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Tyler Johnson (musician)

Tyler Johnson is an American record producer and songwriter based in Nashville and Los Angeles. He won three Grammy Awards out of seven nominations.[1]

Career

Johnson started out as an assistant to producer Jeff Bhasker.[2][3] On January 19, 2018, he released his debut single as a solo artist, "Give Up On Me".[4] He produced the 2015 album Untamed by country artist Cam,[5] co-writing eight tracks including the singles "Burning House",[6] "Mayday",[7] and "My Mistake". He also produced 10 songs on Cam's 2020 album The Otherside, co-writing 6 of them.[8][9]

Johnson was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work as an engineer on Taylor Swift's 2012 album Red, and was nominated for a second Grammy for his work as a producer and engineer on Ed Sheeran's 2014 album x.[1] He co-wrote and produced Harry Styles' 2017 debut self-titled solo album,[2] the 2019 follow-up Fine Line,[10] including "Watermelon Sugar",[11] which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100,[12] Styles' third studio album, Harry's House, which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, and its lead single, "As It Was", which spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the best-selling global single of 2022.

As a writer, producer, and engineer, Johnson has also worked with artists including Keith Urban, Miley Cyrus, John Legend, Diplo, Pink, OneRepublic, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, and Toni Braxton.[3][13][4][14]

Discography

Singles

Songwriting and production

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Awards and nominations

References

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  2. ^ a b Reuter, Annie (February 26, 2018). "THE WRITERS ROUND WITH TYLER JOHNSON". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (November 6, 2017). "Writer/Producer Tyler Johnson on Working with Sam Smith, Harry Styles & Cam and Why His Solo Project Will Surprise You". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (January 18, 2018). "Listen to Tyler Johnson's Hypnotic Debut Solo Single 'Give Up on Me'". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Writer Producer Tyler Johnson Talks About Co-Writing Cam's Hit 'Burning House' And His Other Projects". Songwriter Universe. September 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hear Cam's Haunting New Single 'Burning House'". Rolling Stone Country. June 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Cam and Co-Writer Tyler Johnson Kept 'Mayday' From Sinking". Sounds Like Nashville. March 22, 2016.
  8. ^ Freeman, Jon (October 26, 2020). "Cam on Accepting Change, Working With Harry Styles on New Album 'The Otherside'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  9. ^ Hammermueller, Rachel. "Cam's journey to "The Otherside"". Earmilk. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Willman, Chris (December 12, 2019). "Harry Styles' 'Fine Line': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  11. ^ Uwakwe, Chibuike (December 24, 2019). "Harry Styles's 'Watermelon Sugar' is a Sweet Confession of Craving". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  12. ^ Trust, Gary (August 10, 2020). "Harry Styles' 'Watermelon Sugar' Surges to Top of Billboard Hot 100, Becoming His First No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  13. ^ "Interview: Tyler Johnson". Songwriting Magazine. June 21, 2016.
  14. ^ Kennedy, Mark (January 29, 2020). "Meghan Trainor leaves pain behind and offers fresh new music". Daily Herald. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  15. ^ Creative, The Uprising. "Tyler Johnson". Pulse Music Group. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "CMA Award Winners 2016: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "ACM Awards 2016: See the Full List of Winners". Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  18. ^ "Ten Songs I Wish I'd Written". NashvilleSongwriters.com.
  19. ^ "Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert Lead 2017 ACM Awards Nominees". Variety. February 16, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2020.