Jonathan Singleton

Jonathan David Singleton is an American country music singer and songwriter who resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards, and has won the ACM Song of The Year Award in 2022 for “Things a Man Oughtta Know” by Lainey Wilson, and the CMA Album of the Year in 2022 for co-producing Luke Combs' album “Growin' Up.". He is known for co-writing the songs "Don't" by Billy Currington, "Watching Airplanes" by Gary Allan, "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" by Tyler Farr, "Red Light" and "Let It Rain" by David Nail, "Why Don't We Just Dance" by Josh Turner, "Diamond Rings and Old Barstools" by Tim McGraw, and "Beer Never Broke My Heart" by Luke Combs. More recently, Singleton co-wrote the number one hits "Die from a Broken Heart" by Maddie & Tae, "I Hope You're Happy Now" by Carly Pearce and Lee Brice, and "In Between" by Scotty McCreery. In 2009, the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors awarded Singleton for "Don't," which was one of the most-played country music songs of that year.
In 2009, he founded a band called Jonathan Singleton & the Grove, in which he sang lead vocals. The band also consisted of William Coats, Andy Dixon, Justin Dudley, Dustin Nunley and Josh Smith. They signed to Universal South Records in March 2009 and released the single "Livin' in Paradise" that month. It debuted at No. 60 on the country charts for the week of April 4, 2009, and peaked at No. 48. A second single, "Look Who's Back in Love" debuted at No. 56 on the country charts for the week of December 26, 2009. The band's song "I'm Afraid of Storms" is included in soundtrack to the 2012 video game Silent Hill: Downpour.