Hillary Lindsey

Hillary Lee Lindsey (born August 11, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan. In 2006 and 2016, respectively, Lindsey won two Grammy Awards for Best Country Song for Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and for Little Big Town's "Girl Crush". In 2011, Lindsey received an Academy Award nomination for "Coming Home", recorded by Gwyneth Paltrow for the soundtrack of Country Strong, in the Best Original Song category. "Coming Home" also received a Golden Globe nomination that same year for Best Original Song along with "There's a Place for Us", making Lindsey a double nominee in 2011. , she has had 20 number-one singles as a writer. She won her third Grammy Award for the song "I'll Never Love Again" from the soundtrack of the 2018 film A Star Is Born.

She has been nominated three times for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year for her work on "Jesus Take the Wheel", "Girl Crush", and "Always Remember Us This Way".

Early life and education Lindsey grew up in Washington, Georgia. She is the daughter of Ricky and Kathy Lindsey. Her father was a drummer.

She started writing songs at age two. She went on to sing in her church choir and won her first award at age eight in the local Kiwanis Talent Showcase. As a child, she won 4-H singing competitions and participated in 4-H's traveling performing arts group, Clovers & Co.

Lindsey graduated from Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School and moved to Nashville in 1994 to enroll in Belmont University’s Music Business School.

Career leftShe landed a publishing deal during her senior year at Belmont University. She signed her first publishing deal in 1997.

In 2020, Lindsey was named Songwriter of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. She is only the second woman in history to receive that honor.

Lindsey's friendship with songwriters Lori McKenna and Liz Rose developed into a working partnership called the Love Junkies. The three have collaborated on songs for Little Big Town and Lady Gaga. The three shared a Grammy Award in 2015 for Girl Crush which won for "Best Country Song." As of 2016, the three women had sold more than 50 million songs either together, separately or with others.

"Bless My Heart"

"Beat Up Bronco" Carrie Underwood Greatest Hits: Decade Number 1 "Little Toy Guns" Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano

Luke Bryan Kill the Lights "To the Moon and Back" Tom Douglas, Tony Dean Tyler Farr Suffer in Peace "Withdrawals" Josh Kear, Geordie Sampsom Tim McGraw Damn Country Music "Want You Back" Ashley Gorley, Rodney Clawson Aubrey Peeples Nashville Season 4 "Makes No Sense At All" Ashley Monroe Darius Rucker Southern Style "Low Country" Darius Rucker, Troy Verges, Blair Daly Mickey Guyton Mickey Guyton "Somebody Else Will" Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird

"Renegade Runaway" Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano "Dirty Laundry" Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley "Church Bells" Carrie Underwood, Brett James "Smoke Break" Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano "Like I'll Never Love You Again" Liz Rose, Lori McKenna "Chaser" Carrie Underwood, Mike Elizondo "Clock Don't Stop" Blair Daly, Chris DeStefano "The Girl You Think I Am " Carrie Underwood, David Hodges "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted" Carrie Underwood, Brett James "Little Girl Don't Grow Up Too Fast" Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano

Dierks Bentley Black "Can't Be Replaced" Dierks Bentley, Luke Laird Kenny Chesney Cosmic Hallelujah "Trip Around the Sun" Nick Brophy, Brett James Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots "God, Your Mama, and Me" Josh Kear, Gordie Sampson

"A-Yo" Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Michael Tucker "Million Reasons" Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson "Grigio Girls" Stefani Germanotta, Mark Ronson, Michael Tucker

"Everybody Wants to Be Loved" Steve McEwan, Gordie Sampson "That's the Thing About Love" Gordie Sampson, Troy Verges

"Where I Am" Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally "When You Love Someone" Blair Daly, Sean McConnell Keith Urban Ripcord "Blue Ain't Your Color" Steven Lee Olsen, Clint Lagerberg

"End of the World" Kelsea Ballerini, Lindsay Rimes "Unapologetically"

"Legends"

"Diving in Deep" Steve McEwan, Gordie Sampson "All the Love You Left Me" Gordie Sampson, Ben West Lady Antebellum Heart Break "Heart Break" Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Jesse Frasure, Nicolle Galyon

"Lost in California" Lori McKenna, Liz Rose "Don't Die Young, Don't Get Old" Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Lori McKenna "Beat Up Bible" Cart Barlowe, Shane Stevens "When Someone Stops Loving You" Lori McKenna, Chase McGill Tim McGraw & Faith Hill The Rest of Our Life "The Bed We Made" Lori McKenna, Liz Rose Thomas Rhett Life Changes "Grave" Chris DeStefano, Josh Kear Hayden Panettiere, Lennon Stella Nashville Season 5 "Water Rising" Derrick Southerland, Jamie Moore Parmalee 27861 "Back in the Game" Rodney Clawson, Matt Dragstrem

"Hide the Wine" Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird "I Need a Ride Home" Ashley Gorley, Matt Jenkins "Honeysuckle" busbee, Barry Dean

