
	Academy of Country Music	Song of the Year	Blue Ain't Your Color	Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
2018	Academy of Country Music	Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
2020	Grammy Awards	Song of the Year	Always Remember Us This Way (shared with Lady Gaga , Natalie Hemby, and Lori McKenna )	Nominated
		Best Country Song	It All Comes Out in the Wash (shared with Miranda Lambert , Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose )	Nominated
		Best Song Written for Visual Media	I'll Never Love Again (Film Version) (shared with Lady Gaga , Natalie Hemby, and Aaron Raitiere)	Won

Billboard Hot Country Chart number one songs

song	Artist	year
" Blessed "	Martina McBride	March 2002
" This One's For The Girls "	Martina McBride	July 2004
" Jesus Take The Wheel "	Carrie Underwood	January 2006
" Wasted "	Carrie Underwood	April 2007
" So Small "	Carrie Underwood	December 2007
" Last Name "	Carrie Underwood	June 2008
" Just A Dream "	Carrie Underwood	November 2008
" American Honey "	Lady Antebellum	April 2010
" A Little Bit Stronger "	Sara Evans	May 2011
" Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain) "	Gary Allan	February 2013
" Two Black Cadillacs "	Carrie Underwood	March 2013
" See You Again "	Carrie Underwood	September 2013
" Shotgun Rider "	Tim McGraw	December 2014
" Little Toy Guns "	Carrie Underwood	June 2015
" Smoke Break "	Carrie Underwood	November 2015
" Church Bells "	Carrie Underwood	June 2016
" Blue Ain't Your Color "	Keith Urban	January 2017
" Dirty Laundry "	Carrie Underwood	January 2017
" God, Your Mama, and Me "	Florida Georgia Line featuring Backstreet Boys	June 2017
" Legends "	Kelsea Ballerini	February 2018
" Knockin 'Boots "	Luke Bryan	September 2019

