Shane McAnally
McAnally in 2019
Background information
Also known as	Shane Mack
Born	Shane Lamar McAnally (1974-10-12)October 12, 1974 (age 51)
Origin	Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer
Years active	1999–2000 2005–present
Labels	Curb
Spouse	Michael Baum ​ (m. 2017)​

Shane Lamar McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an Americancountry music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He debuted as a singer in 1999 with hisself-titled album onCurb Records. This project produced three singles on theBillboardHot Country Songs charts, including "Are Your Eyes Still Blue".

After a hiatus from music, McAnally returned to songwriting, having his first major success with "Last Call" byLee Ann Womack in 2008. From the early 2010s onward, McAnally has worked almost exclusively as a songwriter and producer. Artists with whom he has worked includeOld Dominion,Midland, andKacey Musgraves. He has won four Grammy Awards and multiple awards from theCountry Music Association (CMA). In 2023, he collaborated withBrandy Clark in writing the musicalShucked.

Shane Lamar McAnally was born October 12, 1974, inMineral Wells, Texas.^[1] He began performing at local clubs at the age of 12 and appeared onStar Search when he was 14, singingDan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch." He moved toBranson, Missouri at 15, then to Nashville at 19.^[2]

McAnally andmusic producer Rich Herring recorded a demo of a song that McAnally had written. The song, "Just One Touch", earned McAnally a publishing deal as well as a recording contract withCurb Records.^[1] In 1999, McAnally signed with Curb and began recording his first album for the label as well as his first single. "Say Anything" was released in 1999 as his debut single. The song peaked at No. 41 on the USBillboardHot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single, "Are Your Eyes Still Blue", became his only top 40 single as a singer, peaking at No. 31. McAnally charted a third and final time with "Run Away", which reached No. 50. All three tracks appeared on aself-titled debut album released on Curb in 2000 before he left the label.^[3]

In 2001, McAnally moved toLos Angeles. He composed six songs for the soundtrack of 2007 independent filmShelter, credited as Shane Mack.^[4]

Returning to Nashville in late 2007, McAnally began writing songs for other artists, starting with "Last Call", released byLee Ann Womack in 2008.^[4] From this point onward, McAnally has been primarily known for his songwriting work.^[1] He has also worked as arecord producer, for artists such asKacey Musgraves,Old Dominion, andMidland.^[1]

He has written and produced songs forWalker 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. TheAcademy of Country Music named him Songwriter of the Year in 2014. He also won "Best Country Album" and "Best Country Song" at the 2014Grammy Awards for his work onKacey Musgraves'sSame Trailer Different Park. In 2015,Billboard named him the Hot Country Songwriter of the Year as well as aBillboard Power Player. McAnally joined industry veteranJason Owen in early 2017 to relaunchMonument Records as co-presidents.^[5] McAnally stars as one of the on-screen talent producers in the NBC television reality seriesSongland.^[6] In 2019, McAnally won theACM Award for Songwriter of the Year andGrammy Award for Best Country Song for co-writingKacey Musgraves's "Space Cowboy."^[7] Most recently, he was named as one of Billboard's 2020 Country Power Players and chosen as the recipient of the 2020 Billboard Trailblazer Award, held only by previous winnersReba McEntire andFlorida Georgia Line.

McAnally received a nomination for theGrammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical at the66th Annual Grammy Awards for his work on songs byBrandy Clark,Walker Hayes,Lauren Daigle,Old Dominion,Alex Newell,Niall Horan,Sam Hunt,Carly Pearce, andChris Stapleton, as well as a nomination forBest Musical Theater Album for his work onShucked.^[8]

McAnally toldYahoo! Entertainment in 2020 that he struggled with his sexuality for many years while working in Nashville, as he knew that no country music singers were openly gay at the time. At the time, he was dating a woman to whom he latercame out, although he kept his orientation hidden from others and later referred to his girlfriend as abeard.^[9] After exiting Curb in 2000, McAnally decided to come out while living inWest Hollywood, California, a city he knew was more accepting of the gay community. He worked songwriter shows there and chose to return to Nashville due to his enjoyment of music.^[9] 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.^[9]

McAnally married his partner of five years, Michael Baum, in September 2012. The couple have two children.^[4] In January 2017, the two were legally married by Nashville MayorMegan Barry.^[10]

McAnally has produced or co-produced the following works:

McAnally is also a mentor on NBC's songwriting competition series,Songland. OnSongland, McAnally works alongside esteemed producersRyan Tedder andEster Dean, collaborating with unknown songwriters to craft hit songs. Each "winning" song is recorded by that episode's musical guest and released immediately following the episode. McAnally has described his role on the show as his "wildest dream job that I never knew I wanted." Songs co-written by McAnally as a part of his role onSongland are as follows.

• Shane McAnally - Official
• Shane McAnally - Curb Artist
• Shane McAnally - Overview

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