Shane Stevens (songwriter)
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Shane Stevens | |
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| Birth name | Shane Pittman |
| Born | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
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| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Shane Pittman, better known by his stage name Shane Stevens, is an American singer-songwriter born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Stevens has written for a variety of country and pop acts, including Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Kellie Pickler, Jordin Sparks, Ronnie Milsap, Jo Dee Messina, and Hayden Panettiere. Stevens has had multiple singles released to country radio and scored his first Billboard number 1 country hit, "American Honey," with Lady Antebellum in 2010.[1] The song was co-written with Hillary Lindsey and Cary Barlowe.
Stevens contributed the song "Nobody" to Selena Gomez's 2015 album Revival.
Biography
[edit]Stevens signed his first publishing deal with Famous Music in 2001 before signing with Major Bob Music five years later.[2]
Stevens co-wrote 2 songs with Rochelle and country music star Sara Evans for Evans' 2014 album Slow Me Down. He also co-wrote the only original song and title track on Evans' Christmas album, At Christmas, with Toby Lightman. He then contributed 4 songs to the 2014 Jesse McCartney album In Technicolor, including the second single, "Superbad."
He moved to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a new direction as a writer, vocal producer, and artist developer in the pop and R&B world. That same year, Stevens founded his own publishing and artist development company, Holy Graffiti LLC, administered by Kobalt Music Group. The first act under his development, The Heirs, has been signed to Capitol Records and they released their debut EP, "Ecliptic," on August 28.
For 2015, Stevens has contributed songs to several pop artists, such as "Everlasting Love," co-written with Victoria Monet and Tommy Brown, on Fifth Harmony's debut album Reflection; "Paper Doll" for Bea Miller's album Not An Apology; "Paradise" for Little Boots' album Working Girl; and At Sunset's single "Every Little Thing."
2016 is already shaping up to be a successful year for Shane, working on songs for many popular artists, such as the track "Step On Up" from Ariana Grande's album Dangerous Woman. He also worked with Meghan Trainor on the song "Woman Up" from her second album Thank You and Toby Randall's song "Misfits." Two songs off of Martina Stoessel & Jorge Blanco's album Tini, "I Want You" and "Yo Te Amo a Ti," were written by Shane as well. Most recently, Shane worked on what Pop Crush has dubbed the song of the summer "What You Want" by The Heirs. He also co-wrote "Infinite Love" by country star Sara Evans & Chrisley Know's Best star Todd Chrisley, which was featured on the season 4 finale.
In 2019, Stevens sold a country music musical to Paramount Pictures, where he co wrote the music with his childhood friend Karyn Rochelle.
Stevens signed a worldwide co-publishing deal with Bob Doyle's publishing company Purplebeat in 2021 where Stevens received his first Grammy nomination for the song "Fancy Like" by Walker Hayes.
Television
[edit]Stevens starred alongside Sherrié Austin and an ensemble cast in the second season of the SundanceTV docuseries Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys.[3]
Awards
[edit]In 2011, Stevens' co-write for Lady Antebellum's "American Honey" won the Nashville Songwriters Association International award for one of the "Songs I Wish I'd Written," as well as the Millionaire and Most-Performed Country Songs of the Year awards from BMI for this song.[4][5]
Discography
[edit]| Artist | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|
| Walker Hayes | Country Stuff (2021) | "Fancy Like" |
| Walker Hayes | Country Stuff (2021) | "Make You Cry" |
| Jessie James Decker | The Woman I've Become (EP) (2021) | "I Need A Man" |
| Mizki | Single (2021) | "Crazy For You" |
| Cassadee Pope | Rise and Shine (2020) | "Sand Paper" |
| Cassadee Pope | Rise and Shine (2020) | "California Dreaming" |
