Shane McAnally
Shane McAnally is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", before becoming a songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced songs for Walker Hayes, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, and more. The Academy of Country Music named him Songwriter of the Year in 2014. He also won "Best Country Album" and "Best Country Song" at the 2014 Grammy Awards for his work on Kacey Musgraves's Same Trailer Different Park. In 2015, Billboard named him the Hot Country Songwriter of the Year as well as a Billboard Power Player. McAnally joined industry veteran Jason Owen in early 2017 to relaunch Monument Records as co-presidents. Beginning in 2019, McAnally is starring as one of the on-screen talent producers in the NBC television reality series Songland. His most recent accolades include the 2019 ACM Award for Songwriter of the Year and Grammy Award for Best Country Song for co-writing Kacey Musgraves's "Space Cowboy."
Musical career
McAnally began performing at local clubs at the age of 12 and appeared on Star Search when he was 14, singing Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." He moved to Branson, Missouri at 15, then to Nashville at 19.McAnally and music producer Rich Herring recorded a demo of a song that McAnally had written. The song, "Just One Touch", earned McAnally a publishing deal as well as a recording contract with Curb Records. In 1999, McAnally signed with Curb and began recording his first album for the label as well as his first single. "Say Anything" was released in 1999 as his debut single. The song peaked at No. 41 the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single, "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", became his first top 40 single, peaking at No. 31. McAnally charted a third and final time with "Run Away", which reached No. 50.
Songwriting
In 2001, McAnally moved to Los Angeles, where he came out. He composed six songs for the soundtrack of 2007 independent film Shelter, credited as Shane Mack.Returning to Nashville in late 2007, McAnally began writing songs for other artists, starting with "Last Call", released by Lee Ann Womack in 2008. From this point onward, McAnally has been primarily known for his songwriting work. He has also worked as a record producer, for artists such as Kacey Musgraves, Old Dominion, and Midland.
Personal life
McAnally married his partner of five years, Michael Baum, in September 2012. The couple welcomed their daughter and son in December 2012. In January 2017, the two were legally married by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry.Discography and videography
| Title | Details |
| Shane McAnally |
Singles
Music videos
Producing discography
McAnally has produced or co-produced the following works:| Year | Artist | Type | Project |
| 2013 | Kacey Musgraves | Album | "Same Trailer Different Park" |
| 2013 | Kelly Clarkson | Track | "Tie It Up" |
| 2014 | Sam Hunt | Album | "Montevallo" |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | Track | "Dirt on a Road" |
| 2014 | Old Dominion | EP | "Old Dominion EP" |
| 2015 | Jake Owen | Track | "Real Life" |
| 2015 | Kacey Musgraves | Album | "Pageant Material" |
| 2015 | Kacey Musgraves | Track | "A Spoonful of Sugar" |
| 2015 | Old Dominion | Album | "Meat and Candy" |
| 2016 | Jake Owen | Album | "American Love" |
| 2016 | Artists of Then, Now & Forever | Single | "Forever Country" |
| 2016 | Jo Smith | EP | "Introducing Jo Smith" |
| 2016 | Midland | EP | "Midland EP" |
| 2017 | Candi Carpenter | Single | "Burn the Bed" |
| 2017 | Old Dominion | Album | "Happy Endings" |
| 2017 | Midland | Album | "On the Rocks" |
| 2017 | Walker Hayes | Album | "boom." |
| 2018 | Little Big Town | Single | "Summer Fever" |
| 2018 | Old Dominion | Single | "Make It Sweet" |
| 2018 | Walker Hayes | Single | "90's Country" |
| 2018 | Teddy Robb | Single | "Lead Me On" |
| 2018 | Renee Blair | Track | "Gotta Quit Drinkin" |
| 2018 | Renee Blair | Track | "Me Tonight" |
| 2018 | Brandon Ratcliff | Single | "Rules of Breaking Up" |
| 2019 | Aloe Blacc | Track | "Same Blood" |
| 2019 | Teddy Robb | Single | "Really Shouldn't Drink Around You" |
| 2019 | Midland | Single | "Mr. Lonely" |
