Steve McEwan is a multi Grammy award winning British songwriter, artist, and musician. His songs have been recorded by

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artists including

Kenny Chesney Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Coun ...

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, and

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Award ...

. Outside of country, he has also written with rock and pop stars such as

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the Rock music, rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include "My Generation", "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Ge ...

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, James Morrison,

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Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States. Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...

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, and

James Arthur James Arthur (born 2 March 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after winning the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012. His debut single, a cover of Shontelle's "Impossible", was released by Syco Music after the fin ...

as well as

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. His song "Cry" with Jon Batiste won best American Roots song and Best Performance at the 2022 Grammys and he also won overall Best Album for "We Are".

Early career

Steve first began playing music at the age of 10 when his family relocated from

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

to South Africa. He was just 17 when

Miriam Makeba Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including African popular music, Afropop, jazz, a ...

, the queen of African music, recorded his song "I Still Long for You". Lucky Dube then recorded "Khululeka" which he had co-written in an African band called Friends First. Steve then moved to London and joined

World Party World Party were a British musical group, which was essentially the solo project of its sole member, Karl Wallinger. He started the band in 1986 in London after leaving the Waterboys. Career After a stint as musical director of a West End pe ...

led by the influential

Karl Wallinger Karl Edmond De Vere Wallinger (born 19 October 1957, Prestatyn, Wales) is a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for leading the band World Party and for his mid-1980s stint in the Waterboys. He also wrote and origi ...

. After a year-long tour, he signed his own deal with Arista. He also worked with pop star

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, and achieved commercial success after launching a solo career in 1996. His debut stud ...

, playing guitar and singing on Robbie's 1997, 1998 and 2000 albums, as well as

Joe Cocker John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements. Most of his best known singles were recordings of son ...

's ''

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''. In 2000, Steve formed his own band called UnAmerican. The group recorded its Universal/Estupendo debut album in

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and went on the road opening for

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay ...

and

Crazy Horse Crazy Horse ( lkt, Tȟašúŋke Witkó, italic=no, , ; 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band in the 19th century. He took up arms against the United States federal government to fight against encroachment by wh ...

and

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

. During that time, Steve co-wrote songs with

's lead singer

. He produced one of the songs called "A Second Out" which appeared on Daltrey's solo CD in 2004. UnAmerican then signed with Lost Highway and recorded their second album but it was never released.

Songwriting career

In 2001, Steve had the opportunity to write with country songwriter

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in London. He was then invited to a writer retreat in

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put together by

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music publishing. That was where Steve, Craig and Naoise Sheridan co-wrote "Young", which became a huge hit for Kenny Chesney the following year. During that same visit to Nashville, Steve's UnAmerican songs came to the attention of

, who recorded "If This Is the End" and "Wicked" for her three million selling CD Cry of 2002. From there Steve continued to have successful singles on country radio:

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's "

My Old Friend "My Old Friend" is a song written by Craig Wiseman and Steve McEwan, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in September 2005 as the fifth and final single from his album ''Live Like You Were Dying ''Live Like ...

" and

Brooks and Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

's " That's What It's All About". " Summertime" soon followed and was another massive

hit co-written by Steve, and then came the No. 1 single " Just A Dream" by artist

. His regular trips to Nashville have resulted in four number 1 singles and cuts on more than 50 million albums worldwide. Steve never left his pop/rock roots as his success writing for that genre continued. He co-wrote four songs on pop/ R&B sensation James Morrison's 2007 release called Undiscovered. He also wrote "One of the Brightest Stars" with

for the 2007 '' All the Lost Souls'' album and had two songs on pop star

's debut album in 2008. Steve has co-written

's No. 1 single "Only You Can Love Me This Way". Three of Steve's songs can be found on

's 3 November 2009 release ''Play On,'' as well as other 2009 releases on Leslie Mendelson (Rykodisc),

Brooke White Brooke Elizabeth White (born June 2, 1983) is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2005, White released her first studio album, call ...

