Ross Copperman
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 Ross Copperman | |
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| Born | October 1, 1982 |
| Origin | Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 37 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country music. He has written several No. 1 songs including notable hits like Billy Currington's "Don't It", Luke Bryan's "Strip It Down" and Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16". Copperman has also produced for several artists including Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Darius Rucker, and Jake Owen among others. Recently, Copperman's song "Woman, Amen" recorded by Dierks Bentley charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts on June 11, 2018.[1] Kenny Chesney's single "Get Along" was also co-penned by Copperman, adding to his list of over 30 total written and produced No. 1 country singles. Copperman continues to impact weekly Billboard country charts in collaboration with Sony Music Publishing in Nashville.[2]
Biography
Early life
Copperman was born an grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. He attended Glenvar High School in Roanoke County.[3] He started playing the piano at age 3, and started writing songs in college at James Madison University. The first song he wrote is titled "Fly Away", and it appears on his studio debut album. He says that it was only after the urging of his teacher (who had listened to this song) that he was convinced to take up music professionally.
Early career
Ross signed with Phonogenic Records in the UK and began working on his debut album in 2006. The first single he released, "As I Choke", managed to be the most popular iTunes Single of the Week in the UK, notching up 36,457 downloads in a one-week period.[4]
- His second single, "All She Wrote", entered the UK top 40 in May 2007, and was featured in a couple of American TV shows.
- The third single, "Found You", was released a few months later.
- His debut album, Welcome to Reality, was released on May 28, 2007.
- Ross Copperman's original Christmas song "Christmas Time" was released on iTunes on November 20, 2008.
- Ross Copperman's EP "This is Ross Copperman" was released on iTunes on November 16, 2009.
Present career
Despite the success of his UK debut, Copperman decided to relocate to Nashville to focus on songwriting and production. In this period he wrote other notable hits including, "Glass" by Thompson Square, "Tip It On Back" by Dierks Bentley, "Pirate Flag" by Kenny Chesney, "Lay Low" by Josh Turner, "Trouble" by Gloriana and Prizefighter" by Trisha Yearwood.
Ross has had numerous major synch placements in TV shows and movies, such as CSI: NY, The Vampire Diaries, The Biggest Loser, NCIS, Nashville and Grey's Anatomy which featured his song "The Stars Are On Your Side" in S15, E22.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
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| 2014 | Country Music Association Awards | Country Album of the Year | Dierks Bentley's Riser | Nominated | [5] |
| 2015 | Grammy Awards | Country Album of the Year | Dierks Bentley's Riser | Nominated | [6] |
| Country Music Association Awards | CMA Double Triple Play Award | Himself, for being a songwriter on 6 No. 1 songs in a 12-month period | Won | [7] | |
| 2016 | Country Music Association Awards | CMA Double Triple Play Award | Himself, for being a songwriter on 6 No. 1 songs in a 12-month period | Won | [7] |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | Won | [8] | |
| BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | Won | [9] | |
| 2017 | Country Music Association Awards | CMA Triple Play Award | Himself, for being a songwriter on 3 No. 1 songs in a 12-month period | Won | [10] |
| BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | Won | [7] | |
| GMA Awards | Dove Award for Worship Album of the Year | For production of Never Lose Sight by Chris Tomlin | Won | [11] | |
| 2018 | Country Music Association Awards | Musical Event of the Year | For production of "Burning Man" by Dierks Bentley with The Brothers Osborne | Nominated | [12] |
| Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Dierks Bentley's The Mountain | Nominated | [13] | |
| Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Keith Urban's Graffiti U | Nominated | [14] | |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | Keith Urban's "Female" | Nominated | [15] | |
| 2019 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Musical Event of the Year | "Burning Man" by Dierks Bentley with The Brothers Osborne | Won | [16] |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Dierks Bentley's The Mountain | Nominated | [17] | |
| Academy of Country Music Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | Nominated | [18] | |
| Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Blake Shelton's "I Lived It" | Nominated | [19] | |
| 2020 | Country Music Association Awards | Single of the Year | Gabby Barrett's "I Hope" | Nominated | |
| BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | Won |
Discography
Albums
- 2003: Believe
- 2007: Welcome to Reality
- 2009: This Is Ross Copperman
- 2012: Holding On and Letting Go
- 2012: My Love Will
- 2013: Lighthouse Shine EP
Singles
- 2006: "As I Choke" (iTunes Single)
- 2007: "All She Wrote"
- 2007: "Found You"
- 2008: "Bleeding Love"
- 2008: "Christmas Time"
- 2015: "Hunger"
Number One Hits
Listed are the No. 1 country hits Ross Copperman has co-written, as recorded by the artists below:
2013
- "Beat of the Music", recorded by Brett Eldredge
- "Point At You", recorded by Justin Moore
2014
- "Confession", recorded by Florida Georgia Line
2015
- "Don't It", recorded by Billy Currington
- "Drunk On Your Love", recorded by Brett Eldredge
- "Lose My Mind", recorded by Brett Eldredge
- "Smoke", recorded by A Thousand Horses
- "Strip It Down", recorded by Luke Bryan
2016
- "American Country Love Song", recorded by Jake Owen
- "Break On Me", recorded by Keith Urban
- "I Know Somebody", recorded by LoCash
- "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16", recorded by Keith Urban
- "Setting The World On Fire", recorded by Kenny Chesney featuring P!nk
2017
- "If I Told You", recorded by Darius Rucker
- "Wanna Be That Song", recorded by Brett Eldredge
- "Black", recorded by Dierks Bentley
2018
- "Get Along", recorded by Kenny Chesney
- "Woman, Amen", recorded by Dierks Bentley
2019
- "Love Someone", recorded by Brett Eldredge
- "Love Ain't", recorded by the Eli Young Band
- “Living”, recorded by Dierks Bentley
2020
- "What She Wants Tonight", recorded by Luke Bryan
- "Catch", recorded by Brett Young
- “Happy Anywhere”, recorded by Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani
- “Nobody But You”, recorded by Blake Shelton ft. Gwen Stefani
2021
- "Beers and Sunshine", recorded by Darius Rucker
Songwriting discography
| Year | Artist | Album | Song Title | Co-written with |
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| 2011 | Dia Frampton | Dia Frampton | "The Broken Ones" | Dia Frampton, Tom Shapiro |
| Jennette McCurdy | Jennette McCurdy | "Generation Love" | Tom Douglas, Heather Morgan | |
| Thompson Square | Thompson Square | "Glass" | Jon Nite | |
| Chris Young | Neon | "Save Water, Drink Beer" | Jon Nite, Megan Connor | |
| 2012 | Dierks Bentley | Home | "Tip It On Back" | Jon Nite, Tully Kennedy |
| Country & Cold Cans | "Summer On Fire" | Brett Beavers, Ryan Tyndell | ||
| Brandon Heath | Blue Mountain | "Jesus in Disguise" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |
| "Love Does" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| "In The Dust" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| "Diamond" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| "Dyin' Day" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | |||
| JT Hodges | JT Hodges | "Goodbyes Made You Mine" | JT Hodges, Jon Nite | |
| Jana Kramer | Jana Kramer | "One Of The Boys" | Jana Kramer, Jon Nite | |
| 2013 | Kenny Chesney | Life on a Rock | "Pirate Flag" | David Lee Murphy |
| Brett Eldredge | Bring You Back | "Beat of the Music" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |
| "Bring You Back" | Heather Morgan | |||
| "Go On Without Me" | Brett Eldredge, Natalie Hemby | |||
