Luke Laird

Luke Laird
Background information
Born c. 1978 (age 37–38)
Hartstown, Pennsylvania
Genres Country, Pop, Rock, R&B
Occupation(s) Songwriter
Years active Late 2000s-present
Associated acts Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Rodney Atkins, Little Big Town
Website creativenationmusic.com

Luke Robert Laird (born c. 1978 in Hartstown, Pennsylvania)[1] is an American country music songwriter and producer. His twenty #1 Billboard singles include Carrie Underwood’s "So Small", "Last Name", "Temporary Home", and "Undo It", Blake Shelton’s "Hillbilly Bone" featuring Trace Adkins, Sara Evans’s "A Little Bit Stronger", Rodney Atkins’s "Take a Back Road", Eric Church’s "Drink in My Hand", Little Big Town's "Pontoon",[2] Hunter Hayes' "Somebody's Heartbreak",[3] Chris Young’s "You".,[4] Eric Church's "Talladega, and Luke Bryan's "I See You". He has also written and produced songs for Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Kacey Musgraves, Toby Keith, Ne-Yo, John Legend, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and many others.[5]

After graduating from Grove City Area High School, Laird moved to Tennessee in 1997 and attended Middle Tennessee State University. In December 2001 he graduated from MTSU with a degree in Recording Industry Management,[4] then became an assistant tour manager for Brooks & Dunn while seeking a contract as a songwriter.[6] In 2002 he signed a publishing deal with Bertelsmann Music Group Publishing and landed his first cut on Lee Ann Womack's There's More Where That Came From album with a song titled "Painless" co-written with Bill Luther and Hillary Lindsey.[7]

He was named BMI's Country Songwriter of the Year in 2012, having co-written five songs that appeared on the year's most played list.[8] Additionally, his song with Rodney Atkins, "Take a Back Road" was named Song of the Year.[9] Both in 2012 and 2013, he was nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards[10][11] In 2014, Laird received a Grammy Award for his work as a producer on Kacey Musgraves album Same Trailer Different Park, which was named Best Country Album[12]

Creative Nation

In 2011, Laird and his wife Beth Mason Laird[13] founded Creative Nation, a music publishing and management company that is home to Country Music songwriters and producers, including Laird, Barry Dean, Native Run, and Maggie Chapman. The company has partnerships with Universal Music Publishing Group[14] and Pulse Recording.[15] Creative Nation is based in Nashville, Tennessee.[16]

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Academy of Country Music Awards

American Country Awards

BMI Country Music Awards

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Chiodo, Pete (June 1, 2010). "Hit-song writer and former local Laird enjoys Nashville music scene". The Meadville Tribune.
  2. ↑ Parker, Eric (September 4, 2012). "Little Big Town Earns First No. 1 Single". MusicRow.
  3. ↑ Wyland, Sarah (April 3, 2013). "Hunter Hayes to Premiere New Song on ACM Awards". Great American Country.
  4. 1 2 Allen, Eric (July 6, 2011). "Luke Laird: One of Music City’s Top Songwriters is also an MTSU Alum". The Murfreesboro Pulse. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Luke Laird - Credits". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Luke Laird". Universal Music Publishing Group. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ Landauer, Janelle (March 23, 2008). "Luke Laird Chases His Dream of Becoming A Songwriter –– And Scores BIG With 'So Small'". Country Music Online. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ "2012 BMI Country Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc.
  9. ↑ Paulson, Dave (October 30, 2012). "2012 BMI Country Awards honor Tom T. Hall, Dallas Davidson, Luke Laird". The Tennessean.
  10. ↑ "Academy of Country Music :: News". Academy of Country Music. January 6, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ Rogers, Christopher (February 13, 2013). "2013 Academy Of Country Music Award Nominees: Taylor Swift & More — Full List". Hollywood Life. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  12. ↑ Lewis, Randy (January 26, 2013). "Grammys 2014: Kacey Musgraves wins award for best country album". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  13. ↑ "POWER PLAYERS: 30 UNDER 30: Beth Mason Laird, Director of writer/publisher relations, BMI Nashville". Billboard. August 18, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Universal Music Publishing Group Re-Signs Nashville Hit-Maker Luke Laird To New, World-Wide Publishing Agreement" (Press release). Universal Music Publishing Group. March 6, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Pulse Recording and Creative Nation Announce Exclusive Partnership". Globenewswire.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  16. ↑ "About". Creative Nation.
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