Tyler Johnson (musician)
Tyler Johnson
Origin Steamboat Springs, Colorado Genres Pop Occupations
Singer
songwriter
record producer
engineer
Instruments
Guitar
bass
piano
keyboards
drums
Years active 2012–present
Musical artist
Tyler Johnson is an American record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is an 8-time Grammy Award nominee, and 3-time Grammy Award winner.[ 1]
Early life
Johnson was born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado .[ 2] [ 3] After relocating to Los Angeles, he started out his career as an assistant to producer Jeff Bhasker .[ 4] [ 5]
Career
Johnson was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work as an engineer on Taylor Swift 's 2012 album Red , and was nominated for a second Grammy for his work as a producer and engineer on Ed Sheeran 's 2014 album x .[ 1]
Johnson co-produced the 2015 album Untamed by country artist Cam ,[ 6] co-writing eight tracks, including the singles "Mayday ",[ 7] "My Mistake ", and "Burning House ",[ 8] which reached #2 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts[ 9] and became Johnson's first platinum-selling record.[ 10] He also produced 10 songs on Cam's 2020 album The Otherside , co-writing 6 of them.[ 11] [ 12]
On January 19, 2018, Johnson released his debut single as a solo artist, "Give Up On Me".[ 13]
Johnson co-wrote and produced Harry Styles ' 2017 debut self-titled solo album ,[ 4] the 2019 follow-up Fine Line ,[ 14] including "Watermelon Sugar ",[ 15] which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ,[ 16] Styles' third studio album, Harry's House , which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards , and its lead single, "As It Was ", which spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the best-selling global single of 2022.
Johnson won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for producing Miley Cyrus 's 2023 single "Flowers ",[ 2] which spent 8 weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 .[ 17] He was also nominated for Album of the Year for his work writing and producing six tracks on Cyrus's album Endless Summer Vacation .[ 2]
In 2024, Johnson co-wrote and co-produced two songs ("Amen" and "Ameriican Requiem") on Beyoncé 's Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter .[ 18] He also wrote and produced on Halsey 's album The Great Impersonator [ 19] and Childish Gambino 's Bando Stone & the New World .[ 20]
As a writer, producer, and engineer, Johnson has also worked with artists including Keith Urban , John Legend , Diplo , Pink , OneRepublic , Sam Smith , Meghan Trainor , Toni Braxton , 070 Shake , and Leon Bridges .[ 2] [ 5] [ 13] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
Discography
Singles
"Give Up On Me" (2018)
"You and I" (2018)
Songwriting and production
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Awards and nominations
Year
Organization
Award
Project
Result
2014
56th Grammy Awards
Album of the Year
Taylor Swift , Red
Nominated[ 1]
2015
57th Grammy Awards
Ed Sheeran , x
Nominated[ 1]
2016
CMA Awards
Song of the Year
Cam , "Burning House "
Nominated[ 25]
Album of the Year
Keith Urban , Ripcord
Nominated[ 25]
2016
ACM Awards
Song of the Year
Cam , "Burning House "
Nominated[ 26]
Single Record of the Year
Cam , "Burning House "
Nominated[ 26]
2016
NSAI Awards
Songs I Wish I'd Written
Cam , "Burning House "
Won[ 27]
2017
ACM Awards
Album of the Year
Keith Urban , Ripcord
Nominated[ 28]
2023
65th Grammy Awards
Record of the Year
Harry Styles , "As It Was "
Nominated
Song of the Year
Nominated
Best Pop Vocal Album
Harry Styles , Harry's House
Won
Album of the Year
Won
2024
66th Grammy Awards
Miley Cyrus , Endless Summer Vacation
Nominated
Record of the Year
Miley Cyrus , "Flowers "
Won
References
^ a b c d "Tyler Johnson" . Grammy.com . Retrieved March 22, 2024 .
^ a b c d Moore, John (February 7, 2024). "Steamboat's Tyler Johnson continues his Grammys roll" . Denver Gazette. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ Valicenti, Shelby (February 9, 2023). "Steamboat grad is now a two-time Grammy winner" . Steamboat Pilot & Today. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ a b Reuter, Annie (February 26, 2018). "THE WRITERS ROUND WITH TYLER JOHNSON" . Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ a b Kaufman, Gil (November 6, 2017). "Writer/Producer Tyler Johnson on Working with Sam Smith, Harry Styles & Cam and Why His Solo Project Will Surprise You" . Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ "Writer Producer Tyler Johnson Talks About Co-Writing Cam's Hit 'Burning House' And His Other Projects" . Songwriter Universe. September 20, 2016.
^ "Cam and Co-Writer Tyler Johnson Kept 'Mayday' From Sinking" . Sounds Like Nashville. March 22, 2016.
^ "Hear Cam's Haunting New Single 'Burning House' " . Rolling Stone Country. June 18, 2015.
^ Roland, Tom (February 18, 2016). "From Fire to Water: Cam Follows 'Burning House' With 'Mayday' " . Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ "Cam Takes The World By Storm" . The Country Note. April 12, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ Freeman, Jon (October 26, 2020). "Cam on Accepting Change, Working With Harry Styles on New Album 'The Otherside' " . Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ Hammermueller, Rachel. "Cam's journey to "The Otherside" " . Earmilk. Retrieved November 9, 2020 .
^ a b Kaufman, Gil (January 18, 2018). "Listen to Tyler Johnson's Hypnotic Debut Solo Single 'Give Up on Me' " . Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ Willman, Chris (December 12, 2019). "Harry Styles' 'Fine Line': Album Review" . Variety. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ Uwakwe, Chibuike (December 24, 2019). "Harry Styles's 'Watermelon Sugar' is a Sweet Confession of Craving" . The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ Trust, Gary (August 10, 2020). "Harry Styles' 'Watermelon Sugar' Surges to Top of Billboard Hot 100, Becoming His First No. 1" . Billboard. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ "Miley Cyrus Chart History" . Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ Dailey, Hannah (April 2, 2024). "Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Songwriting Credits: Here's Who Wrote Each Song" . Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ Graff, Gary (October 25, 2024). "Halsey's 'The Great Impersonator' and 11 other things you must hear this week" . Cleveland.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ Aswad, Jem (July 19, 2024). "Donald Glover Closes the Book on Childish Gambino With the Masterful 'Bando Stone and the New World' " . Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ "Interview: Tyler Johnson" . Songwriting Magazine. June 21, 2016.
^ Kennedy, Mark (January 29, 2020). "Meghan Trainor leaves pain behind and offers fresh new music" . Daily Herald. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ Strauss, Matthew (October 15, 2024). "070 Shake Announces New Album Release Date, Shares Video Starring Lily-Rose Depp" . Pitchfork. Retrieved December 2, 2024 .
^ Creative, The Uprising. "Tyler Johnson" . Pulse Music Group . Retrieved December 28, 2017 .
^ a b "CMA Award Winners 2016: Complete List" . Billboard . Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ a b "ACM Awards 2016: See the Full List of Winners" . Billboard . Retrieved October 27, 2020 .
^ "Ten Songs I Wish I'd Written" . NashvilleSongwriters.com .
^ "Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert Lead 2017 ACM Awards Nominees" . Variety . February 16, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2020 .