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

Early life

Josh Osborne was born in Pike County, Kentucky, 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

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

Career

Josh Osborne signed a publishing agreement with

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in 2010. In 2015, Osborne announced he was joining Shane McAnally's company, SMACKSongs as a partner and songwriter. SMACKSongs currently represents McAnally, as well as

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, Ryan Beaver, Aaron Eshuis, 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 Kenny Chesney’s " Come Over," in 2012. Since the Platinum-selling hit, Osborne has received countless cuts by Country’s hottest artists including Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and more. Osborne has since written other ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart-topping songs, including "

Drunk Last Night "Drunk Last Night" is a song recorded by American country music group the Eli Young Band. It was released on July 1, 2013, as the first single from their fifth studio album, '' 10,000 Towns'', their second for Republic Nashville. The song was wri ...

," recorded by Eli Young Band, " My Eyes," performed by Blake Shelton featuring Gwen Sebastian, " We Are Tonight," sung by Billy Currington, "

Leave the Night On "Leave the Night On" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Sam Hunt. It was released to country radio, by MCA Nashville on June 16, 2014 as the lead single from his debut studio album '' Montevallo'' (2014). The song w ...

" and " Take Your Time" by Sam Hunt, " Wild Child", written with Chesney and frequent collaborator Shane McAnally featuring Grace Potter, "

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" performed by Blake Shelton, Jake Owen's "

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

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's " Top of the World", "

Setting the World on Fire "Setting the World on Fire" is a song written by Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins, and Josh Osborne and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney as a duet with American singer Pink. It was released to country radio on July 28, 2016 and ...

" performed by Kenny Chesney featuring

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, the Grammy and Academy of Country Music Award nominated "

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" performed by Miranda Lambert, Midland's "Drinking Problem" (which he also produced), and Kenny Chesney'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 The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. It originally consisted of 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre. The objectives of the organization are to guide and enha ...

, Music Row and

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. Kacey Musgraves’ "

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," written by Osborne, Shane McAnally 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 Sam Hunt 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

ACM Awards The Academy of Country Music Awards, also known as the ACM Awards, were first held in 1966, honoring the industry's accomplishments during the previous year. It was the first country music awards program held by a major organization. The academy ...

. 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,” written by Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally, Osborne, and Zach Crowell. The single made history as the longest reigning No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' 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 Old Dominion’s “ One Man Band.”

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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