| BRKN LOVE | BRKN LOVE (2020) | "Oxygen" |
| Toby Lightman | Single (2020) | "Begin Again" |
| Toby Lightman | Single (2020) | "Ebb and Flow" |
| Kelly Rowland | Single (2019) | "Love You More at Christmas Time" |
| Jessie James Decker | Single (2019) | "Roots and Wings" |
| Ronnie Milsap | The Duets (2019) | "You're Nobody (feat. Steven Curtis Chapman)" |
| Vanic | Single (2019) | "Save Yourself" |
| Niki and Gabi | Single (2019) | "hair tie" |
| Riri (Japanese singer) | NEO (2018) | "Honey" |
| Little Big Town | [The Breaker (album)] (2017) | "Beat Up Bible" |
| Jessie James Decker | Southern Girl City Lights (2017) | "Hungry" |
| Jessie James Decker | My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) | "I'll Chase The Sky" |
| Lukas Nelson | My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) | "Neighsayer" |
| CL | My Little Pony: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017) | "No Better Feelin'" |
| Sara Evans | Words (2017) | "I Want You" |
| Johnny Manuel | Single (2017) | "Blind Faith" |
| Sara Evans & Todd Chrisley | Single (2016) | "Infinite Love" |
| The Heirs | Single (2016) | "What You Want" |
| Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman (2016) | "Step On Up" |
| Meghan Trainor | Thank You (2016) | "Woman Up" |
| Martina Stoessel | Tini (2016) | "I Want You"
"Yo Te Amo a Ti" |
| Toby Randall | Single (2016) | "Misfits" |
| Selena Gomez | Revival (2015) | "Nobody" |
| Fifth Harmony | Reflection (2015) | "Everlasting Love" |
| Little Mix | Get Weird (2015) | "Love Me or Leave Me" |
| Bea Miller | Not an Apology (2015) | "Paper Doll" |
| At Sunset | Single (2015) | "Every Little Thing" |
| The Heirs | Ecliptic – EP (2015) | "Alright Goodnight"
"Lies" "Ecliptic" |
| Little Boots | Working Girl (2015) | "Paradise" |
| Sara Evans | Slow Me Down (2014) | "Sweet Spot"
"If I Run" |
| Sara Evans | At Christmas (2014) | "At Christmas" |
| Jesse McCartney | In Technicolor (2014) | "In Technicolor, Pt. I"
"In Technicolor, Pt. II" "Superbad" "Goodie Bag" |
| Ashley Roberts | Butterfly Effect (2014) | "Woman Up" |
| Brandon and Savannah | Single (2013) | "California Christmas" |
| Carrie Underwood | Blown Away (2012) | "Do You Think About Me" |
| Hayden Panettiere | The Music of Nashville, Season 1: The Complete Collection (2012) | "I'm A Girl" |
| Shane Stevens | Single (2011) | "Back to Earth" |
| Danny Gokey | Single (2011) | "Second Hand Heart" |
| Steel Magnolia | Steel Magnolia (2011) | "Not Tonight" |
| Montgomery Gentry | Rebels on the Run (2011) | "I Like Those People" |
| Mark Wills | Looking for America (2011) | "Rather Be" |
| Sherrié Austin | Circus Girl (2011) | "Naughty or Nice" |
| Naomi Scott | Lemonade Mouth (2011) | "She's So Gone" |
| Lil Larry | Single (2011) | "Beautiful Thing" |
| Joana Zimmer | Single (2011) | "Tempted By Your Touch" |
| Joana Zimmer | Single (2010) | "Till You're Gone" |
| Lady Antebellum | Need You Now (2010) | "American Honey" |
| Jo Dee Messina | Unmistakable: Love (2010) | "Welcome to the Rest of My Life" |
| Jo Dee Messina | Unmistakable: Inspiration (2010) | "Get Up Again" |
| Jordin Sparks | Battlefield (2009) | "Was I The Only One" |
| Mallary Hope | Single (2009) | "Love Lives On" |
| Gloriana | Gloriana (2009) | "Over Me Now" |
| Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler (2008) | "Makin' Me Fall in Love Again" |
| Sara Evans | Billy: The Early Years (soundtrack) (2008) | "Low" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ Betts, Stephen L. "Shane Stevens Makes History as Openly Gay Nashville Songwriter". The Boot. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ Stransky, Tanner. "Sundance's 'Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys': Meet the season 2 cast! – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "NaSHOF Inducts Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, John Bettis, Thom Schuyler, and Allen Shamblin". Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
- ^ Ross, David M. "Jake Owen Gets Gold • Shane Stevens Named Million Air • Due West Teams With Garth Fundis". Music Row. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
