Nicolle Galyon

Last updated
Nicolle Galyon
Birth nameNicolle Anne Galyon
Born (1984-07-22) July 22, 1984 (age 39)
Winner, South Dakota
Origin Sterling, Kansas
Genres Country
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • record label executive
  • publishing executive
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboard
  • piano
Years active2007–present
Website nicollegalyon.com

Nicolle Anne Galyon (born July 22, 1984) is a singer, songwriter, producer, record label executive, and publishing executive based in Nashville. She gained national exposure early in her career after a 2012 appearance as a contestant on NBC's The Voice . She co-wrote the song "Automatic" sung by Miranda Lambert which was named the 2015 ACM's 'Song of the Year' and the 2014 CMA's single of the year. As of 2023, she is credited for writing nine No. 1 hits. Galyon has written songs for Lady A, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, and others.

Contents

Early life

Nicolle was born to Chris and LaMonna (née Hahn) Galyon of Sterling, Kansas. She has three younger brothers: Riley, Taylor, and Cooper.

Career

Originally from Sterling, Kansas, Galyon made her way to Nashville, Tennessee in 2002 to attend Belmont University for Music Business. At Belmont, Galyon discovered her passion for songwriting [1] and signed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Nashville shortly after graduating in 2006. [2] In 2012, she appeared on season 2 of The Voice as a contestant on Adam Levine's team, then being eliminated in the battle rounds. [3] There she met RaeLynn and Miranda Lambert, two friendships that she accredits for kickstarting her songwriting career. [3]

Galyon earned her first #1 song with "We Were Us" performed by Keith Urban and Miranda Lambert. Soon after this success, veteran Nashville songwriting heavyweights like Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne noticed her and invited her to be a part of their in-the-round performances. [4] Speaking about this later, Galyon said, "I remember it was conflicting for me because I only had one song to play that anyone knew...but they could each play 20 hits, all night long". [4] She said that their stamp of approval gave her confidence and kept her going. [4]

With co-writers Miranda Lambert and Natalie Hemby, Galyon won 2015 ACM's 'Song of the Year', and the 2014 CMA's single of the year for the Miranda Lambert's Automatic. Since then Galyon has had songs recorded by RaeLynn on her album WildHorse , Dan + Shay on their album Obsessed, Kenny Chesney on his album Cosmic Hallelujah , Florida Georgia Line on their album Dig Your Roots , Lady Antebellum on their album Golden, and Thomas Rhett on his album Tangled Up, among others.

Record label

Galyon partnered with Big Loud Records to launch the female-focused record label, "Songs and Daughters". The label was announced in July, 2019 and signed Madison Kozak as its flagship artist. In 2020, Galyon expanded the label to include a publishing arm. In 2020, Galyon served as a producer and writer on iHeartRadio scripted podcast "Make It Up As We Go."

Philanthropy

Galyon is heavily involved in the CMA Foundation's music education initiative and served as an NSAI Board Member & CMT Next Women of Country mentor. Galyon has worked with the "Save the Music Foundation", a non-profit music education organization [5] and with "Songfarm", a philanthropic organization designed to give U.S.high schools professional recording equipment for students to use. [6] She also provides a college scholarship to a senior at her alma mater, Sterling High School, each year through an "Autobiography Scholarship" program.

Personal life

Galyon married songwriter Rodney Clawson October 13, 2007. They have two children together, daughter Charlie Jo Clawson born May 29, 2013, and son Ford Sterling Clawson born April 14, 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

Songwriting credits

[7]

YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written with
2010 Point of Grace Home for the Holidays [8] "The Giver and the Gift"Molly Reed, Jonathan Yudkin
2011 Josh Kelley Georgia Clay [9] "Gone Like That"Josh Kelley, Clint Lagerberg
Jasmine Rae Listen Here "Let it Be Me"Molly Reed
Lauren Alaina Wildflower [10] "Growing Her Wings"Nicole Witt
"Dirt Road Prayer"April Geesbreght
2013 Lady A Golden [11] "It Ain't Pretty" Eric Paslay
Keith Urban Fuse [12] "We Were Us" (feat. Miranda Lambert) Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins
Danielle Bradbery Danielle Bradbery [13] "Daughter of a Workin' Man" Dave Barnes, Clint Lagerberg
"Dance Hall"April Geesbreght, Molly Reed
2014 Dan + Shay Where It All Began [14] "Party Girl" Shay Mooney, Dan Smyers
Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes "All Nighter" Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jimmy Robbins
Lady A 747 "Girl on the Radio"David Hodges, Jimmy Robbins
Lucy Hale Road Between [15] "From the Backseat" Mike Daly, Jimmy Robbins
Miranda Lambert Platinum [16] "Girls" Natalie Hemby, Jimmy Robbins
"Priscilla"
"Babies Makin' Babies"
"Platinum"Natalie Hemby, Miranda Lambert
"Automatic"
Chase Rice Ignite the Night [17] "What's Your Name" Zack Crowell, Matt Jenkins
2015 RaeLynn Me EP"God Made Girls"RaeLynnm Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
"Boyfriend"Hailey Steele, Rachel Woodward
Always Sing [18] "Always Sing"RaeLynn, Jimmy Robbins
Nashville Cast Trouble [19] "Trouble"Chris Roberts
Michael Ray Michael Ray [20] "Wish I Was Here" Nathan Chapman, Matt Jenkins
Thomas Rhett Tangled Up "Anthem" Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins
"Learned It From the Radio" Ashley Gorley, Jimmy Robbins
2016 Martina McBride Reckless [21] "It Ain't Pretty"Eric Paslay
"Diamond"Eric Paslay, Liz Rose
Dan + Shay Obsessed [22] "All Nighter" David Hodges, Jimmy Robbins
"Lipstick"Shay Mooney, Dan Smyers
RaeLynn— [23] "Love Triangle"RaeLynn, Jimmy Robbins
Fantasia The Definition Of... [24] "Ugly" Audra Mae
Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots "Smooth"Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Jordan Schmidt
Kenny Chesney Cosmic Hallelujah [25] "All the Pretty Girls" Tommy Lee James, Josh Osborne
High Valley Dear Life [26] "The Only"N/A
Miranda Lambert The Weight of These Wings "Six Degrees of Separation"N/A
2017RaeLynn WildHorse [27] "Your Heart"RaeLynn, Jimmy Robbins
"Love Triangle"
"Insecure"
"Graveyard"
"Lonely Call"RaeLynn, Rob Hawkins
"The Apple" Marshall Altman, Emily Weisband
"Young"RaeLynn, Leeland Mooring
"Praying for Rain"
Kenny Chesney— [28] "All the Pretty Girls"Tommy Lee James, Josh Osborne
Eli Young Band Fingerprints [29] "Saltwater Gospel" Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley
Lady A Heart Break [30] "Heart Break" Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, Jesse Frasure
"Army"Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Lindsey, Busbee
"Big Love in a Small Town"Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Lindsey, Jordan Reynolds
Kelsea Ballerini Unapologetically [31] "Music"Kelsea Ballerini, Jennifer Denmark, Jimmy Robbins
Lee Brice Lee Brice [32] "Boy"Jon Nite
Keith Urban Graffiti U "Female"Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally
