# Natalie Hemby

Natalie Nicole Hemby Wrucke (born March 24, 1977) is an American country music songwriter and singer. She has written songs for Lee Ann Womack, Eli Young Band, Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Sunny Sweeney, Little Big Town, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgraves, Kelly Clarkson, Lauren Daigle, and Lady Gaga. In 2019, she joined the quartet The Highwomen alongside Brandi Carlile, Amanda Shires and Maren Morris.

## Early life

Hemby was born in Bloomington, Illinois. She is the daughter of Nashville studio guitarist Tom Hemby and Deanna Hemby.

## Career
### Songwriting

Hemby has accumulated eight No. 1 Billboard singles during her career. Hemby's cuts include "White Liar" and "Only Prettier" by Miranda Lambert, "Pontoon" and "Tornado" by Little Big Town, "Drinks After Work" by Toby Keith and "Automatic" by Miranda Lambert. She is currently a writer at Universal Music Group Nashville (UMPG), and has formerly been affiliated with EMI Publishing and Carnival Music.

### Solo albums

On January 13, 2017, Hemby released her first studio album, Puxico, named after the Missouri town where her grandfather lived, via the label GetWrucke Productions which she runs with her husband, music producer Mike Wrucke.
In February 2021, Hemby signed with Fantasy Records. Produced by Mike Wrucke, her first album on Fantasy, Pins and Needles, was released on October 8, 2021.

### The Highwomen

Hemby was revealed as the final member of The Highwomen, a country music group that already featured Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires, on April 1, 2019, when the group performed live for the first time at the Bridgestone Arena as part of an 87th birthday tribute concert for Loretta Lynn. "Redesigning Women" was released on July 19, 2019, as the first single from their self-titled debut album set for release on September 6, 2019.

## Personal life

Hemby is married to record producer Mike Wrucke.

## Discography
### Studio albums
#### Solo albums

* Puxico (2017)
* Pins and Needles (2021)

#### With The Highwomen

* The Highwomen (2019)

