Jessie Jo Dillon
{{short description|American songwriter (born 1987)}}
Jessie Jo Dillon (born September 11, 1987{{cite news |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |title={{title case|A SOBER DEAN DILLON NOW TAPS ONLY HIS TALENT}} |date=29 September 1988 |first=Jack |last=Hurst |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-09-29-8802030090-story.html }}) is an American songwriter with Big Machine Records.{{cite web |last1=Uitti |first1=Jacob |title=Getting to Know 2024 Grammy Nominee Jessie Jo Dillon |url=https://americansongwriter.com/getting-to-know-2024-grammy-nominee-jessie-jo-dillon/ |website=American Songwriter |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=10 November 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Talley |first1=Brittni |title=Jessie Jo Dillon |url=https://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/jessie-jo-dillon |publisher=Nashville Songwriters Association International |access-date=19 November 2023 |language=en |date=6 April 2022}} She is the daughter of country musician and songwriter Dean Dillon and his ex-wife Kenni Wehrman, a Warner Bros. Records executive. She has received five Grammy Award nominations and two Academy of Country Music Awards nominations.
Career
Dillon received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on songs by Brandy Clark, Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll, Catie Offerman, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Hardy, and Lori McKenna.{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.grammy.com}} 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
{{See also category| Songs written by Jessie Jo Dillon}}
{{As of|2020|October}}, Dillon had written over 900 songs in the Broadcast Music, Inc. database. Most are collaborations,{{cite web |url=https://www.musicconnection.com/songwriter-profile-jessie-jo-dillon/ |date=26 October 2020 |title={{title case |SONGWRITER PROFILE: JESSIE JO DILLON}} |first=Dan |last=Kimpel |work=Music Connection }} 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/how-10000-hours-co-writer-jessie-jo-dillon-overcame-her-songwriting-fears-8542927/amp/ |title=How '10,000 Hours' Co-Writer Jessie Jo Dillon Overcame Her Songwriting Fears |first=Rob |last=LeDonne |date=7 November 2019 |magazine=Billboard }}
=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
Awards and nominations
=Academy of Country Music Awards=
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Year
! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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scope="row"|2019
|rowspan=2|Song of the Year |{{nom}} |
scope="row"|2020
|"10,000 Hours" |{{nom}} |{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2019-acm-academy-country-music-awards-full-list-of-winners-live-updates-today-2019-04-07/|title = ACM Awards 2019: Full list of winners|website = CBS News| date=April 8, 2019 }} |
scope="row"|2024
|Songwriter of the Year | |{{win}} |magazine = Billboard| date=May 16, 2024 }} |
=Grammy Awards=
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Year
! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
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scope="row"|2011
|rowspan=4|Best Country Song |{{nom}} | |
scope="row"|2019
|{{nom}} |[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards Grammy.com, 7 December 2018] |
scope="row"|2022
|{{nom}} |
scope="row" rowspan=2|2024
| "Buried | {{nom}} | align="center" rowspan=2|{{Cite web |title=2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2024-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.grammy.com}} |
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
| "Buried", "Girl in the Mirror", "Halfway to Hell", "I Just Killed A Man", "Memory Lane", | {{nom}} |
References
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