Luke Bryan What Makes You Country [33] "Win Life" Rodney Clawson, Ross Copperman
Brandon RayEnds of the Earth [34] "Ends of the Earth"Ross Copperman, Jon Nite
Danielle Bradbery I Don't Believe We've Met [35] "Red Wine+White Couch" Alysa Vanderheym, Emily Weisband
Walker Hayes boom. [36] "Halloween"Walker Hayes
Eli Young BandFingerprints "Saltwater Gospel" Ashley Gorley, Ross Copperman
2018Dan + Shay Tequila [37] "Tequila"Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds,
Camila Cabello Camila "Consequences"Amy Wadge, Emily Weisband
Keith UrbanGraffiti U"Coming Home" (feat. Julia Michaels)Keith Urban, J.R. Rotem, Julia Michaels, Merle Haggard
Brett Young Ticket to L.A. "The Ship and the Bottle"Chase McGill, Jon Nite
2019 Runaway June Blue Roses "We Were Rich"Ashley Gorley, Ross Copperman
2020Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea "Club"Jimmy Robbins
"Homecoming Queen?"
"Bragger"Ross Copperman, Jimmy Robbins, Shane McAnally
"Half of My Hometown" (feat. Kenny Chesney)
"A Country Song"Jimmy Robbins
Gabby Barrett Goldmine "Thank God"Gabby Barrett, Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins
Dierks Bentley —"Gone"Dierks, Bentley, John Wiggins, Jon Randall
Miranda LambertMake It Up As We Go (Soundtrack to the Podcast Musical)"Champion"Jeff Peters, Jared Gustadt, Scarlett Burke
Hailey Whitters—"Fillin' My Cup" (feat. Little Big Town)
Sasha Sloan Only Child "House With No Mirrors"Sasha Sloan, Henry Agincourt Allen
"Is It Just Me?"Sasha Sloan, Dallas Koehlke, Stephanie Steph Jones
Danielle Bradbury—"Girls In My Hometown"
Tori Kelly A Tori Kelly Christmas "Gift That Keeps On Giving" Tori Kelly, Jimmy Robbins
LANY Mama's Boy "anything 4 u"Charles Leslie Priest, Jake Goss, Paul Jason Klein
Jamie O'Neal Sometimes"Spin the Bottle"Liz Rose, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
2021 Gary Allan Ruthless "Temptation"Chase McGill, Jon Nie
"SEX"Shane McAnally, Matt Jenkins
Kelsea Ballerini—"I Quit Drinking" (feat. LANY)Kelsea Ballerini, Paul Klein
Dan + Shay—"Picked Out a Christmas Tree"Dan Smyers, Dave Barnes, Jordan Reynolds
Devin Dawson The Pink Slip EP"He Loved HerDevin Dawson, Jordan Reynolds
Ashley Monroe Rosegold "Flying"Ashley Monroe, Jordan Reynolds
Carly Pearce 29: Written in Stone "Your Drinkin', My Problem"Sasha Stone, Ben West
Blake Shelton Body Language "Minimum Wage"Jesse Frasure, Corey Crowder
2022Abbey Cone [38] Hate Me (EP)"In a Room With You"Abbey Cone, Nathan Spicer
Carrie Underwood Denim & Rhinestones "Drunk and Hungover"Jordan Reynolds, Hillary Lindsey
2023 Lukas Graham 4 (The Pink Album) "Home Movies" (with Mickey Guyton)David LaBrel, Jaramye Daniels, Rory Andrew
Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time "Thought You Should Know"Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert
2024 Luke Grimes [39] Luke Grimes"Ghost Of Who We Were"Luke Grimes, Rodney Clawson
Carly Pearce Hummingbird "Rock Paper Scissors"Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Jordan Reynolds
"Oklahoma"Carly Pearce, Jordan Reynolds
"Fault Line"Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Jordan Reynolds
"Trust Issues"Carly Pearce, Jordan Reynolds
"Hummingbird"Carly Pearce, Shane McAnlly, Jordan Reynolds

