Chris Tompkins

Christopher G. Tompkins (born Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American songwriter based in Nashville.

Tompkins has won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song, first for "Before He Cheats" sung by Carrie Underwood in 2007, and also for Underwood's 2012 song "Blown Away". and he won Songwriter of the Year by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Early life Chris Tompkins was born and raised in Green Hill, Alabama and attended Rogers High School. He started working with Big Loud Shirt Industries during the summer of 2006 as a songwriter.

He collaborated with Underwood once again on her 2012 album Blown Away, notably on the second single of the same name. The single was co-written with his frequent collaborator Josh Kear, and as noted by interviewer Kurt Wolff, "the melody and overall sound of the song also stand out as something fresh and very different." The single peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2013.

2013–2017: Recent Projects In 2013, Tompkins penned five songs including the number one hits "Round Here" and "Get Your Shine On" on Florida Georgia Line's debut album Here's to Good Times. Following the album's massive success, Tompkins collaborated again with Florida Georgia Line on number one hits like "Dirt" and "Anything Goes", contributing a total of eleven cuts to the band.

Released in April 2014, He also co-wrote the song "Drunk on a Plane", recorded by Dierks Bentley which peaked in the top 3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs and number one on the Country Airplay chart. The song later went on to be certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA.

Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Category Result

Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year