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Natalie Hemby

Since signing her first publishing deal at 19, Nashville’s Natalie Hemby has become one of most successful and sought after songwriters in music, with countless hit songs recorded by artists such as Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert, Lady Gaga, Yola, Dierks Bentley, Rag'n'Bone Man, Lady A, Kelly Clarkson, Little Big Town, Ed Sheeran, and Labrinth, to name a few.

Hemby has accumulated eight No. 1 Billboard singles during her career. Hemby's cuts include "White Liar", Automatic”, and “Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert, “Pontoon" and "Tornado " by Little Big Town, “Downtown” by Lady A, “You Look Like I Need a Drink” by Justin Moore, and "Heartache Medication” by Jon Pardi.

On January 13, 2017, Hemby released her first studio album, “Puxico”, named after the Missouri town where her grandfather lived, via the label GetWrucke Productions which she runs with her husband, music producer Mike Wrucke. On October 8, 2021, she released her second album, Pins and Needles, also produced by Mike Wrucke.

Hemby became a member of the group known as The Highwomen, along with Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled album in 2019. As a result, Hemby earned a Country Song of the Year GRAMMY, following her first GRAMMY, win for Best Song Written for Visual Media for Lady Gaga’s “I’ll Never Love Again,” from A Star Is Born, among five career nominations.

Hemby won an ACM Award for her song “Automatic” by Miranda Lambert, and has also been recognized by the CMA, CMT and NSAI Awards for her prodigious and versatile contributions to songwriting.

 

The Warren Brothers

The Warren Brothers are Grammy, CMA, and Emmy-nominated hit songwriters with 10 #1 singles and cuts spanning country, rock, and pop. Their songs have been recorded by many of country music’s biggest artists, including Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, and more. Their work crosses genres, with recordings by Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Lady A, Thomas Rhett, as well as rock artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nickelback, Hinder, Joss Stone, and Boys Like Girls.

 

Brad and Brett Warren began as recording artists, releasing three albums on BNA Records and earning seven Billboard Top 40 singles before becoming one of Nashville’s most in-demand songwriting teams. They earned a Grammy nomination for “If You’re Reading This” (Tim McGraw), and a CMA Song of the Year nomination for “Anyway” (Martina McBride), later winning a Daytime Emmy for “Good Afternoon America.”

 

With sharp humor and undeniable chemistry, The Warren Brothers have also appeared as CMT series hosts, Nashville Star judges, radio personalities, and even in film — proving they are not only top-tier writers, but full-scale entertainers.