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Steve Diamond is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Diamond has worked with many artists such as Eric Clapton, Miley Cyrus, Orianthi, Willie Nelson, *NSYNC, Britney Spears and Vince Gill. Diamond has released an EP on Extreme Music under the name, LJ and The Diamond Mind the title of the EP is "Treasure This".
Steve Diamond started his first band at the age of 13 and signed a record deal because of his original material at the age of 17. [1] After studying music at UCLA, Diamond began to work in the professional world as a session and touring musician. He had his first worldwide hit with "I've Got a Rock N'Roll Heart" which was recorded by Eric Clapton. “I Can Love You Like That” was a #1 pop hit for All 4 One and #1 country hit for John Michael Montgomery. The song was nominated for 4 Grammys [2] and was Song of The Year. The Backstreet Boys would record "Never Gone" which was the title of the band's album. Additionally they recorded "What Makes You Different" which is featured in The Princess Diaries. His song, "I Learned From You" was recorded by Miley Cyrus and she released it on two albums. “Consider Me Gone” was Reba’s biggest charting hit which was #1 for four weeks. [3]
Orianthi (former Michael Jackson’s guitar player) had a worldwide hit with "According To You". "Let Me Let Go" was a #1 for Faith Hill in country and AC charts. She received a Grammy nomination for her performance of this song. Other artists who have recorded Diamond’s songs include, Britney Spears, Willie Nelson, Brooks and Dunn, Ray Charles, NSYNC, Westlife, Pussycat Dolls, Paul Rogers, Lonestar, Nika Costa, Greg Allman, Maxi Priest, Ronan Keating and Andy Taylor. Diamond has been doing some work[ when? ] in the K-pop world and had a hit with "Better" by Hotshot and has an upcoming release[ when? ] by the K-pop supergroup GOT'S and the Brazilian singer Ameliee. He has written songs with artists such as Vince Gill, Joss Stone, Jon Bonjovi, Paul Stanley and Judith Hill.[ citation needed ]
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Wilbur Herschel Jennings was an American lyricist. He was known for writing the songs "Up Where We Belong", "Higher Love", "Tears in Heaven" and "My Heart Will Go On". He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and won several awards including three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Academy Awards.
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia. It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992. Due to the song's music video, the line dance rose in popularity.
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23, 2000, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1999. Nominations were announced on January 4, 2000. Santana was the main recipient with eight Grammys, tying Michael Jackson's record for most awards won in a single night. Santana's album Supernatural was awarded a total of nine awards. Former Mouseketeers and American teen singers, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera, were both nominated for Best New Artist, ultimately won by Aguilera.
Karl Martin Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish record producer and songwriter. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s with songwriting credits on a string of hit singles, such as Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" (1998), the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" (1999), Celine Dion's "That's the Way It Is" (1999) and NSYNC's "It's Gonna Be Me" (2000).
David Thomas Mason is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Worcester, who first found fame with the rock band Traffic, and went on to play and record with many notable pop and rock musicians, including Paul McCartney, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Steve Winwood, Fleetwood Mac, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, and Cass Elliot.
Richard Wright Nowels Jr. is an American songwriter and record producer. He has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles with multiple artists and albums his songs have appeared on have sold over 250 million copies. In 2020, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Simon Climie is an English songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the former lead singer of the UK duo Climie Fisher.
Jeffrey LeVasseur, known as Jeffrey Steele, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with recording his own material, Steele has become a prolific Nashville songwriter, having co-written more than 60 hit songs for such artists as Montgomery Gentry, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and others.
Antonina Armato is an American songwriter, record producer, music producer and businesswoman. She is the co-founder and member of Rock Mafia, a record production/songwriting team. Antonina is credited for writing and producing for artists beginning in the 1980s. She has worked with Justin Bieber, Zedd, Gwen Stefani, Demi Lovato, Christina Aguilera, Vanessa Hudgens, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, No Doubt, Wyclef Jean, Green Day, Sheena Easton, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Flo Rida, Ellie Goulding, Tokio Hotel, Descendants 3, AGNEZ MO, Jojo Siwa, and BTS.
John Gregory Bettis is an American lyricist, best known for his long-term songwriting partnership with Richard Carpenter of the Carpenters. He wrote the lyrics for "Top of the World", a hit for both Lynn Anderson and the Carpenters. He wrote several more hits for the Carpenters, including "Only Yesterday", "Goodbye to Love","Yesterday Once More" and "I Need to Be in Love". He later wrote hits for other artists including: Madonna, Michael Jackson, the Pointer Sisters, Conway Twitty, Diana Ross, Westlife, Jennifer Warnes, Peabo Bryson, Maria Vidal, George Strait ("Heartland"), Juice Newton, Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, Louise Mandrell, 38 Special, New Kids on the Block, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Eric Clapton and Whitney Houston.
Maureen Anne McDonald, better known as Mozella, is an American songwriter and singer. Along with her album releases, Mozella co-wrote Miley Cyrus' 2013 single "Wrecking Ball", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. She has also co-written Charlie Puth's 2015 single "One Call Away", as well as One Direction's "Perfect" that same year.
Clayton Bernard "Clay" Mills is an American songwriter. His credits include the #1 hits "Beautiful Mess" by Diamond Rio and "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" by Darius Rucker, which won Mills an award from ASCAP. Other country music artists who have charted with his singles include Andy Griggs and Trisha Yearwood. Clay has had over 200 songs recorded worldwide, 16 ASCAP awards, and received Grammy nominations for his singles "Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love" and "Beautiful Mess." Along with Marty Dodson he is the co-founder of the highly successful songwriter training site SongTown.com. In 2022 he was inducted into The Mississippi Songwriters Hall Of Fame. Clay is also the co-author of Mastering Melody Writing, a best-selling book for songwriters.
Mark Daniel Sanders is an American country music songwriter. He has written 15 No. 1 hits, 50 singles, and over 200 cuts, including the famous Lee Ann Womack single "I Hope You Dance", co-written with Tia Sillers.
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.
Todd David Cerney was an American songwriter and musician.
Monty Powell is an American country music songwriter best known for collaborating with Keith Urban, and for producing albums by Diamond Rio.
John Matthew Shanks is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, from his 1972 album One Man Dog. The song has been included on three of Taylor's greatest-hits collection albums: Greatest Hits (1976), Classic Songs (1987) and The Best of James Taylor (2003). Taylor re-recorded the song for the 2001 Michael Brecker album Nearness of You: The Ballad Book; this rendition won Taylor the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2002.
Ilsey Anna Juber is a British American singer and professional songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Before releasing her debut album From the Valley in 2023, Juber co-wrote songs for popular artists such as Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus. She also co-wrote Panic! at the Disco's hit song "High Hopes".