Shane McAnally has written, and/or produced over 50 number one songs, garnered four Grammy Award wins (with 11 total nominations), been nominated for more CMA Awards than any other songwriter in history, and been named ACM's Songwriter of the Year twice. He has written and produced songs for everyone from Sam Hunt to Kenny Chesney to Blake Shelton to Kacey Musgraves and received Billboard's Trailblazer Award for his work both in country music and in championing voices in the LGBTQ community. In 2012, McAnally founded SMACKSongs, which includes publishing, digital and management branches, and whose writers are credited with nearly 80 top 10 songs at country radio. SMACK also manages singer/songwriter Walker Hayes, who shot to superstardom with his smash hit "Fancy Like," produced by McAnally.
