Natalie Hemby

Natalie Hemby
Natalie Hemby
Background information
Birth name	Natalie Nicole Hemby
Born	March 24, 1977 (age 47); Bloomington, Illinois, U.S.
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Country; folk;
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	2006-present
Labels	Fantasy
Member of	The Highwomen
Website	nataliehemby.com

Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Daigle, and Lady Gaga. In 2019, she joined the quartet The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Maren Morris.

Early life

Hemby was born in Bloomington, Illinois.^[1] She is the daughter of Nashville studio guitarist Tom Hemby and Deanna Hemby.^[3]

Career

Songwriting

Hemby has accumulated eight No. 1 Billboard singles during her career. Hemby's cuts include "White Liar" and "Only Prettier" by Miranda Lambert,^[4] "Pontoon" and "Tornado" by Little Big Town,^[5] "Drinks After Work" by Toby Keith and "Automatic" by Miranda Lambert. She is currently a writer at Universal Music Group Nashville (UMPG), and has formerly been affiliated with EMI Publishing and Carnival Music.^[6]

Solo albums

On January 13, 2017, Hemby released her first studio album, Puxico, named after the Missouri town where her grandfather lived, via the label GetWrucke Productions which she runs with her husband, music producer Mike Wrucke.^[7]

In February 2021, Hemby signed with Fantasy Records. Produced by Mike Wrucke, her first album on Fantasy, Pins and Needles, was released on October 8, 2021.^[8]

The Highwomen

Hemby was revealed as the final member of The Highwomen, a country music group that already featured Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires, on April 1, 2019, when the group performed live for the first time at the Bridgestone Arena as part of an 87th birthday tribute concert for Loretta Lynn.^[9] "Redesigning Women" was released on July 19, 2019, as the first single from their self-titled debut album set for release on September 6, 2019.^[10]

Personal life

Hemby is married to record producer Mike Wrucke.^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Solo albums

Puxico (2017)
Pins and Needles (2021)

With The Highwomen

The Highwomen (2019)

