Jeffrey Steele

Seven-time GRAMMY® nominee Jeffrey Steele continues to shape American music with songs that connect people across generations. With more than 65 million radio and television airplays, his songwriting has produced major hits for artists including Keith Urban, Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett, Montgomery Gentry, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cher, .38 Special, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, Van Zant, Joe Cocker, Little Feat ft. Bob Seger, Joe Bonamassa, Cascada, and many more. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Steele has been recognized by the Country Music Hall of Fame as a “Poet and Prophet,” named BMI Songwriter of the Year twice, and awarded NSAI Songwriter of the Year three times. He is also a two-time CMA Triple Play Award recipient for penning three No. 1 hits in a single year. His extensive list of chart-topping songs includes: “Raise ’Em Up,” “Knee Deep,” “Here,” “My Wish,” “The Cowboy in Me,” “These Days,” “My Town,” “Something to Be Proud Of,” “Everyday,” and the landmark “What Hurts the Most,” which earned a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Country Song. Steele has received more than 35 BMI Country and Pop Awards and is both a Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice nominee for Best Original Song for “I Thought I Lost You” (from Disney/Pixar’s Bolt). He has been named one of Billboard’s Top 5 Writers for eight consecutive years and MusicRow Magazine’s Songwriter of the Year.