JESSIE JO DILLON

Reigning three-time ACM and AIMP Songwriter of the Year Jessie Jo Dillon is one of the most distinctive creative voices in modern music. A three-time consecutive GRAMMY® nominee for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, Dillon has also earned four previous nominations for Best Country Song. She is known for pairing fearless ideas, emotional precision and undeniable hit instincts.

Her songs have been recorded by artists including Morgan Wallen, Lana Del Rey, Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Vincent Mason, Keith Urban, Carin León, Russell Dickerson and George Strait. Her catalog includes chart-toppers such as “Lies Lies Lies,” “Am I Okay?,” “Halfway to Hell,” “Happen to Me,” “Break Up in the End” and the global crossover hit “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber. The RIAA-certified 5X PLATINUM single spent 21 consecutive weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and has surpassed one billion streams.

Dillon’s honors include two CMA Triple Play awards, MusicRow’s Female Songwriter of the Year, Billboard’s Rising Songwriter of the Year, Variety’s Power of Women Nashville honor, Song Suffragettes’ Yellow Rose of Inspiration award, NSAI Song of the Year and recognition in the Country Music Hall of Fame’s American Currents: State of the Music exhibition. In 2025, she became the only woman ranked in the Top 10 of MusicRow’s Top 100 Songwriters list.

In August 2025, Dillon founded Gatsby Records, an MCA imprint within REPUBLIC Collective built for fearless artists with unmistakable identities. Its first release, Carter Faith’s critically acclaimed and ACM-nominated debut album Cherry Valley, set the tone for a label rooted in Dillon’s own creative philosophy: versatility with spine, evolution without compromise, and careers designed to outlast the moment.