Aimee Mayo is a

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-nominated songwriter from

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Biography

Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama. She moved to Nashville when she was 17. She was signed as a songwriter with BMG There she met her husband Chris while she was still a teenager. When she was 28 she married fellow songwriter

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, they have four children and live in

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. Aimee and Chris also own their own recording studio in Nashville Tennessee called Aimeeland. There,

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recorded her third studio album ''

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'' (2010) and

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recorded his seventh studio album '' Get Closer'' (2010). As a teen, Aimee was surrounded by music. Her father

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wrote hits for numerous hits like " Feed Jake" and "Keeper of the Stars". Her brother Cory Mayo wrote " You'll Be There", a hit for

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in 2005. As of 2008, Mayo's songs have spent twenty-five weeks in the #1 spot on the ''Billboard'' charts, and albums featuring her songs have sold over 135 million units worldwide. Her songs have spent twenty-six weeks on the #1 spot on the ''

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'' charts, and albums featuring her songs have sold over 155 million units worldwide. She is primarily known for writing hits for artists such as

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Meghan Trainor Meghan Elizabeth Trainor (born December 22, 1993) is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. She rose to prominence after signing with Epic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass", which reached ...

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Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...

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 more. Mayo is one of the few female artist to receive both BMI's Country Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards, putting her in the rare company of

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and Taylor Swift. Mayo was also a judge on the CMT reality-competition show, ''

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''. In 2020, Mayo released a memoir titled ''Talking to the Sky'' Mayo was named BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2000. "

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", recorded by

that same year, is her most popular song to date. In 2004 it garnered a 5 Millionaire award from BMI, vaulting it into the top 125 songs in the BMI catalog out of 6.5 million works. "Amazed" also won ACM (

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) Song of the Year, BMI Song of the Year, NSAI Song of the Year and was nominated for a Grammy. "Amazed" crossed over to the pop charts and spent two weeks at the top of the Hot 100, making it the first country song to accomplish such a feat since

and

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with their 1983 song " Islands in the Stream". Mayo's song "This One’s for the Girls," recorded by

, stayed at #1 on ''Billboards

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chart for eleven weeks in addition to reaching number three on the country chart.Rogers, L. "Glencoe's Aimee and Cory Mayo follow their father's success in Nashville", The Gadsden Times, October 12, 2007. The song also went on to be a theme song for the morning show ''The View'', Mayo has received over a dozen BMI Country awards along with BMI Pop Awards for "Amazed" and "This One's for the Girls". Mayo co-wrote the song "Wheel of the World" on

’s second studio album with husband

and close friend and collaborator

Hillary Lindsey Hillary Lee Lindsey is an American singer-songwriter. She has written songs with or for a number of artists including Michelle Branch, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Shakira, Lady A, Gary Allan, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Kellie Pickler, Bon ...

. The title ''

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'' was chosen by Underwood from the lyrics of "Wheel of the World." Mayo was a judge on the CMT television series, ''

''.

Discography

: “ My Best Friend”, “ Let’s Make Love”, “ Drugs or Jesus”, "

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", “Things Change”, “Seventeen”, "Smilin", *Lonestar: Amazed *The civil wars: Poison & Wine *Taylor Swift: “Speak Now” *"Let Me Love You", "Good Girls", "Doggone" *

: “

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”, “Let’s Make Love”, “You’re Still Here”, “There Will Come a Day”, "Beautiful", "Me" *

: “ Who You'd Be Today”, "California", "Bar at the End of the World" *

: “Wheel of The World”, "Oh Love" *

: “

This One's for the Girls "This One's for the Girls" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, and Aimee Mayo and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in June 2003 as the first single from McBride’s album '' Martina''. The ...

”, “How I Feel" *

: “

”, "I Am A Man" * Brad Paisley: "Oh Love" *Blake Shelton: "Every Time I Hear That Song" *

: "

Backseat of a Greyhound Bus "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo and Troy Verges and recorded by the American country music artist Sara Evans in February 2003 as the first single from her 2003 album, '' Restless''. The ...

", " Feels Just Like a Love Song", " Three Chords and the Truth", "Pray For You", "Love You With All My Heart", "The Secrets That We Keep", "You Don't" *

: " I Wonder", "

Red High Heels "Red High Heels" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Karyn Rochelle, and co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kellie Pickler. The song was the debut single off her debut album '' Small Town Girl'' (2006). "Red High ...

", "

Don't You Know You're Beautiful "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, and Karyn Rochelle (who co-wrote her previous hits "Red High Heels" and " I Wonder"), and recorded by American country music artist Kellie Pickler. It served as the l ...