Songwriting

Year	Artist	Album	Song	Co-written with
2006	Lee Ann Womack	Call Me Crazy	"The Bees"	Daniel Tashian
2008	Eli Young Band	Jet Black & Jealous	"Mystery in the Making"	Mike Eli James Young
2009	Miranda Lambert	Revolution	"White Liar"	Miranda Lambert
			"Only Prettier"
			"Airstream Song"
			"Virginia Bluebell"	Miranda Lambert Jennifer Kennard
	Carrie Underwood	Play On	"Play On"	Carrie Underwood Luke Laird
2010	Amy Grant	Somewhere Down the Road	"Overnight"	Amy Grant Luke Laird Audrey Spillman
2011	Miranda Lambert	Four the Record	"Fine Tune"	Luke Laird
	Miranda Lambert	Four the Record	"Baggage Claim"	Miranda Lambert Luke Laird
	Eli Young Band	Life at Best	"The Fight"	Tim Putnam
	Eli Young Band	Life at Best	"How Quickly You Forget"	Mike Eli Daniel Tashian
2012	Kelly Clarkson	Greatest Hits – Chapter One	"Don't Rush"	Blu Sanders Lindsay Chapman
	Little Big Town	Tornado	"Pontoon"	Barry Dean Luke Laird
			"Tornado"	Delta Maid
			"Self Made"	Jedd Hughes Karen Fairchild Jimi Westbrook
			"Night Owl"	Karen Fairchild Kimberly Schlapman Phillip Sweet Jimi Westbrook
	Nashville Cast	The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1	"Buried Under"	Chris DeStefano
2013	Sheryl Crow	Feels Like Home	"Stay at Home Mother"	Sheryl Crow
	Brett Eldredge	Bring You Back	"Go On Without Me"	Brett Eldredge Ross Copperman
	Toby Keith	Drinks After Work	"Drinks After Work"	Luke Laird Barry Dean
	Lady Antebellum	Golden	"Downtown"	Shane McAnally Luke Laird
	Keith Urban	Fuse	"Good Thing"	Keith Urban Mike Elizondo
2014	Miranda Lambert	Platinum	"Automatic"	Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon
			"Platinum"	Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon
			"Girls"	Nicolle Galyon Jimmy Robbins
			"Priscilla"
			"Babies Makin' Babies"
			"Smokin' & Drinkin'" feat. Little Big Town	Luke Laird Shane McAnally
			"Hard Staying Sober"	Miranda Lambert Luke Laird
	Sunny Sweeney	Provoked	"Second Guessing"	Sunny Sweeney
			"Uninvited"
			"Used Cars"
			"Backhanded Compliment"
	Blake Shelton	Bringing Back the Sunshine	"Anyone Else"	Luke Laird Barry Dean
	Little Big Town	Pain Killer	"Quit Breaking Up With Me"	Shane McAnally Busbee
			"Good People"	Jay Joyce Jeremy Spillman
			"Things You Don't Think About"	Ross Copperman Shane McAnally
			"Turn The Lights On"	Jay Joyce Jeremy Spillman >Jimi Westbrook Karen Fairchild Kimberly Schlapman Phillip Sweet
	Labrinth	Non-album Single	"Jealous"	Timothy McKenzie Josh Kear
2015	Halestorm	Into the Wild Life	"What Sober Couldn't Say"	Lzzy Hale Scott Stevens Joe Hottinger
	Kelly Clarkson	Piece by Piece	"Good Goes the Bye"	Shane McAnally Jimmy Robbins
	Jana Kramer	Thirty One	"Said No One Ever"	Nicolle Galyon
	Miranda Lambert	"Hot Pursuit" Soundtrack	"Two Of A Crime"	Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon
	Kacey Musgraves	Pageant Material	"Good Ol' Boys Club"	Kacey Musgraves Luke Laird
2016	Miranda Lambert	The Weight of These Wings
			"Highway Vagabond"	Luke Dick Shane McAnally
			"Ugly Lights"	Miranda Lambert Liz Rose
			"Pink Sunglasses"	Rodney Clawson Luke Dick
			"Getaway Driver"	Miranda Lambert Anderson East
			"Smoking Jacket"	Miranda Lambert Lucie Silvas
			"Pushin' Time"	Miranda Lambert Foy Vance
			"Things That Break"	Miranda Lambert Jessi Alexander Stewart
			"Tomboy"	Miranda Lambert Aaron Raitiere
			"Keeper of the Flame"	Miranda Lambert Liz Rose
			"Six Degrees of Separation"	Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon
2017	Nelly Furtado	The Ride	"Tap Dancing"	Nelly Furtado Liz Rose
2018	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour	"Butterflies"	Kacey Musgraves Luke Laird
			"Velvet Elvis"	Kacey Musgraves Luke Dick
			"Rainbow"	Kacey Musgraves Shane McAnally
	Lucie Silvas	E. G. O.	"Kite"	Lucie Silvas Gabe Simon
	Lady Gaga	A Star Is Born (2018 soundtrack)	"Always Remember Us This Way"	Lady Gaga Hillary Lindsey Lori McKenna
	Lady Gaga	A Star Is Born (2018 soundtrack)	"I'll Never Love Again"	Lady Gaga Hillary Lindsey Aaron Raitiere
2019	Jon Pardi	Heartache Medication	"Heartache Medication"	Jon Pardi Barry Dean
2020	Kelly Clarkson	—	"I Dare You"	Jesse Shatkin Jeff Gitelman Laura Veltz Ben West
2024	Miranda Lambert	Postcards from Texas	"Lookingback at Luckenbach"	Miranda Lambert Shane McAnally
2024	Miranda Lambert	Postcards from Texas	"Alimony"	Miranda Lambert Shane McAnally

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2010	Academy of Country Music	Song of the Year	"White Liar"	Nominated
2010	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"White Liar"	Nominated
2013	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"Pontoon"	Nominated
2014	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"Automatic"	Nominated
2014	Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards	Song of the Year		Won
2015	Academy of Country Music	Song of the Year		Won
2015	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song		Nominated
2019	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"Rainbow"	Nominated
2020	Grammy Awards	Song of the Year	"Always Remember Us This Way"	Nominated
	Grammy Awards	Best Song Written for Visual Media	"I'll Never Love Again" (Film Version)	Won
	Academy of Country Music	Group of the Year	The Highwomen	Nominated
	CMT Awards	Group Video of the Year	"Crowded Table"	Nominated
	Country Music Association	Song of the Year	"Bluebird"	Nominated
2021	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song	"Bluebird"	Nominated
2021	Grammy Awards	Best Country Song	"Crowded Table"	Won