Dierks Bentley The Mountain "You Can't Bring Me Down" Dierks Bentley, Luke Laird

"Always Remember Us This Way" Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Lori McKenna "I'll Never Love Again" Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere Chris Lane Laps Around the Sun "Take Back Home Girl" David Garcia, Josh Miller Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour "Wonder Woman" Kacey Musgraves, Jesse Frasure, Amy Wadge Mitchell Tenpenny Telling All My Secrets "Somebody's Got Me" Mitchell Tenpenny, Jordan Schmidt

"Cry Pretty" Carrie Underwood, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose "Ghosts on the Stereo" Tom Douglas, Andrew Dorff "Low" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia "Backsliding" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia "That Song That We Used to Make Love To" Jason Evigan "Spinning Bottles" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Carol Oordt "End Up With You" Gordie Sampson, Brett McLaughlin, Will Weatherly Morgan Wallen If I Know Me "Redneck Love Song" David Garcia, Michael Hardy, Josh Miller

Florida Georgia Line Can't Say I Ain't Country "People Are Different"

"No Place Like Hometown" "One Beer" Hardy, Jake Mitchell Lady Antebellum Ocean "Mansion" Chris DeStefano, Josh Miller

"It All Comes Out in the Wash"

"Way Too Pretty for Prison" "Fire Escape" "Track Record" Miranda Lambert, Liz Rose Reba McEntire Stronger Than the Truth "The Clown" Dallas Davidson, James T. Slater Runaway June Blue Roses "Buy My Own Drinks" Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mullholand, Jennifer Wayne, Josh Kear Trisha Yearwood Every Girl "Drink Up" Gordie Sampson, Troy Verges

"Love Me Like a Girl" Kelsea Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Jordan Minton, Lauren Grieve "Hole in the Bottle" Kelsea Ballerini, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones

"Knockin' Boots" Jon Nite, Gordie Sampson "What She Wants Tonight" Luke Bryan, Rose Copperman, Jon Nite

"The Otherside" Camaron Ochs, Tim Bergling, Tyler Johnson "Like a Movie" Camaron Ochs, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose "Till There's Nothing Left" Camaron Ochs, Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson Jordan Davis Jordan Davis "Almost Maybes" Jordan Davis, Jesse Frasure Mickey Guyton Bridges "Heaven Down Here" Mickey Guyton, Josh Kear, Geordie Sampson

"Boots" Hardy, David Garcia "So Close" Hardy, Mark Holman "Hate Your Hometown" Hardy, David Garcia Little Big Town Nightfall "Throw Your Love Away" Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Liz Rose

"Closer to You"

"You Kissed Me First" "Greener Grass" Johnny Price, Ben West Carrie Underwood My Gift "Favorite Time of the Year" Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano

Gary Allan Ruthless "Ruthless" busbee, Ryan Hurd

"It Was Me" Lauren Alaina "Same Story, Different Saturday Night"

"I'm Not Sad Anymore" "Written in the Bar" Jojo Mason Sky Full of Stars (EP) "Broken Umbrella" Jordan Davis, Luke Laird Morgan Wallen Dangerous: The Double Album "Need a Boat" Morgan Wallen, Matt Dragstrem Chris Young Famous Friends "Cross Every Line" David Garcia, Chase McGill

Jason Aldean Georgia "My Weakness" Barry Dean, Gordon Sampson Priscilla Block Welcome to the Block Party "I Know a Girl" Priscilla Block, David Garcia

"Three Whiskeys and the Truth"

"Something Strong" Dustin Lynch Blue in the Sky "Tequila on a Boat" Justin Ebach, Matt Alderman Maren Morris Humble Quest "Hummingbird" Maren Morris, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose

"Denim & Rhinestones" Carrie Underwood, Josh Kear, David Garcia "Velvet Heartbreak" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia "Ghost Story" David Garcia, Josh Kear "Hate My Heart" Carrie Underwood, Michael Hardy, David Garcia "Burn" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Ashley Gorley "Faster" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia "Pink Champagne" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Ashley Gorley "She Don't Know" Carrie Underwood, David Garcia Madeline Merlo Slide "I Need a Drink" Madeline Merlo, Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley

"Rosed Colored Rearview"

"All My Ghosts" Dallas Smith Dallas Smith "I Would" Michael Hardy, Mark Holman Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time "I Deserve a Drink" Morgan Wallen, Devin Dawson, Jacob Durrett

"Patterns"

"Sorry Mom" "Baggage" "First Rodeo" "Two Things" "We Broke Up" "Be for Your Love" "To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak" Kelsea Ballerini, Karen Fairchild, Jessi Jo Dillion

"The Chapter"

"Had It All" "You're My Texas" Gabby Barrett, Miranda Lambert

"Kansas" Matt Dragstrem, Chase McGill "Closing Time in California" John Byron, Mark Holman, Chase McGill MacKenzie Porter Nobody's Born with a Broken Heart "Easy to Miss" Emily Warren, Will Weatherly

"Come On"

"Big Ole Fancy House"

"She Gets to Drinking" Jon Pardi, Hailey Whitters "Don't You Wanna Know"" Jon Pardi, Luke Laird

Personal life Lindsey is married to songwriter Cary Barlowe. The couple have a daughter born in 2015.

She has two sisters, Lauren Lindsey Fowler and Taylor Harris Lindsey. Taylor Lindsey is an executive at Sony Music Nashville.