", "

Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo and Troy Verges, and recorded by American country music artist Kellie Pickler. It was released in August 2009 as the third single from her Kellie Pickler (album), ...

", "Going Out in Style", "One Last Time", "Somebody to Love Me", "My Angel", "Small Town Girl", "Happy", "One Of The Guys", "I Forgive You" *

: "

Helpless When She Smiles "Helpless When She Smiles" is the second single from American vocal group Backstreet Boys' sixth (fifth in the US) studio album, ''Unbreakable'', which was released on October 30, 2007. The single, produced by John Shanks, was released on Decembe ...

" * Jessica Simpson: "When I Loved You Like That" *

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: "Places I’ve Never Been", "Days of Thunder", "I Just Close My Eyes", "Panama City", "When Did I Lose You" *

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: “Cry Cry (Til the Sun Shines)" *

: "Tangled Up" *

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: "

Address in the Stars "Address in the Stars" is a song written by Caitlin Lynn, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey and recorded by American country duo Caitlin & Will. The song, their only single, was released in March 2009. It was intended as the lead-off singl ...

", "Dark Horse" *

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: "Liar", "Make Up Your Mind" *

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: “Out the Window” *

Jessica Andrews Jessica Danielle Andrews (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with the single "I Will Be There ...

: "I Wish For You", "Karma", "Never Be Forgotten", "Now" *

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: "It’s Always Somethin'" * Carolyn Dawn Johnson: "Simple Life" *

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: “You Are”, "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me", "Trespassin' " *

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: “Closer to Heaven” *

Rachel Proctor Rachel Christine Proctor (born August 11, 1974) is an American country music artist. Before signing to a record deal, she co-wrote Martina McBride's 2002 single " Where Would You Be". By 2003, Proctor had signed to BNA Records, releasing her de ...

: “Where I Belong” *Adam Lambert: "Sleepwalker" *

Chris Cagle Christopher Norris Cagle (born November 10, 1968) is an American country music artist. He was first known for writing songs for David Kersh before signing to Virgin Records Nashville in 2000. Cagle made his debut on ''Billboard (magazine), Bill ...

": "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" *

Kip Moore Kipling Christian Moore (born April 2, 1980) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to MCA Nashville. He has released a total of four studio albums for the label: '' Up All Night'', '' Wild Ones'', ''Slowheart'', and '' Wild ...

”: “Crazy One More Time” *Patrizio Buanne: "Let's Make Love" *

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: "Can I Want Your Love", "Words Get in the Way" *Bonnie Tyler: "Amazed" *Julie Roberts: "Men & Mascara" *

Jo Dee Messina Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970) is an American country music artist. She has charted six number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country ...

: "Closer" *

Joe Nichols Joseph Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976) is an American country music artist. Between 1996 and 2001, he held recording contracts with the Intersound and Giant labels. In 2002, he signed with Universal South Records, now known as Show Dog-U ...

: "Let's Get Drunk and Fight" *

Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's '' A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's '' Somebody New''), followed by ...

: "More Than Everything" *Aaron Lines: "Let's Get Drunk and Fight" *William Topley: "Nothing Like You", "Closer To You", "Nothing Else Matters" *Chely Wright: "Unknown" *The Kinleys- "(Ooh, Aah) Crazy Kind of Love Thing" *

Mindy McCready Malinda Gayle McCready (November 30, 1975 – February 17, 2013) was an American country music singer. Active from 1995 until her death in 2013, she recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's '' Ten Thousand Angels'', w ...

: "Over and Over", "Take Me Apart", "Thunder and Roses" *

Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ei ...

: "Strangers", "I'll Get You Back" *Crystal Shawanda: "I Need A Man" *

Pam Tillis Pamela Yvonne Tillis (born July 24, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis and ex-wife of songwriter Bob DiPiero. Tillis recorded unsuccessful p ...

: "Thunder and Roses" *Carter's Chord: "Young Love" *Lorrie Morgan: "Rocks" *Danielle Bradbery: "Wild Boy" *Erika Jo: "Who You Are" *Easton Corbin: "Someday When I'm Old" *Blue Country: "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" *David Nail: "Strangers On A Train" *Jim Lauderdale: "Understanding Everything" *VanVelzen: "I'm Here" *Katharine McPhee: "Say Goodbye" *Caitlyn Smith: "House of Cards" *Boyz II Men: "Amazed" *Casey James: "Miss Your Fire" *Westside Cast: "Champagne High (feat. Alexandra Kay, Taz Zavala, Pia Toscano)

References

External links

Official Website
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