Jessie Jo Dillon

Jessie Jo Dillon (born September 11, 1987 ) is an American songwriter with Big Machine Records. She is the daughter of country musician and songwriter Dean Dillon and his ex-wife Kenni Wehrman, a Warner Bros. Records executive. She received a second at the following ceremony for her work on song by Moroney, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, Keith Urban, and Kelsea Ballerini.

Discography

, Dillon had written over 900 songs in the Broadcast Music, Inc. database. Her biggest hit is "10,000 Hours" (2019), which she cowrote for Dan + Shay unaware that Justin Bieber would guest on it. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts, and the Canada Country chart.

Notable songs "Crazy Women" (2010) performed by LeAnn Rimes co-written with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally

"The Breath You Take" (2010) performed by George Strait co-written with Casey Beathard and Dean Dillon

"Break Up in the End" (2018) performed by Cole Swindell co-written with Chase McGill and Jon Nite

"Rich" (2018) performed by Maren Morris co-written with Maren Morris and Laura Veltz

"10,000 Hours" (2019) performed by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber co-written with Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, and Dan Smyers

"To Hell & Back" (2020) performed by Maren Morris co-written with Maren Morris and Laura Veltz

"Memory Lane" (2023) performed by Old Dominion co-written with Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, and Brad Tursi

"Messed Up as Me" (2024) performed by Keith Urban co-written with Shane McAnally, Michael Lotten, and Rodney Clawson

"Happen to Me" (2025) performed by Russell Dickerson co-written with Dickerson, Chris LaCorte, and Chase McGill, with an additional writing credit given to Robert Hazard

"Lighter (The Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Song)" (2026) performed by Jelly Roll and Carín León co-written with Jason DeFord, Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander

Awards and nominations Academy of Country Music Awards

Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Best Country Song"The Breath You Take"2019"Break Up in the End" 2022"Better Than We Found It" 2024 "Buried Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical "Buried", "Girl in the Mirror", "Halfway to Hell", "I Just Killed A Man", "Memory Lane", "Neon Cowgirl", "Screen", "The Town in Your Heart", "Up Above The Clouds (Cecilia's Song)" 2025 "Am I Okay?", "Go to Hell", "Heaven by Noon", "Lies Lies Lies", "Messed Up as Me", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Sorry Mom", "Two Hearts"