Matt McGinn (American songwriter)

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Matt McGinn
Birth nameMatthew McGinn
Origin Ashburn, Virginia, U.S.
Genres Country, Pop, Rock
OccupationSongwriter
Years active2012-Present

Matt McGinn is an American songwriter who works mainly in the field of country music. He is best known for his work with Kane Brown, and has also written songs for Tim McGraw and Luke Combs.

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Biography

Matt McGinn began writing songs in 2012, having previously lived in Virginia. Soon afterward, he was signed to Shane McAnally's songwriting publishing company Smack Songs. [1]

McGinn is a frequent collaborator of Kane Brown, having written his singles "What Ifs", "Heaven", and "One Thing Right". He also co-wrote "Even Though I'm Leaving" for Luke Combs. In 2020, McGinn was named Songwriter of the Year by SESAC. [2] He also co-wrote "7500 OBO" for Tim McGraw. [3]

In September 2023 McGinn signed a publishing deal with Boom Music Group and Cinq Music Group. [4] On October 27, 2023, he was arrested after allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend. [5] Boom Music Group cut ties with him after the arrest. [4]

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2018AIMP Nashville AwardsRising Songwriter of the YearN/ANominated
Billboard Music Awards Top Country Song"What Ifs"Nominated
American Music Awards Favorite Country Song"Heaven"Won
SESAC Country AwardsSong of the Year”Heaven”Won
SESAC Country AwardsSongwriter of the YearN/AWon
2019 Billboard Music Awards Top Country Song"Heaven"Nominated
2020 SESAC Country AwardsSongwriter of the YearN/AWon

