1. Shane Lamar McAnally was born on October 12,1974 and is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer.
17 Facts About Shane McAnally
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Shane McAnally debuted as a singer in 1999 with his self-titled album on Curb Records.
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Shane McAnally has won four Grammy Awards and multiple awards from the Country Music Association.
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Shane Lamar McAnally was born October 12,1974, in Mineral Wells, Texas.
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The song, "Just One Touch", earned Shane McAnally a publishing deal as well as a recording contract with Curb Records.
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In 1999, Shane McAnally signed with Curb and began recording his first album for the label as well as his first single.
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Shane McAnally composed six songs for the soundtrack of 2007 independent film Shelter, credited as Shane Mack.
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From this point onward, Shane McAnally has been primarily known for his songwriting work.
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Shane McAnally has worked as a record producer, for artists such as Kacey Musgraves, Old Dominion, and Midland.
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Shane McAnally has written and produced songs for Walker Hayes, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Sam Hunt, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, The Band Perry, Lady A, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Midland, and more.
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Shane McAnally won "Best Country Album" and "Best Country Song" at the 2014 Grammy Awards for his work on Kacey Musgraves's Same Trailer Different Park.
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Shane McAnally joined industry veteran Jason Owen in early 2017 to relaunch Monument Records as co-presidents.
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Shane McAnally received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on songs by Brandy Clark, Walker Hayes, Lauren Daigle, Old Dominion, Alex Newell, Niall Horan, Sam Hunt, Carly Pearce, and Chris Stapleton, as well as a nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for his work on Shucked.
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Shane McAnally worked songwriter shows there and chose to return to Nashville due to his enjoyment of music.
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Shane McAnally received attention as a gay musician in 2013 when he co-wrote and co-produced "Follow Your Arrow" by Kacey Musgraves, a song which features a lyric in support of the gay community.
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Shane McAnally married his partner of five years, Michael Baum, in September 2012.
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Shane McAnally is a mentor on NBC's songwriting competition series, Songland.