| Scotty McCreery | See You Tonight | "Get Gone With You" | Lynn Hutton, Tammi Hutton | |
| Justin Moore | Off The Beaten Path | "Point at You" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Thompson Square | Just Feels Good | "Run" | Michael Davey | |
| Keith Urban | Fuse | "Black Leather Jacket" | Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston | |
| "Love's Poster Child" | Heather Morgan | |||
| "Even The Stars Fall 4 U" | Keith Urban, David Lee Murphy | |||
| "She's My 11" | Keith Urban, Jaren Johnston | |||
| 2014 | Blake Shelton | Bringing Back the Sunshine | "I Need My Girl" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
| Trisha Yearwood | PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit | "PrizeFighter" | Jessi Alexander, Sarah Buxton | |
| Florida Georgia Line | Anything Goes | "Angel" | Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson | |
| "Confession" | Rodney Clawson, Matt Jenkins | |||
| Dallas Smith | Lifted | "Heat Rises" | Rodney Clawson, Jaren Johnston | |
| "Just Say When" | Rodney Clawson, Ben Hayslip | |||
| 2015 | Eli Young Band | Turn It On | "Plastic" | Ashley Gorley, Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli |
| "Your Place Or Mine" | Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli, Jon Jones | |||
| "Drink You Up" | Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli, Jon Jones | |||
| Billy Currington | Summer Forever | "Don't It" | Ashley Gorley, Jaren Johnston | |
| Josh Turner | Upcoming Album | "Lay Low" | Tony Martin, Mark Nesler | |
| Gloriana | Three | "Trouble" | Rachel Reinert, Mike Gossin, Jon Nite | |
| A Thousand Horses | Southernality | "Smoke" | Michael Hobby, Jon Nite | |
| Jake Owen | — | "Real Life" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Ashley Gorley | |
| Brett Eldredge | Illinois | "Fire" | Brett Eldredge, Jon Nite | |
| "You Can't Stop Me (featuring Thomas Rhett)" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| "Lose My Mind" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan, Brian Burton, Thomas Calloway, Gian Franco Reverberi, Gian Piero Reverberi | |||
| "Wanna Be That Song" | Brett Eldredge, Scooter Carusoe | |||
| "If You Were My Girl" | Brett Eldredge, Jon Nite | |||
| "Just A Taste" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| "Drunk on Your Love" | Brett Eldredge | |||
| "Shadow" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| "Going Away For Awhile" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | |||
| 2016 | Jake Owen | American Love | "Where I Am" | Shane McAnally, Hillary Lindsey |
| "Everybody Dies Young" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Scott Stepakoff | |||
| "You Ain't Going Nowhere" | Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley | |||
| "American Country Love Song" | Ashley Gorley, Jaren Johnston | |||
| Keith Urban | Ripcord | "Break on Me" | Jon Nite | |
| "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | |||
| Dallas Smith | Side Effects | "Sky Stays This Blue" | Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne | |
| "Autograph" | Nicolle Clawson, Haley Georgia | |||
| "I'm Already Gone" | Rodney Clawson, Marv Green | |||
| "Twelve Pack Soundtrack" | Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins | |||
| Jerrod Niemann and Lee Brice | N/A | "A Little More Love" | Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby, Kristi Neumann | |
| LoCash | The Fighters | "I Know Somebody" | Jeremy Stover, Rhett Akins | |
| Darius Rucker | When Was the Last Time | "If I Told You" | Jon Nite, Shane McAnally | |
| Kenny Chesney | Cosmic Hallelujah | "Noise" | Jon Nite, Kenny Chesney, Shane McAnally | |
| "Setting the World on Fire" feat. Pink | Josh Osborne, Matt Jenkins | |||
| Dierks Bentley | Black | "Black" | Dierks Bentley, Ashley Gorley | |
| Eli Young Band | Fingerprints | "Saltwater Gospel" | Ashley Gorley, Nicolle Gallyon | |
| Joe Nichols | N/A | "Undone" | Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen | |
| Richard Marx | The Ultimate Collection | "Last Thing I Wanted | Richard Marx, Ashley Gorley | |
| 2017 | Gary Allan | N/A | "Mess Me Up" | Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally |
| Parmalee | 27861 | "Sunday Morning" | Josh Osborne, Matt Thomas | |
| Chase Rice | Lambs & Lions | "Three Chords and the Truth" | Jon Nite, Chase Rice | |
| Dierks Bentley | Black | "What the Hell Did I Say" | Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear | |
| Justin Moore | Kinda Don't Care | "Kinda Don't Care" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip | |
| Keith Urban | Graffiti U | "Female" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | |
| Blake Shelton | Texoma Shore | "I Lived It" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Ashley Gorley | |
| 2018 | LANCO | Hallelujah Nights | "Born to Love You" | Ashley Gorley, Brandon Lancaster, Josh Osborne |
| Dierks Bentley | The Mountain | "Woman, Amen" | Dierks Bentley, Josh Kear | |
| "Living" | Jon Nite | |||
| "Nothing On But the Stars" | Dierks Bentley, Jon Nite | |||
| "Goodbye in Telluride" | Dierks Bentley, Scooter Carusoe, Ashley Gorley | |||
| "Son of the Sun" | Dierks Bentley, Jon Nite, Jon Randall | |||
| "Stranger To Myself" | Heather Morgan, Dierks Bentley | |||
| Kenny Chesney | Single Release | "Get Along" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | |
| Mat Kearney | Crazytalk | "Sleeping at the Wheel" | Heather Morgan, Mat Kearney, Oumou Sangare | |
| Eli Young Band | Single Release | "Love Ain't" | Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally | |
| Brett Eldredge | Single Release | "Love Someone" | Heather Morgan, Brett Eldredge | |
| 2019 | King Calaway | Rivers | "World For Two" | James Abrahart, Josh Osborne |
| Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Just Like You Like It" | Josh Kear, Dustin Lynch | |
| Luke Bryan | Born Here, Live Here, Die Here | "What She Wants Tonight" | Luke Bryan, Hillary Lindsey, Jon Nite | |
| Jordan Davis | Jordan Davis | "Cool Anymore (feat. Julia Michaels)" | Jordan Davis, Nicolle Galyon, Emily Weisband | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | "Paint the Grass Green" | Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne, Brad Tursi | |
| 2020 | Blake Shelton | Fully Loaded:God's Country | "Nobody But You (Duet with Gwen Stefani)" | Tommy Lee James, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne |
| Kelsea Ballerini | kelsea | "the other girl (with halsey)" | Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley Frangipane, Shane McAnally | |
| "love me like a girl" | Kelsea Ballerini, Lauren Grieve, Hillary Lindsey, Jordan Minton | |||
| "love and hate" | Kelsea Ballerini, Ed Sheeran | |||
| "bragger" | Kelsea Ballerini, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | |||
| "half of my hometown (feat. kenny chesney)" | Kelsea Ballerini, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | |||
| "needy" | Kelsea Ballerini, Julia Michaels | |||
| Gabby Barrett | Goldmine | "Write It on My Heart" | Gabby Barrett, Josh Osborne | |
| "You're the Only Reason" | Gabby Barrett, Josh Kear | |||
| Darius Rucker | Single Release | "Beers and Sunshine" | J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne, Darius Rucker | |
| Kenny Chesney | Here and Now | "Tip of My Tongue" | Kenny Chesney, Ed Sheeran | |
| Tim McGraw | Here on Earth | "Hold You Tonight" | Jon Nite | |
| Cole Swindell | Down Home Sessions V - EP | "All Nighter" | Ashley Gorley, Jon Nite, Cole Swindell | |
| Blake Shelton | Single Release | "Happy Anywhere (feat. Gwen Stefani)" | Matt Jenkins, Josh Osborne | |
| Richard Marx | Limitless | "Last Thing I Wanted | Richard Marx, Ashley Gorley | |
| 2022 | Tim Hicks | Talk to Time | "Talk to Time | Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally |
Select production discography
| Year | Artist | Song(s)/Album | Notes |
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| 2012 | JT Hodges | "Goodbyes Made You Mine" | Producer |
| The Dirty Guv'nahs | Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies (Album) | Producer | |
| Hayden Panettiere | "Love Like Mine, Used" (The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1) | Producer | |
| Hayden Panettiere & Charles Esten | "Undermine" (The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1) | Producer | |