Discography

YearArtistAlbumSongCo-writer(s)
2023
Staind Confessions of the Fallen"Lowest In Me"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Was Any Of It Real"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"In This Condition"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Here And Now"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Out Of Time"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Cycle Of Hurting"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Fray"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Better Days"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Hate Me Too"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
"Confessions Of The Fallen"Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Erik Ron, Mike Mushok
George Birge Mind On You"Forever And A Day"George Birge, Lalo Guzman
Chasin' A FeelingGeorge Birge, Lalo Guzman, Michael Tyler
Corey Kent Blacktop"Gone As You"Casey Brown, Travis Wood
Josh Abbott Band My Dad And His Truck"My Dad And His Truck"Josh Abbott, Neil Medley
Meghan PatrickGreatest Show On Dirt"Greatest Show On Dirt"Meghan Patrick, Trannie Anderson, Jake Mitchell
Ours"Ours"Meghan Patrick, Joey Hyde, Lydia Vaughn
Rodell DuffGood Days"Good Days"Rodell Duff, Ryan Creamer, Dylan Maloney
Five RosesGet To Me"Get To Me"Jenn Schott, Zach Abend
2022
Kane Brown Different Man"Bury Me In Georgia"Jordan Schmidt, Josh Hoge, Kane Brown
"See You Like I Do"Devin Dawson, Lindsay Rimes, Kane Brown
"Like I Love Country Music"Jordan Schmidt, Taylor Phillips, Kane Brown
Cheat Codes Feat. MacKenzie Porter One Night Left"One Night Left"MacKenzie Porter, Josh Kerr, Parker Welling
Cheat Codes Feat. Russell Dickerson I Remember"I Remember"Alysa Vanderheym, Logan Turner, Chris Ryan, Russell Dickerson
Cheat Codes Feat. Russell Dickerson & Dixie D'Amelio I Remember - Remix"I Remember - Remix"Alysa Vanderheym, Logan Turner, Chris Ryan, Russell Dickerson
Andrew JannakosHeaven’s Like A Hometown"Heaven’s Like A Hometown"Jordan Minton, Eric Arjes, Andrew Jannakos
Kane Brown Like I Love Country Music"Like I Love Country Music"Kane Brown, Jordan Schmidt, Taylor Phillips
Dylan Scott Feat. Jimmie Allen Can’t Have Mine"In Our Blood"Brad Remple, David Fanning
Brandon RayChange My Mind"Change My Mind"Brandon Ray, Joe Clemmons
Jamie MillerBroken Memories-EP"Longer"Jamie Miller, Steve Solomon, Cal Shipiro
FilmoreFalling Out Of Love"Falling Out Of Love"Tyler Filmore, Lindsay Rimes
Ross Copperman Stay Blessed"Stay Blessed"Ross Copperman, James Abrahart
Dustin Lynch Blue In The Sky"Party Mode"Roman Alexander, Ryan Beaver, Jerry Flowers, Jared Keim
Aaron Lewis Frayed At Both Ends"Someone"Aaron Lewis, Paul Barber
"Life Behind Bars"Lewis, Hoge
"Sticks and Stones"Lewis, Paul Barber
2021 Blake Shelton Body Language "Body Language"Ryan Beaver, Colton Swon, Zach Swon
Chris Young Famous Friends"Rescue Me"Chris Young, Josh Hoge, Mark Holman, Christian Stalnecker
Parmalee For You"Miss You Now"David Fanning, Michael Tyler
Ryan Hurd Pelago"Hell Is An Island"Ryan Hurd, Aaron Eshuis, Shane McAnally
Teddy RobbCigarettes’ll Kill Ya"Cigarettes’ll Kill Ya"Pete Good, Ben Stennis
Taylor Phillips ft. UpchurchGood Out Here"Good Out Here"Taylor Phillips, Michael Ray, Ryan Upchurch, Will Weatherly
Johnny DayLeft Hand Heavy"Left Hand Heavy"Blake Hubbard, Jerrod Ingram, Adam James
Renee BlairTurn Up The Night"Turn Up The Night"Kane Brown, Corey Crowder, Jordan Schmidt
2020 Kane Brown Mixtape Volume 1"Cool Again"Kane Brown, Josh Hoge, Lindsay Rimes
"Worship You"Brown, Alexander Izquierdo, Ryan Vojtesak
"BFE"Brown, Sam Ellis, Taylor Phillips, Will Weatherly
"Didn't Know What Love Was"Brown, Shy Carter, Lindsay Rimes
"Last Time I Say Sorry" Feat. John Legend Brown, Andrew Goldstein, John Legend
Cool Again: Remix Feat. Nelly"Cool Again" Feat. Nelly Kane Brown, Josh Hoge, Lindsay Rimes, Nelly
Jimmie Allen Bettie James "Drunk & I Miss You" Feat. Mickey Guyton Lauren LaRue, Tommy Cecil
Tim McGraw Here on Earth "7500 OBO"Nathan Spicer, Jennifer Schott
MacKenzie Porter Drinkin' Songs: The Collection "Seeing Other People"Emily Falvey, Jason Afable
Lindsay Ell Heart Theory"Want Me Back"Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Lindsay Rimes
"Wrong Girl"Ell, Steph Jones, Luke Niccoli
"The Other Side"Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon
"Ready To Love"Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Joey Hyde
Renee BlairGet The Girl"Get The Girl"Renee Blair, Jordan Schmidt
Heatin' Up My Summer"Heatin' Up My Summer"Renee Blair, Jordan Schmidt
Kyle ClarkKyle Clark EP"First Time Feels"Kyle Clark, Jordan Schmidt
Josh Abbott Band The Luckiest"The Luckiest"Josh Abbott, Joe Clemmons
Chrissy Metz Actress"Actress"Chrissy Metz, Nicolette Hayford
Cady Groves Bless My Heart"Camo"Cady Groves
Sarah Allison TurnerThe Idea Of You"The Idea Of You"Sarah Allison Turner, Daniel Ross
Drew ParkerWhile You're Gone EP"The Runway"Drew Parker, James McNair
2019 Marshmello One Thing Right"One Thing Right"Kane Brown, Christopher Comstock, Jesse Frasure, Josh Hoge
Cassadee Pope Stages"If My Heart Had A Heart"Hannah Ellis, Josh Kerr
Sam Riggs Love & Panic"Until My Heart Stops Beating"Chris Loocke, Sam Riggs, Andy Sheridan
Lauren DuskiMidwestern Girl"Runnin' (To You)"Ryan Beaver, Lauren Duski
Renee BlairBetter Off"Better Off"Renee Blair, Walker Hayes, Shane McAnally, Jordan Schmidt
Girlfriend"Girlfriend"Renee Blair, Jordan Schmidt
Ryan Hurd Platonic EP"Platonic"Ryan Hurd, Nathan Spicer, Ryan Beaver
John GurneySpeak Of The Devil"Speak Of The Devil"John Gurney, Neil Medley
Joey HydeLooks Like You"Looks Like You"Joey Hyde, Joe Clemmons
2018 Kane Brown Experiment"Baby Come Back To Me" Kane Brown, Chase McGill, Will Weatherly
"Homesick" Brock Berryhill, Brown, Taylor Phillips
"One Night Only" Brown, Corey Crowder, Josh Hoge
"My Where I Come From" Brown, Chase McGill, Will Weatherly
Adam Sanders Adam Sanders"Anything Like Me" Adam Sanders, Tommy Cecil
Michael Ray   Amos "I'm Gonna Miss You" Corey Crowder
Renee BlairGotta Quit Drinkin"Gotta Quit Drinkin" Renee Blair, Kylie Sackley
Me Tonight"Me Tonight" Renee Blair, Shane McAnally, Jordan Schmidt
Teddy RobbLead Me On"Lead Me On" Ryan Beaver, Aaron Eshuis, Teddy Robb
Chance McKinneyI2"Call You Quits"Jason Massey, April Geesbrecht
2017 Kane Brown Kane Brown (Deluxe Edition)"Heaven" Shy Carter, Lindsay Rymes
The Swon Brothers  Pretty Cool Scars EP"About Last Night" The Swon Brothers, Joey Hyde
Walker Hayes Boom "Prescriptions" Walker Hayes
Kylie Morgan Christmas Without You"Christmas Without You"Kylie Morgan, Aaron Eshuis
2016 Kane Brown   Chapter 1 "Last Minute Late Night" Corey Crowder, Ben Caver
Florida Georgia Line   Dig Your Roots "Island" Jordan Schmidt, Ryan Hurd
Kane Brown Kane Brown "What Ifs" feat. Lauren Alaina  Kane Brown, Jordan Schmidt
Madeline Merlo Free Soul "Whatcha Wanna Do About It"Connie Harrington, Steve Moakler
2015 Josh Abbott Band Front Row Seat "Wasn't That Drunk" feat. Carly Pearce [6] [7] Neil Medley, Emily Weisband
Maddie & Tae Start Here "Right Here, Right Now"Taylor Dye, Maddie Marlow
Hinder When The Smoke Clears "Hit The Ground"Corey Crowder, Marshall Dutton, Cody Hanson
Clayton GardnerUnder The Lights"Only Thing Missing"Jacob Davis
"How To Love"Aaron Eshuis, Jon Mabe
2014 Adam Brand My Side of the Street "Right On The Money"Corey Crowder, Cale Dodds
MacKenzie Porter MacKenzie Porter"One of These Days"MacKenzie Porter, Parker Welling
"Son Of A"Porter
Gavin SlateDon't Be Scared At All"Leave You To See"Gavin Slate
2013 Jake Owen Days of Gold "Surefire Feeling"Ryan Hurd, Steve Moakler
2012 Jake Owen Endless Summer EP"Surefire Feeling"Ryan Hurd, Steve Moakler

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