### Songwriting

| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
| 2006 | Lee Ann Womack | Call Me Crazy | "The Bees" | Daniel Tashian |
| 2008 | Eli Young Band | Jet Black & Jealous | "Mystery in the Making" | Mike Eli James Young |
| 2009 | Miranda Lambert | Revolution | "White Liar" | Miranda Lambert |
| 2009 | Miranda Lambert | Revolution | "Only Prettier" | Miranda Lambert |
| 2009 | Miranda Lambert | Revolution | "Airstream Song" | Miranda Lambert |
| 2009 | Miranda Lambert | Revolution | "Virginia Bluebell" | Miranda Lambert Jennifer Kennard |
| 2009 | Carrie Underwood | Play On | "Play On" | Carrie Underwood Luke Laird |
| 2010 | Amy Grant | Somewhere Down the Road | "Overnight" | Amy Grant Luke Laird Audrey Spillman |
| 2011 | Miranda Lambert | Four the Record | "Fine Tune" | Luke Laird |
| 2011 | Miranda Lambert | Four the Record | "Baggage Claim" | Miranda Lambert Luke Laird |
| 2011 | Eli Young Band | Life at Best | "The Fight" | Tim Putnam |
| 2011 | Eli Young Band | Life at Best | "How Quickly You Forget" | Mike Eli Daniel Tashian |
| 2012 | Kelly Clarkson | Greatest Hits – Chapter One | "Don't Rush" | Blu Sanders Lindsay Chapman |
| 2012 | Little Big Town | Tornado | "Pontoon" | Barry Dean Luke Laird |
| 2012 | Little Big Town | Tornado | "Tornado" | Delta Maid |
| 2012 | Little Big Town | Tornado | "Self Made" | Jedd Hughes Karen Fairchild Jimi Westbrook |
| 2012 | Little Big Town | Tornado | "Night Owl" | Karen Fairchild Kimberly Schlapman Phillip Sweet Jimi Westbrook |
| 2012 | Nashville Cast | The Music of Nashville: Season 1 Volume 1 | "Buried Under" | Chris DeStefano |
| 2013 | Sheryl Crow | Feels Like Home | "Stay at Home Mother" | Sheryl Crow |
| 2013 | Brett Eldredge | Bring You Back | "Go On Without Me" | Brett Eldredge Ross Copperman |
| 2013 | Toby Keith | Drinks After Work | "Drinks After Work" | Luke Laird Barry Dean |
| 2013 | Lady Antebellum | Golden | "Downtown" | Shane McAnally Luke Laird |
| 2013 | Keith Urban | Fuse | "Good Thing" | Keith Urban Mike Elizondo |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Automatic" | Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Platinum" | Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Girls" | Nicolle Galyon Jimmy Robbins |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Priscilla" | Nicolle Galyon Jimmy Robbins |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Babies Makin' Babies" | Nicolle Galyon Jimmy Robbins |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Smokin' & Drinkin'" feat. Little Big Town | Luke Laird Shane McAnally |
| 2014 | Miranda Lambert | Platinum | "Hard Staying Sober" | Miranda Lambert Luke Laird |
| 2014 | Sunny Sweeney | Provoked | "Second Guessing" | Sunny Sweeney |
| 2014 | Sunny Sweeney | Provoked | "Uninvited" | Sunny Sweeney |
| 2014 | Sunny Sweeney | Provoked | "Used Cars" | Sunny Sweeney |
| 2014 | Sunny Sweeney | Provoked | "Backhanded Compliment" | Sunny Sweeney |
| 2014 | Blake Shelton | Bringing Back the Sunshine | "Anyone Else" | Luke Laird Barry Dean |
| 2014 | Little Big Town | Pain Killer | "Quit Breaking Up With Me" | Shane McAnally Busbee |
| 2014 | Little Big Town | Pain Killer | "Good People" | Jay Joyce Jeremy Spillman |
| 2014 | Little Big Town | Pain Killer | "Things You Don't Think About" | Ross Copperman Shane McAnally |
| 2014 | Little Big Town | Pain Killer | "Turn The Lights On" | Jay Joyce Jeremy Spillman >Jimi Westbrook Karen Fairchild Kimberly Schlapman Phillip Sweet |
| 2014 | Labrinth | Non-album Single | "Jealous" | Timothy McKenzie Josh Kear |
| 2015 | Halestorm | Into the Wild Life | "What Sober Couldn't Say" | Lzzy Hale Scott Stevens Joe Hottinger |
| 2015 | Kelly Clarkson | Piece by Piece | "Good Goes the Bye" | Shane McAnally Jimmy Robbins |
| 2015 | Jana Kramer | Thirty One | "Said No One Ever" | Nicolle Galyon |
| 2015 | Miranda Lambert | "Hot Pursuit" Soundtrack | "Two Of A Crime" | Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon |
| 2015 | Kacey Musgraves | Pageant Material | "Good Ol' Boys Club" | Kacey Musgraves Luke Laird |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Highway Vagabond" | Luke Dick Shane McAnally |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Ugly Lights" | Miranda Lambert Liz Rose |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Pink Sunglasses" | Rodney Clawson Luke Dick |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Getaway Driver" | Miranda Lambert Anderson East |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Smoking Jacket" | Miranda Lambert Lucie Silvas |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Pushin' Time" | Miranda Lambert Foy Vance |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Things That Break" | Miranda Lambert Jessi Alexander Stewart |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Tomboy" | Miranda Lambert Aaron Raitiere |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Keeper of the Flame" | Miranda Lambert Liz Rose |
| 2016 | Miranda Lambert | The Weight of These Wings | "Six Degrees of Separation" | Miranda Lambert Nicolle Galyon |
| 2017 | Nelly Furtado | The Ride | "Tap Dancing" | Nelly Furtado Liz Rose |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | "Butterflies" | Kacey Musgraves Luke Laird |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | "Velvet Elvis" | Kacey Musgraves Luke Dick |
| 2018 | Kacey Musgraves | Golden Hour | "Rainbow" | Kacey Musgraves Shane McAnally |
| 2018 | Lucie Silvas | E. G. O. | "Kite" | Lucie Silvas Gabe Simon |
| 2018 | Lady Gaga | A Star Is Born (2018 soundtrack) | "Always Remember Us This Way" | Lady Gaga Hillary Lindsey Lori McKenna |
| 2018 | Lady Gaga | A Star Is Born (2018 soundtrack) | "I'll Never Love Again" | Lady Gaga Hillary Lindsey Aaron Raitiere |
| 2019 | Jon Pardi | Heartache Medication | "Heartache Medication" | Jon Pardi Barry Dean |
| 2020 | Kelly Clarkson | — | "I Dare You" | Jesse Shatkin Jeff Gitelman Laura Veltz Ben West |
| 2024 | Miranda Lambert | Postcards from Texas | "Lookingback at Luckenbach" | Miranda Lambert Shane McAnally |
| 2024 | Miranda Lambert | Postcards from Texas | "Alimony" | Miranda Lambert Shane McAnally |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
| 2010 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | "White Liar" | Nominated |
| 2010 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "White Liar" | Nominated |
| 2013 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "Pontoon" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "Automatic" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Nashville Songwriters Association International Awards | Song of the Year | "Automatic" | Won |
| 2015 | Academy of Country Music | Song of the Year | "Automatic" | Won |
| 2015 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Automatic" | Nominated |
| 2019 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "Rainbow" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Grammy Awards | Song of the Year | "Always Remember Us This Way" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "I'll Never Love Again" (Film Version) | Won |
| 2020 | Academy of Country Music | Group of the Year | The Highwomen | Nominated |
| 2020 | CMT Awards | Group Video of the Year | "Crowded Table" | Nominated |
| 2020 | Country Music Association | Song of the Year | "Bluebird" | Nominated |
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Bluebird" | Nominated |
| 2021 | Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | "Crowded Table" | Won |