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2014 Country Music Association Song of the Year"Automatic"Nominated
Nashville Songwriters Association International Won
2015 Academy of Country Music Won
Grammy Awards Best Country Song Nominated
2018


Academy of Country Music

Song of the Year"Female"Nominated
2019"Tequila"Won

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grammy Award for Best Country Song</span>

The Grammy Award for Best Country Song has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miranda Lambert</span> American country singer (born 1983)

Miranda Leigh Lambert is an American country singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Longview, Texas, she started out in early 2001 when she released her self-titled debut album independently. In 2003, she finished in third place on the television program Nashville Star, a singing competition which aired on the USA Network. Outside her solo career, she is a member of the Pistol Annies formed in 2011 alongside Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley. Lambert has been honored by the Grammy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards. Lambert has been honored with more Academy of Country Music Awards than any artist in history and was named by the Chicago Tribune as the "greatest country music artist of all time" in 2019.

<i>Kerosene</i> (album) 2005 studio album by Miranda Lambert

Kerosene is the debut studio album by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. The album was released on March 15, 2005 by Epic Nashville Records and was produced by Frank Liddell and Mike Wrucke. After placing third in the television competition, Nashville Star in 2003, Lambert signed with Epic Nashville in 2004. The album spawned four top 40 Billboard Country Chart singles; however, only the title track was a major hit, peaking at number 15.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Randall</span> American musician and producer

Jon Randall Stewart is an American producer, songwriter, and musician.

Thomas Stevenson Douglas is an American country music songwriter. He has written Top 10 Billboard Country hits for John Michael Montgomery, Martina McBride, Tim McGraw, Collin Raye, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney and others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jimmy Robbins</span> American country music American songwriter and producer

James Michael Robbins is a country music Award-winning American songwriter and producer.

Rodney Dale Clawson is an American country music songwriter. Clawson has written singles recorded by Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill, George Strait and Luke Bryan, among others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RaeLynn</span> American singer-songwriter

Racheal Lynn Woodward, better known as RaeLynn, is an American singer and songwriter who was a contestant on The Voice in season two (2012). She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Danielle Bradbery</span> American country singer

Danielle Simone Bradbery is an American country pop singer. She won season 4 of NBC's The Voice in 2013, becoming the youngest artist to win the competition at age 16. Since then, she has released three albums and multiple singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Automatic (Miranda Lambert song)</span> 2014 single by Miranda Lambert

"Automatic" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Miranda Lambert. It was released in February 2014 and served as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Platinum. Lambert co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon and Natalie Hemby. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">God Made Girls</span> 2014 single by RaeLynn

"God Made Girls" is a song recorded by American country music artist RaeLynn. It was released to country radio on June 30, 2014. RaeLynn co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose.

Jon Nite is an American singer/songwriter. He is Grammy-nominated, and has won CMA and ACM awards. He has written over 30 Billboard Airplay hits including 18 No.1's with billions of streams in multiple genres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Love Triangle (song)</span> 2016 single by RaeLynn

"Love Triangle" is a song by American country music singer and songwriter RaeLynn. It was released on August 1, 2016, to country radio through Warner Music Nashville as the lead single from her debut studio album, WildHorse. Co-written by RaeLynn, the song was also written with its producers, Nicolle Galyon and Jimmy Robbins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lonely Call</span> Single by RaeLynn

"Lonely Call" is a song by American singer and songwriter RaeLynn. It was released on June 26, 2017, as the second single from her debut studio album, WildHorse (2017). The song was written by RaeLynn, Nicolle Galyon, and Rob Hawkins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Holly Gleason</span>

Holly Gleason is an American music critic, songwriter, and music industry consultant. Focused primarily on country and roots music, she has written for Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and Spin, among others. As a publicist, Gleason has worked with artists including Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, and Rodney Crowell. Under the name Lady Goodman, she co-wrote "Better as a Memory," a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot Country charts for Chesney in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heart Break (Lady Antebellum song)</span> 2017 single by Lady Antebellum

"Heart Break" is a song recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum and serves as the title track from the group's seventh studio album, of the same name (2017). The group co-wrote the song with Jesse Frasure and Nicolle Galyon. It was released to American country radio on September 25, 2017 as the album's second and final single, and it features lead vocals from Scott.

