Aimee Mayo

Aimee Mayo

An award-winning songwriter, Aimee Mayo is one of the most successful songwriters in the country music genre, penning hits for superstars such as Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and many others. She co-wrote her first song with her father Danny -- also an accomplished songwriter who wrote hits for country greats Alabama, Tammy Wynette, George Jones and Hank Williams Jr. -- at the age of 8. Mayo wrote the cross-genre hit "Amazed" for the group Lonestar, which won Academy of Country Music song of the year, BMI song of the year, NSAI song of the year and was nominated for a Grammy. In 2001, Mayo was named BMI songwriter of the year. Collectively, her songs have spent 25 weeks in the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts, and albums featuring her songs have sold over 110 million units worldwide.