(June Baby Records),

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(IDJ/Mercury) and Foreigner (Rhino Entertainment). In 2010, McEwan co-wrote the track "Space Bound" for Eminem and also sang the hook. The song is the fourth single off the ''

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'' album. Currently, Steve is working on projects with

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, and

Jon Batiste Jonathan Michael Batiste (born November 11, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and television personality. He has recorded and performed with artists in various genres of music (Stevie Wonder, Prince, Willie Nelson, ...

to be released in early 2021. Steve McEwan is administered by SONGS of

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Discography

2022 - "True Blood" - James Arthur
2022 - "Mood Swings" - Emma Klein
2021 - "Cry" - Jon Batiste
2020 - "If You Can't Say Anything Nice" - Leslie Mendelson
2020 - "Fall With You" - Emma McGrath
2019 - "A Human Touch" -

and Leslie Mendelson
2019 - "Sulwe's Song" -

Lupita Nyong’o Lupita Amondi Nyong'o (, ; ; born 1 March 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. The daughter of Kenyan politi ...

2019 - "You Got This" - Kelsey Waters
2018 - Change For The Good" - The Wandering Hearts
2018 - Without You" - Anderson East
2018 - "Don't Stop" - Jon Batiste
2018 - "Low Blow" -

2018 - "

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" -

2018 - "

Stop Me from Falling "Stop Me from Falling" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 9 March 2018 by Minogue's own company Darenote Limited and licensed to BMG Rights Management, as the second single from her fourteenth studio album ''Golden (Ky ...

" -

2018 - "

Dancing Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoire ...

" -

2017 - "I Don't Trust Myself" - Sara Evans
2017 - "Diving In Deep" - Sara Evans
2017 - "Careless Love" - Kimock
2017 - "Satellite City" - Kimock
2017 - "Jericho" - Leslie Mendelson
2017 - "Love You Tonight" - Leslie Mendelson
2017 - "I Know You Won't" -

Rascal Flatts Rascal Flatts is an American country music band founded in 1999. The band members were Gary LeVox (lead vocals), Jay DeMarcus (bass guitar, background vocals), and Joe Don Rooney (lead guitar, background vocals). DeMarcus is LeVox's second cousi ...

2017 - "Forever"-

Kat Edmonson Kat Edmonson (born August 3, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter who calls her music vintage pop. Biography Early life and career Born and raised in Houston, Edmonson is the only child of a single mother who enjoyed songs from the Great ...

2016 - "Sober"-

2016 - "If Only" -

2016 - "Love And Hate" -

Arrow Benjamin Dean McIntosh, known professionally as Arrow Benjamin, is an English singer and songwriter. He is known for collaborating with Naughty Boy and Beyoncé on the track "Runnin' (Lose It All)". Benjamin also co-wrote and performed backing vocals on t ...

2016 - "Everybody Wants To Be Loved" -

Martina McBride Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material. McBride was born in Sharon, Kansas, and relocat ...

2016 - "Strangers" -

Bobby Bazini Bobby Bazini (born Bobby Bazinet May 6, 1989) is a French Canadian singer-songwriter from Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada. He has released three studio albums and is currently signed to Universal Music Canada. Career 2009–2011: ''Better In Time ...

2016 - "Hole In The World" - Nashville Soundtrack
2016 - "Bombshell" -

Ashley Monroe Ashley Lauren Monroe (born September 10, 1986) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Monroe has released two solo singles, "Satisfied" and "I Don't Want To" (which featured Brooks & Dunn singer Ronnie Dunn), that reached the U.S. ''Bi ...

2015 - "Washington State Fight Song" -

Matt Nathanson Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of Folk music, folk and rock and roll music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has play ...

2015 – "First Flight Out" – The Shires
2015 – "If You Ever Want To Be in Love" – James Bay
2014 – "It's Not Like Me" –

The Mastersons The Mastersons, husband and wife duo Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore, is an American alternative country band from Brooklyn, New York. Career History Masterson and Whitmore, both Texas born, enjoyed successful careers as supporting musicians ...

2013 – "Blue on Blue" –

2013 – "Trust" –

Alfie Boe Alfred Giovanni Roncalli Boe (born 29 September 1973) is an English tenor and actor, notably performing in musical theatre. He is best known for his performances as Jean Valjean in the musical ''Les Misérables'' at the Queen's Theatre in Lo ...

2013 – "Never Like This" –

Danielle Bradbery Danielle Simone Bradbery (born July 23, 1996) 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. Bradbery's record has since been eclipsed by Sawyer F ...