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tequila (Dan + Shay song)</span> 2018 single by Dan Shay

"Tequila" is a song recorded by American country music duo Dan + Shay for their self-titled third studio album. Dan Smyers co-wrote the song with Nicolle Galyon and Jordan Reynolds and co-produced the track with Scott Hendricks. It was released through Warner Bros. Nashville on January 10, 2018, as the album's lead single. "Tequila" was released to country radio on January 15, 2018. Smyers's wife, Abby Law Smyers, performs backing vocals on the song during the post-chorus "when I when I" hook. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 61st Grammy Awards as well as both Single and Song of the Year at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Half of My Hometown</span> 2021 single by Kelsea Ballerini

"Half of My Hometown" is a song recorded by American country music artists Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney. It was released to country music radio on April 19, 2021, as the fourth single from Ballerini's third studio album Kelsea. Ballerini co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, and Jimmy Robbins. An alternate recording of the song is also included on Ballerini's first remix album, Ballerini.

<i>The Marfa Tapes</i> 2021 studio album by Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall

The Marfa Tapes is a collaborative studio album by American country artists Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, released on May 7, 2021 through RCA Nashville. It is Randall's fourth, Lambert's eighth, and Ingram's eleventh studio album.

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolle Galyon". 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Alumni Share Songwriting Advice through 'Career Conversations' Series". 13 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Nicolle Galyon's Journey From 'Voice' Contestant to Hit Songwriter, Producer, Creative Rights Advocate". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  4. 1 2 3 Paulson, Dave (March 24, 2023). "Nicolle Galyon on Songwriting, Tin Pan South and Artists Who Give Inspiration". Vol. 119, no. 71. The Tennessean. p. 1–C.
  5. ↑ "Save the Music". savethemusic.org. Save The Music Foundation. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "This is SongFarm". songfarm.org. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nicolle Galyon | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ↑ "Home for the Holidays - Point of Grace | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  9. ↑ "Georgia Clay - Josh Kelley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  10. ↑ "Wildflower - Lauren Alaina | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  11. ↑ "Golden - Lady Antebellum | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  12. ↑ "Fuse - Keith Urban | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  13. ↑ "Danielle Bradbery - Danielle Bradbery | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  14. ↑ "Where It All Began - Dan + Shay | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  15. ↑ "Road Between - Lucy Hale | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  16. ↑ "Platinum - Miranda Lambert | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  17. ↑ "Ignite the Night - Chase Rice | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  18. ↑ "Always Sing - RaeLynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  19. ↑ "Trouble - Nashville Cast | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  20. ↑ "Michael Ray - Michael Ray | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  21. ↑ "Reckless - Martina McBride | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  22. ↑ "Obsessed - Dan + Shay | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  23. ↑ "Love Triangle - RaeLynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  24. ↑ "The Definition Of... - Fantasia | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  25. ↑ "Cosmic Hallelujah - Kenny Chesney | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  26. ↑ "Dear Life - High Valley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  27. ↑ "Wildhorse - RaeLynn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  28. ↑ "All the Pretty Girls - Kenny Chesney | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  29. ↑ "Fingerprints - Eli Young Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  30. ↑ "Heart Break - Lady Antebellum | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  31. ↑ "Unapologetically - Kelsea Ballerini | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  32. ↑ "Lee Brice - Lee Brice | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  33. ↑ "What Makes You Country - Luke Bryan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  34. ↑ "Brandon Ray, 'Ends of the Earth' [Listen]". Taste of Country. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  35. ↑ "I Don't Believe We've Met - Danielle Bradbery | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  36. ↑ "boom. - Walker Hayes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  37. ↑ "Tequila - Dan + Shay | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  38. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/hate-me-behind-the-songs--mw0004004437
  39. ↑ "Album Review – Luke Grimes – (Self-Titled)". Saving Country Music. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.