| Connie Britton | "Already Gone" (Nashville Season 1) | Producer | |
| 2013 | Brett Eldredge | "Beat of the Music", "Bring You Back", "Go On Without Me" (Bring You Back) | Producer |
| Keith Urban | "She's My 11" (Fuse) | Producer | |
| Clare Bowen & Charles Esten | "This Time" (The Music of Nashville: Season 2, Volume 1) | Producer | |
| Aubrey Peeples | Tell Me (Nashville Season 2) | Producer | |
| Phil Vassar | "Love Is Alive" | Producer | |
| 2014 | Dierks Bentley | Riser (Album) – No. 1 Country Album | Producer |
| 2015 | Dierks Bentley | Black | Producer |
| Eli Young Band | Fingerprints | Producer | |
| Brett Eldredge | "Fire", "You Can't Stop Me", "Lose My Mind", "Wanna Be That Song", "Time Well Spent", "If You Were My Girl",
"Just A Taste", "Drunk On Your Love", "Shadow", "Going Away For Awhile" (Illinois) |
Producer | |
| Jake Owen | "Real Life" | Co-Producer w/Shane McAnally | |
| Chris Tomlin | "Good Good Father" (TBA) | Producer | |
| Drake White | Extended Plays | Producer | |
| 2016 | Jake Owen | "American Love", "After Midnight", "Where I Am", "Everybody Dies Young", "LAX", "If He Ain't Gonna Love You", "You Ain't Going Nowhere", "American Country Love Song" | Co-produced w/Shane McAnally, Luke Laird |
| Richard Marx | "Last Thing I Wanted" (The Ultimate Collection) | Producer, composer, all instruments, Programming | |
| Chris Tomlin | "God and God Alone" (Passion) | Producer | |
| 2017 | Dierks Bentley | "Hold The Light" (Only the Brave), "The Mountain" | Producer |
| Darius Rucker | "Bring It On", "Life's Too Short", "If I Told You", "Hands On Me", "Story to Tell" | Producer, composer, engineer | |
| Brett Eldredge | "Love Someone", "Superhero", "The Reason", "Haven't Met You", "Heartbreaker" | Producer, composer, engineer | |
| Keith Urban | "Female" | Producer | |
| 2018 | Dierks Bentley | "Woman, Amen", "Living", "Nothing On But the Stars", "Goodbye in Telluride", "Son of the Sun", "Stranger To Myself" | Producer, Assistant Engineer, composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Percussion, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 2020 | Richard Marx | "Last Thing I Wanted" (Limitless) | Producer, composer, all instruments, Programming |
Mixing credits
| Artist | Song | Album |
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| Brett Eldredge | "You Can't Stop Me (featuring Thomas Rhett)" | Illinois |
| Dierks Bentley | Back Porch | Riser |
References
- ^ Asker, Jim. "Can We Get an 'Amen'? Dierks Bentley Rules Country Airplay; FGL Makes History With 3 in Hot Country Songs Top 10". Billboard.
- ^ "Sony/ATV". www.sonyatv.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ the ross blog: August 2005
- ^ Ross Copperman: Pop's overnight sensation – Features, Music – Independent.co.uk
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- ^ "ACM Awards Song, Songwriter of the Year Nominees Announced".
- ^ "Kenny Chesney Receives BMI President's Award at the 2016 BMI Country Awards | Press".
- ^ "CMA Honors Triple Play Award-Winning Songwriters During Eighth Annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon". Archived from the original on December 14, 2017.
- ^ "MercyMe and Zach Williams Take Home Top Awards at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards | the 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards".
- ^ "2018 CMA nominations: New voices up against standbys like Stapleton, Aldean and Urban". The Tennessean.
- ^ "Chris Stapleton Leads 2018 CMA Awards Nominees, 'Meant to Be' Gets Three Nods". Billboard.
- ^ "Chris Stapleton Leads 2018 CMA Awards Nominees, 'Meant to Be' Gets Three Nods". Billboard.
- ^ "ACM Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full List". Billboard.
- ^ "'Burning Man' is 2019's ACM Music Event of the Year". The Boot.
- ^ "Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay Lead 2019 ACM Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard.
- ^ "Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay Lead 2019 ACM Awards Nominations: Full List". Billboard.
- ^ "2019 Grammy Awards Nominees Include Kacey, Maren and More".
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