Jessie Jo Dillon

Jessie Jo Dillon (born September 11, 1987^[1]) is an American songwriter with Big Machine Records.^[2][3] She is the daughter of country musician and songwriter Dean Dillon and his ex-wife Kenni Wehrman, a Warner Bros. Records executive.^[1][2] She has received five Grammy Award nominations and two Academy of Country Music Awards nominations.^[2]

Career

Dillon received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for her work on songs by Brandy Clark, Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll, Catie Offerman, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Hardy, and Lori McKenna.^[4]

Discography

As of October 2020^[update], Dillon had written over 900 songs in the Broadcast Music, Inc. database.^[5] Most are collaborations,^[5] Her biggest hit is "10,000 Hours" (2019), which she cowrote for Dan + Shay unaware that Justin Bieber would guest on it. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts, and the Canada Country chart.^[6]

Notable songs

• "Crazy Women" (2010)
  • performed by LeAnn Rimes
  • co-written with Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally

• "The Breath You Take" (2010)
  • performed by George Strait
  • co-written with Casey Beathard and Dean Dillon

• "Break Up in the End" (2018)
  • performed by Cole Swindell
  • co-written with Chase McGill and Jon Nite

• "Rich" (2018)
  • performed by Maren Morris
  • co-written with Maren Morris and Laura Veltz

• "10,000 Hours" (2019)
  • performed by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber
  • co-written with Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, and Dan Smyers

• "To Hell & Back" (2020)
  • performed by Maren Morris
  • co-written with Maren Morris and Laura Veltz

• "Memory Lane" (2023)
  • performed by Old Dominion
  • co-written with Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, and Brad Tursi

• "Messed Up as Me" (2024)
  • performed by Keith Urban
  • co-written with Shane McAnally, Michael Lotten, and Rodney Clawson

Awards and nominations

Academy of Country Music Awards

Grammy Awards

References