Jessie Jo Dillon

Jessie Jo Dillon (born September 11, 1987[1]) is an American songwriter with Big Machine Records.[2][3] She is the daughter of country musician and songwriter Dean Dillon and his ex-wife Kenni Wehrman, a Warner Bros. Records executive.[1][2] She has received five Grammy Award nominations and two Academy of Country Music Awards nominations.[2]

Career

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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.[4]

Discography

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As of October 2020, Dillon had written over 900 songs in the Broadcast Music, Inc. database.[5] Most are collaborations,[5] 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.[6]

Notable songs

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Awards and nominations

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Academy of Country Music Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Song of the Year "Break Up in the End" Nominated [7]
2020 "10,000 Hours" Nominated [8]
2024 Songwriter of the Year Won [9]

Grammy Awards

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Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 Best Country Song "The Breath You Take" Nominated
2019 "Break Up in the End" Nominated [10]
2022 "Better Than We Found It" Nominated [11]
2024 "Buried Nominated [12]
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)"
Nominated

References

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  1. ^ a b Hurst, Jack (29 September 1988). "A Sober Dean Dillon Now Taps Only His Talent". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ a b c Uitti, Jacob (10 November 2023). "Getting to Know 2024 Grammy Nominee Jessie Jo Dillon". American Songwriter. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ Talley, Brittni (6 April 2022). "Jessie Jo Dillon". Nashville Songwriters Association International. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  5. ^ a b Kimpel, Dan (26 October 2020). "Songwriter Profile: Jessie Jo Dillon". Music Connection.
  6. ^ LeDonne, Rob (7 November 2019). "How '10,000 Hours' Co-Writer Jessie Jo Dillon Overcame Her Songwriting Fears". Billboard.
  7. ^ "2020 ACM Awards Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. September 17, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  8. ^ "ACM Awards 2019: Full list of winners". CBS News. April 8, 2019.
  9. ^ "Here Are the 2024 ACM Awards Winners: Complete List". Billboard. May 16, 2024.
  10. ^ Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
  11. ^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  12. ^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.