List of the songs Lindsey co-wrote

Artist	Title
Lauren Alaina	" Tupelo "
	" Wildflower "
Jason Aldean	" Grown Woman " (duet with Miranda Lambert )
	" Tryin 'to Love Me "
	" Wheels Rollin ' "
Gary Allan	" Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain) "
Kelsea Ballerini	" End of the World "
	" Legends "
	" Unapologetically "
Dierks Bentley	" Bourbon in Kentucky "
	" Can't Be Replaced "
Boa	" Obsessed "
Bon Jovi	" Seat Next to You "
Michelle Branch	" Crazy Ride "
	" I Want Tears "
	" I'm Not That Strong "
	" Long Goodbye "
	" Sooner or Later "
	" Summertime "
	" Through the Radio "
Chris Brewer	" Help Me Out of the Sewer "
Lee Brice	" Somebody's Been Drinking "
Catherine Britt	" Dirt Cheap "
Shannon Brown	" I won't lie "
Luke Bryan	" Knockin 'Boots "
	" To the Moon and Back "
	" What She Wants Tonight "
Caitlin & Will	" Address in the Stars "
Carter's Chord	" Young Love "
Terri Clark	" Three Mississippi "
Miley Cyrus	" My Heart Beats for Love "
	" When I Look at You "
Use DeLange	" I'm Not So Tough "
Marié Digby	" Breathing Underwater "
Eden's Edge	" Feels So Real "
	" Too Good to Be True "
Emerson Drive	" That Kind of Beautiful "
Sara Evans	" All the Love You Left Me "
	" As If "
	" Backseat of a Greyhound Bus "
	" Big Cry "
	" Diving in Deep "
	" Four Thirty "
	" A Little Bit Stronger "
	" Otis Redding "
	" Some Things Never Change "
Florida Georgia Line	" God, Your Mama, and Me " (featuring Backstreet Boys )
Gloriana	" Sunset Lovin "
Halestorm	" Unapologetic "
Jessica Harp	" Good Enough for Me "
Faith Hill	" Stronger "
	" This Is Me "
Enrique Iglesias	" Only a Woman "
Carolyn Dawn Johnson	" Simple Life "
Wynonna Judd	" (No One's Gonna) Break Me Down "
Lady Antebellum	" American Honey "
	" Cold as Stone "
	" Get To Me "
	" Long Teenage Goodbye "
	" Mansion "
	" Nothin 'Like the First Time "
	"You Look Good"
Lady Gaga	" Always Remember Us This Way " ( A Star Is Born Soundtrack )
	" A-Yo "
	" Grigio Girls "
	" I'll Never Love Again " ( A Star Is Born Soundtrack )
	" Million Reasons "
Miranda Lambert	" Fire Escape "
	" It All Comes Out in the Wash "
	" Track Record "
	" Way Too Pretty for Prison " (with Maren Morris )
Aaron Lines	" Waitin 'on the Wonderful "
Ashliegh Lisset	" Kill the Headlights "
Little Big Town	" Beat Up Bible "
	" Don't Die Young, Don't Get Old "
	" Girl Crush "
	" Kiss Goodbye "
	" Lost in California "
	" Over Drinking "
	" Pain Killer "
	" Save Your Sin "
	" Shut Up Train "
	" Sober "
	" Throw Your Love Away "
	" Tumble and Fall "
	" When Someone Stops Loving You "
Lindsay Lohan	" Very Last Moment In Time "
Martina McBride	" Always Be This Way "
	" Blessed "
	" Cry Cry ('Til The Sun Shines) "
	" Everybody Wants to Be Loved "
	" From The Ashes "
	" If I Had Your Name "
	" So Magical "
	" Summer Of Love "
	" That's The Thing About Love "
	" This One's for the Girls "
	" When You Love Me "
	" You're Not Leaving Me "
Mindy McCready	" Songs About You "
Reba McEntire	" The Clown "
Tim McGraw	" Shotgun Rider "
Katharine McPhee	" Say Goodbye "
Mika	" Step With Me "
Kacey Musgraves	" Wonder Woman "
Nashville occupation	"Change Your Mind"
	" Telescope " ( Hayden Panettiere )
Jennifer Nettles	" His Hands "
Heidi Newfield	" Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines) "
Jamie O'Neal	" God Don't Make Mistakes "
Tara Oram	" 538 Stars "
	" Pretty Red Dress "
Brad Paisley	" Oh Love " (duet with Carrie Underwood)
Gwyneth Paltrow	" Coming Home "
Carly Pearce	" Closer To You "
	" Hide the Wine "
	" Honeysuckle "
	" I Need a Ride Home "
Kellie Pickler	" Girls Like Me "
	" I Forgive You "
Cassadee Pope	" Champagne "
	" One Song Away "
Rachel Proctor	" Where I Belong "
Rascal flatts	" Help Me Remember "
	" Unstoppable "
Julie Roberts	" Men and Mascara "
Darius Rucker	" Low Country "
Runaway June	" Buy My Own Drinks "
Shakira	" Medicine " (featuring Blake Shelton )
	" Spotlight "
Crystal Shawanda	" Try "
Jessica Simpson	" Might as Well Be Making Love "
	" Sipping on History "
	" Still Don't Stop Me "
	" When I Loved You Like That "
	" You're My Sunday "
Sister Hazel	" That Kind of Beautiful "
Mindy Smith	" Out Loud "
Steel Magnolia	" Last Night Again "
	" Not Tonight "
Taylor Swift	" Fearless "
Jamie Tate	" Love Looks Good on You "
Steven Tyler	" It Ain't Easy "
	" Somebody New "
	" Sweet Louisiana "
Carrie Underwood	" Backsliding "
	" Chaser "
	" Church Bells "
	" Clock Don't Stop "
	" Cry Pretty "
	" Dirty Laundry "
	" Do You Think About Me "
	" End Up with You "
	" Forever Changed "
	" Get Out of this Town "
	" Ghosts on the Stereo "
	" The Girl You Think I Am "
	" Good in Goodbye "
	" Jesus, Take the Wheel "
	" Just a Dream "
	" Keep Us Safe "
	" Last Name "
	" Leave Love Alone "
	" Like I'll Never Love You Again "
	" Little Girl Don't Grow Up Too Fast "
	" Little Toy Guns "
	" Low "
	" Nobody Ever Told You "
	" Renegade Runaway "
	" See You Again "
	" Smoke Break "
	" So Small "
	" Someday When I Stop Loving You "
	" Spinning Bottles "
	" Starts With Goodbye "
	" Thank God for Hometowns "
	" That Song That We Used To Make Love To "
	" There's a Place for Us "
	" This Time "
	" Twisted "
	" Two Black Cadillacs "
	" Unapologize "
	" Wasted "
	" What I Never Knew I Always Wanted "
	" Wheel of the World "
Keith Urban	" Blue Ain't Your Color "
	" God Made Woman "
	" This Is Me "
Rhonda Vincent	" I've Forgotten You "
Holly Williams	" Keep The Change "
Lee Ann Womack	" Painless "
	" The Story of My Life "
Michelle Wright	" I've Forgotten You "
Trisha Yearwood	" Cowboys Are My Weakness "
	" Drink Up "
	" The Good Stuff "

Web links

Commons : Hillary Lindsey  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Hillary Lindsey in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pat Padua: Pic (s) of the Week: They Write the Songs Edition - In The Muse: Performing Arts Blog. In: loc.gov. blogs.loc.gov, 2011, accessed January 21, 2020 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Hit Songwriter Bios - Hillary Lindsey. (No longer available online.) In: durango-songwriters-expo.com. web.archive.org, 2009, archived from the original on February 10, 2009 ; accessed on January 21, 2020 .  
3. ^ Hillary Lindsey in the Grammy Database. grammy.com, accessed February 12, 2020 .  
4. ↑ Thesongsurvives.com. In: thesongsurvives.com. Accessed January 21, 2020 .