| 2019 | Brandon Ratcliff | Track | "Number in My Phone" |
| 2019 | Teddy Robb | Track | "Tell Me How" |
| 2019 | Walker Hayes | Single | "Don't Let Her" |
| 2019 | John Legend | Single | "We Need Love " |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | Album | Old Dominion |
| 2020 | Kylie Morgan | Single | "Break Things" |
| 2020 | Kelsea Ballerini | Track | "The Other Girl" |
| 2020 | Teddy Robb | EP | "Teddy Robb - EP" |
| 2020 | Lady Antebellum | Single | "Champagne Night " |
| 2020 | Walker Hayes | Single | "Trash My Heart" |
| 2020 | Todd Tilghman | Track | "Long Way Home " |
| 2020 | Boyz II Men | Track | "Love Struck " |
| 2020 | Brandon Ratcliff | Track | "Follow" |
Songland
McAnally is also a mentor on NBC’s songwriting competition series, Songland. On Songland, McAnally works alongside esteemed producers Ryan Tedder and Ester Dean, collaborating with unknown songwriters to craft hit songs. Each "winning" song is recorded by that episode's musical guest and released immediately following the episode. McAnally has described his role on the show as his "wildest dream job that I never knew I wanted." Songs co-written by McAnally as a part of his role on Songland are as follows.| Season | Episode | Producer | Song | Co-writers | Result |
| 1 | John Legend | Shane McAnally | "We Need Love" | Tebby Burrows, John Legend, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Andre Lyon, Imran Avaz, Juan Jose Botero, Marcello Valenzano, Thomas Kessler | |
| 1 | John Legend | Ester Dean | "Something New" | Ollie Gabriel, Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Marty West, Rodney Jones | Top 3 |
| 1 | John Legend | Ryan Tedder | "Lookin' Up" | Max Embers, Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Andrew DeRoberts, Elliott Marchent, Emily Shearman | Top 3 |
| 1 | will.i.am | Ester Dean | "Be Nice" | will.i.am, Adam Friedman, Martjin Konijenburg, Ryan Merchant, Anish Sood, Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Snoop Dogg, Keith Harris, Lance Tolbert | |
| 1 | will.i.am | Shane McAnally | "Boxes" | Josh Logan, Bruce Wiegner, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, will.i.am | Recorded |
| 1 | will.i.am | Ryan Tedder | "Invincible" | Charisma Divina Dixon, Calvin George Dixon, Ryan Stockbridge, Cody Michael Bolton, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, will.i.am | Recorded |
| 1 | Jonas Brothers | Ester Dean | "Greenlight" | John Brandon Paciolla, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Zach Skelton | |
| 1 | Jonas Brothers | Shane McAnally | "Crowded Places" | Rynn Kempthorn, Emily Fullerton, Michael McEachern, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts | Recorded |
| 1 | Jonas Brothers | Ryan Tedder | "Do You Think of Me" | Rachel Elizabeth Smith, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle | Recorded |
| 1 | Kelsea Ballerini | Ryan Tedder | "Better Luck Next Time" | Kelsea Ballerini, Darius Coleman, Taylor Sparks, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts | |
| 1 | Kelsea Ballerini | Ester Dean | "Crush" | Daniel Wright Goldberger, Jackson Wise, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder | Recorded |
| 1 | Kelsea Ballerini | Shane McAnally | "Lying " | Jack Newsome, Elsa Curran, Christina Galligan, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts | Recorded |
| 1 | Meghan Trainor | Ryan Tedder | "Hurt Me" | Meghan Trainor, Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Nicole Haley Cohen, Jack Newsome, Mike Sabath, Zach Skelton | |
| 1 | Meghan Trainor | Shane McAnally | "Alone" | Josh Wood, Peter Wallevik, Daniel Davidsen, Ruby Spiro, Catie Turner, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts | Recorded |
| 1 | Meghan Trainor | Ester Dean | "We Got Us" | Brandin Jay, Kaylan Mary, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder | Recorded |
| 1 | Aloe Blacc | Ryan Tedder | "Getting Started " | Aloe Blacc, Kyle Williams, Joel Rousseau, Justin Amundrud, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, JID, Zach Skelton | |
| 1 | Aloe Blacc | Ester Dean | "Hero" | Maggie Gabbard, Heather Holley, Stefan Bredereck, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, John Paciolla, Khyre Ryler | Recorded |