2013 – " All Cried Out" –

Kree Harrison Kree Annette Harrison (born May 17, 1990) is an American singer and musician, who was the runner-up on the twelfth season of ''American Idol.'' Early life Kree Annette Harrison was born on May 17, 1990 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arth ...

2012 – "Time Flies" –

2012 – "No One Will Ever Love You" – The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1
2012 – "Keep Coming Back" –

Haley Reinhart Haley Elizabeth Reinhart (born September 9, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter and actress from Wheeling, Illinois. She first rose to prominence after placing third in the 10th season of ''American Idol''. In July 2011, Reinhart signed a re ...

2012 – "Wake Up (Dreaming of You) – Mark Haze
2011 – "Grace" –

Nerina Pallot Nerina Natasha Georgina Pallot (born 26 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and producer, who has released six albums and over a dozen EPs. She was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2007 BRIT Awards and nominated for an I ...

2011 – "Kiss Goodbye" –

Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbro ...

2011 – "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" –

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2011 – "She's a Wildflower" –

Lauren Alaina Lauren Alaina Kristine Suddeth (born November 8, 1994) is an American singer and songwriter from Rossville, Georgia. She was the runner-up on the tenth season of ''American Idol.'' Her debut studio album, ''Wildflower,'' was released on Octobe ...

2011 – "Tupelo" –

2011 – "Grace" –

2010 – "

Space Bound "Space Bound" is a song by American rapper Eminem. It was released on June 18, 2011, as the fourth and final single from his seventh album, ''Recovery''. The song is produced by American hip-hop producer Jim Jonsin and features samples of "Drive ...

" –

2009 – "I Know You Better Than That" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "Easy Love" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "I See Myself With You" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "So Far So Bad" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "If I Don't Stop Loving You" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "No Easy Way Out" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "Hit The Spot" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "Goodnight" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "The Rest of London" – Leslie Mendelson
2009 – "Out of the Ashes" –

2009 – "Be Careful" –

2009 – "Inevitable" –

2009 – "I Can't Give Up" – Foreigner
2009 – "Lonely" – Foreigner
2009 – "What Can I Say" –

2009 – "This Time" –

2009 – "Someday When I Stop Loving You" –

2009 – "Touch My Hand" –

2009 – "Barriers" –

2009 – " Only You Can Love Me This Way" –

2009 – "Love Is the Lesson" –

Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961) is an American country singer and actor. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and ...

2008 – "I'm All for Love" –

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2008 – "My Hallelujah Song" –

Julianne Hough Julianne Alexandra Hough (; born July 20, 1988) is an American dancer, actress, and singer. In 2007, she joined the cast of ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' as a professional dancer, winning two seasons with her celebrity partners. After leaving ...

2008 – "Found" –

Josh Gracin Joshua Mario Gracin (born October 18, 1980) is an American country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of ''American Idol''. After h ...

2008 – " Just a Dream" –

2007 – "Get Out of This Town" –

2007 – "I Know You Won't" –

2007 – "The More Boys I Meet" –

2007 – "One of the Brightest Stars" –

2007 – "If I Had Your Name" –

2007 – "Comin' Home" –

2007 – "Under the Influence" – James Morrison
2007 – "The Last Goodbye" – James Morrison
2007 – "How Come" – James Morrison
2006 – "Stronger" – Robert Randolph
2006 – "Gotta Keep Moving" –

Kellie Pickler Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television personality. Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of ''American Idol'' and finished in sixth place. In 2006, she signed ...

2006 – "God Made Woman" –

2005 – "We're Young and Beautiful" –

2004 – "A Second Out" –

2005 – " Summertime" –

2005 – "

" –

2004 – " That's What It's All About" –

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

2002 – "

Young Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American roc ...

" –

2002 – "Wicked" –

2002 – "If This Is the End" –

2000 – "If This Is the End" – UnAmerican
2000 – "Wicked" – UnAmerican
2000 – "I Was Wrong" – UnAmerican
2000 – "Make Up Your Mind" – UnAmerican
2000 – "She's The Bomb" – UnAmerican
1991 – "Eyes on Tomorrow" –

1991 – "I Still Long For You" –

References

External links

Interview, HitQuarters Jan 2010
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