References

^ ^a ^b "New Names". The Pantagraph. March 30, 1977. p. 38. Retrieved March 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cantrell, LB (February 11, 2021). "Natalie Hemby Signs to Fantasy Records, Will Release Solo Album in 2021". Music Row. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ Hight, Jewly (August 20, 2014). "Songwriter Spotlight: Natalie Hemby". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
^ Hemby, Natalie (June 8, 2011). "Songwriting Tips with Natalie Hemby". CCM Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Natalie Hemby". EMI Music Publishing. 2015. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
^ Skates, Sarah (October 31, 2011). "Natalie Hemby Finds New Publishing Home". Music Row. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
^ Moss, Marissa R. (November 28, 2016). "Miranda Lambert Songwriter Natalie Hemby Readies New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
^ Quinn, Rick (October 18, 2021). "Natalie Hemby Celebrates 'Pins and Needles' Drop At Nashville's Basement East". PopMatters.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ Moss, Marissa R. (April 2, 2019). "See the Highwomen's Live Debut at Loretta Lynn Birthday Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ Houghton, Cillea (July 19, 2019). "The Highwomen Light the Ultimate Bonfire in 'Redesigning Women' Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[New_Names-1] "New Names". The Pantagraph. March 30, 1977. p. 38. Retrieved March 31, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[Fantasy-2] Cantrell, LB (February 11, 2021). "Natalie Hemby Signs to Fantasy Records, Will Release Solo Album in 2021". Music Row. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[3] Hight, Jewly (August 20, 2014). "Songwriter Spotlight: Natalie Hemby". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2019.

[4] Hemby, Natalie (June 8, 2011). "Songwriting Tips with Natalie Hemby". CCM Magazine. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

[emi-5] "Natalie Hemby". EMI Music Publishing. 2015. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2017.

[6] Skates, Sarah (October 31, 2011). "Natalie Hemby Finds New Publishing Home". Music Row. Retrieved May 9, 2013.

[7] Moss, Marissa R. (November 28, 2016). "Miranda Lambert Songwriter Natalie Hemby Readies New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

[8] Quinn, Rick (October 18, 2021). "Natalie Hemby Celebrates 'Pins and Needles' Drop At Nashville's Basement East". PopMatters.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[9] Moss, Marissa R. (April 2, 2019). "See the Highwomen's Live Debut at Loretta Lynn Birthday Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[10] Houghton, Cillea (July 19, 2019). "The Highwomen Light the Ultimate Bonfire in 'Redesigning Women' Video". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

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v t e Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
1980s	"Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (songwriters) (1987) "Two Hearts" – Phil Collins & Lamont Dozier (songwriters) (1988) "Let the River Run" – Carly Simon (songwriter) (1989)
1990s	"Under the Sea" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1990) "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Michael Kamen & Bryan Adams (songwriters) (1991) "Beauty and the Beast" – Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (songwriters) (1992) "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (songwriters) (1993) "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (songwriter) (1994) "Colors of the Wind" – Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz (songwriters) (1995) "Because You Loved Me" – Diane Warren (songwriter) (1996) "I Believe I Can Fly" – R. Kelly (songwriter) (1997) "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (songwriters) (1998) "Beautiful Stranger" – Madonna & William Orbit (songwriters) (1999)
2000s	"When She Loved Me" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2000) "Boss of Me" – John Flansburgh & John Linnell (songwriters) (2001) "If I Didn't Have You" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2002) "A Mighty Wind" – Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy & Michael McKean (songwriters) (2003) "Into the West" – Annie Lennox, Howard Shore & Fran Walsh (songwriters) (2004) "Believe" – Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri (songwriters) (2005) "Our Town" – Randy Newman (songwriter) (2006) "Love You I Do" – Siedah Garrett & Henry Krieger (songwriters) (2007) "Down to Earth" – Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman (songwriters) (2008) "Jai Ho" – Gulzar, A. R. Rahman & Tanvi Shah (songwriters) (2009)
2010s	"The Weary Kind" – Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett (songwriters) (2010) "I See the Light" – Alan Menken & Glenn Slater (songwriters) (2011) "Safe & Sound" – T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, Joy Williams & John Paul White (songwriters) (2012) "Skyfall" – Adele Atkins & Paul Epworth (songwriters) (2013) "Let It Go" – Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (songwriters) (2014) "Glory" – Common, Che Smith & John Legend (songwriters) (2015) "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2016) "How Far I'll Go" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2017) "Shallow" – Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt (songwriters) (2018) "I'll Never Love Again" – Lady Gaga, Natalie Hemby, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere (songwriters) (2019)
2020s	"No Time to Die" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2020) "All Eyes on Me" – Bo Burnham (songwriter) (2021) "We Don't Talk About Bruno" – Lin-Manuel Miranda (songwriter) (2022) "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (songwriters) (2023)

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