| 1 | Aloe Blacc | Shane McAnally | "Same Blood" | Aloe Blacc, Steve Fee, Zachary Kale, Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts | Released as Single |
| 1 | Macklemore | Shane McAnally | "Shadow" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Ben Haggerty, Ori Rakib, Aaron Kleinstub, Coyle Girelli | |
| 1 | Macklemore | Ryan Tedder | "Unforgettable" | Ben Haggerty, Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Matthew Boda, Callan Searcy, Robbie Nevil | Top 3 |
| 1 | Macklemore | Ester Dean | "Judgments" | Casey Cook, Cameron Stymeist, Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Norma Jean Martine | Top 3 |
| 1 | Leona Lewis | Ryan Tedder | "Solo Quiero " | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Leona Lewis, Rosalyn Lockhart, Matthew Fonson, Alessandro Calemme, Alejandro Rengifo, Andres Torres, Juan Magan | |
| 1 | Leona Lewis | Shane McAnally | "When You Fall In Love" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Andrew DeRoberts, Cameron Rafati, Toby Gad | Top 3 |
| 1 | Leona Lewis | Ester Dean | "Perfect Skin" | Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Dave Pittenger, Olivia Lane, Bonnie Baker | Top 3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | Shane McAnally | "Young" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Trevor Rosen, Matthew Ramsey, Katelyn Tarver, Brad Tursi, William Sellers, George Sprung Jr., James Abrahart, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Raphael Judrin, Nick Seeley, Benjamin Hovey, Andrew Tinker | |
| 1 | Old Dominion | Ester Dean | "Journey" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Jacob Lee Scott | Top 3 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | Ryan Tedder | "Where The Road Ends" | Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Isaac Julius-Edwards, Moises Zulaica, Dani Blau, Daniel Sobrino, Andrew DeRoberts | Top 3 |
| 1 | OneRepublic | Shane McAnally | "Somebody To Love" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, JT Roach, Brent Kutzle, Andrew Wells, Kevin Fisher, Jintae Ko, Andrew DeRoberts | |
| 1 | OneRepublic | Jason Evigan | "Be Somebody" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Jason Evigan, Brigetta Truitt, Brett Truitt, Amanda Zelina | Top 3 |
| 1 | OneRepublic | Ester Dean | "Darkest Days" | Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Jason Evigan, Madison Yanofsky, Joe Henderson | Top 3 |
| 1 | Charlie Puth | Shane McAnally | "Pill For This" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Sam DeRosa, Ben Samana, Graham Muron | Top 3 |
| 1 | Charlie Puth | Ester Dean | "Hate Love" | Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean, Joel Adams | Top 3 |
| 2 | Lady Antebellum | Shane McAnally | "Champagne Night" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, Madeline Merlo, Tina Parol, Patricia Conroy, Andrew DeRoberts, Dave Thomson | |
| 2 | H.E.R. | Ryan Tedder | "Wrong Places" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, H.E.R., Zachary Powell, Raqual Castro, Darhyl Camper Jr. | |
| 2 | Martina McBride | Ester Dean | "Girls Like Me" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Martina McBride, Michael Tyler, Stephanie Chapman, Halie Wooldridge, Dan Swank, Alexis Kristine Shadle | |
| 2 | Julia Michaels | Ryan Tedder | "Give It To You" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Julia Michaels, Andrew DeRoberts, Joshua Keegan Bost | |
| 2 | Florida Georgia Line | Shane McAnally | "Second Guessing" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Andrew DeRoberts, Corey Crowder, Griffen Palmer, Geoff Warburton, Ben Simonetti | |
| 2 | Boyz II Men | Ester Dean | "Love Struck" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Christopher Lee, James Gutch, Jerry Duplessis, Raymond Duplessis, Michael Wise, Wanya Morris, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman | |
| 2 | Ben Platt | Ryan Tedder | "Everything I Did to Get to You" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, David Davis | |
| 2 | Usher feat. Tyga | Ester Dean | "California" | Ester Dean, Ryan Tedder, Usher, Tyga, Michael Wise, Kaj Nelson Blokhuis, Melvin Hough II, Rivelino Raoul Wouter, Ryan Cambetes |