Josh Osborne (born c. 1980) is an American songwriter with several number-one singles to his credit.

Early life

Josh Osborne was born in

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, and raised in

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. Osborne grew up on US 23, renamed Country Music Highway by the state of Kentucky in honor of the many country music artists who had come from the area, and developed a deep love of country music, particularly artists like Keith Whitley and

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. Josh graduated from Shelby Valley High School in 1998 and moved right after graduation to Nashville where he signed his first publishing deal with

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Career

Josh Osborne signed a publishing agreement with Black River Entertainment in 2010. In 2015, Osborne announced he was joining

Shane McAnally Shane McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Originally a solo artist for Curb Records in 1999, McAnally charted three singles on Hot Country Songs, including the No. 31 " Are Y ...

's company, SMACKSongs as a partner and songwriter. SMACKSongs currently represents McAnally, as well as

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, and

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among other writers. Osborne is a multi-platinum,

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winning songwriter based in Nashville, Tenn. who has notched 23 No. 1s on the Country charts. He earned his first No. 1 with

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’s " Come Over," in 2012. Since the Platinum-selling hit, Osborne has received countless cuts by Country’s hottest artists including

Sam Hunt Sam Lowry Hunt (born December 8, 1984) is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Hunt played football in his high school and college years and once attempted to pursue a professional sports career before signing with MCA ...

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and more. Osborne has since written other ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart-topping songs, including "

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," recorded by

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, " My Eyes," performed by

featuring

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, " We Are Tonight," sung by

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, "

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" and " Take Your Time" by

, " Wild Child", written with Chesney and frequent collaborator

featuring Grace Potter, "

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" performed by

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's "

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", " John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16", performed by

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's " Top of the World", " Setting the World on Fire" performed by

featuring

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, the Grammy and Academy of Country Music Award nominated "

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" performed by

, Midland's "Drinking Problem" (which he also produced), and

's " All the Pretty Girls". Osborne has been nominated for over 20 awards by the

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, American Country Awards,

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, Billboard Music Awards, Country Music Association,

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and

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. Kacey Musgraves’ "

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," written by Osborne,

and Musgraves, earned Osborne four nominations and won Song Of The Year at the 2013 Music Row Awards and Best Country Song at the 2014 GRAMMY Awards. Also in 2014, Osborne was honored by having his name added to the prestigious Country Music Highway, which runs through the state of Kentucky and near his hometown of Virgie.

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Certified Double Platinum No. 1 hit, " Take Your Time," recorded by

and written by Osborne, McAnally and Hunt, earned Osborne a nomination for Song of the Year at the 2015 CMA Awards. 2015 also brought several wins at the ASCAP Awards — earning Osborne Song of the Year for Sam Hunt's "

" and Songwriter of the Year. In 2017, Miranda Lambert's "

," written by Osborne, McAnally and Lambert, was nominated for Best Country Song at the

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and Song of the Year at the

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. Osborne has been nominated five times for Songwriter of the Year by the ACM and has received multiple CMA Triple Play Awards for having three No. 1 songs on the charts in a 12-month period. Osborne earned a 5× Platinum No.1 with “

Body Like A Back Road "Body Like a Back Road" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released to country radio, by MCA Nashville on February 2, 2017, as the lead single from his second studio album ''Southside''. The song i ...

,” written by

, Osborne, and

Zach Crowell Zach Crowell is a songwriter and record producer, who was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Crowell is involved in a joint publishing agreement with Round Hill Music and Taperoom Music. In 2012, he co-wrote and produced the song "Confe$$io ...

. The single made history as the longest reigning No. 1 on the ''

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'' Hot Country Song chart by a solo artist, spending 34 weeks atop the chart and was named ASCAP's 2018 Song of the Year. Most recently, he won Song of the Year at the 2020 ACM Awards for co-writing

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’s “

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.”

Awards and nominations

Producer

Osborne has produced or co-produced the following works:

Songwriting discography

Songs written or co-written by Osborne.

References

External links

Josh Osborne , Credits , AllMusic
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