# Aimee Mayo

Aimee Mayo (born September 28, 1971) is an American author and songwriter from Gadsden, Alabama. She co-wrote the American country band Lonestar's 1999 single "Amazed," which was nominated for Best Country Song at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.

## Biography

Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama, and moved to Nashville at the age of 20, where she signed a songwriting contract with BMG. As a teen, Mayo was surrounded by music. Her father, Danny Mayo, was a songwriter known for "Feed Jake" and "Keeper of the Stars". At 28, Mayo married fellow songwriter named Chris Lindsey with whom she had three children together. Her brother, Cory Mayo, wrote "You'll Be There" for George Strait in 2005.
Mayo's songs have spent twenty-six weeks at #1 spot on the Billboard charts, and albums featuring her songs have sold over 155 million copies worldwide. She is primarily known for writing for artists such as Tim McGraw, Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys, Billy Currington, and Kellie Pickler.
Mayo stated that achieving success as a songwriter doesn't always happen instantly: "I lived in many basements where we had to share a laundry room. It took about seven years before I could afford my own house with a real bathtub."
Mayo is one of the few female artists to receive both BMI's Country Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year awards. Mayo was also a judge on the CMT reality competition show, Can You Duet. In 2020, Mayo released a memoir titled Talking to the Sky.
Mayo was named BMI Songwriter of the Year in 2000. "Amazed", recorded by Lonestar that same year, is her most popular song to date. In 2004, it garnered a Million-Air award from BMI, making it one of the top 125 songs in the BMI catalog out of 6.5 million works. "Amazed" also won ACM (Academy of Country Music) Song of the Year, BMI Song of the Year, NSAI Song of the Year, and was nominated for a Grammy. "Amazed" crossed over to the pop charts and spent two weeks at the top of the Hot 100, making it the first country song to accomplish such a feat since Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers with their 1983 song "Islands in the Stream".
Mayo's song "This One's for the Girls", recorded by Martina McBride, stayed at #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart for eleven weeks, in addition to reaching number three on the country chart. The song was used as a theme song for the morning show The View. Mayo has received over a dozen BMI Country awards along with BMI Pop Awards for "Amazed" and "This One's for the Girls".
Mayo co-wrote the song "Wheel of the World" on Carrie Underwood's second studio album with husband Chris Lindsey and close friend and collaborator Hillary Lindsey. The title was chosen by Underwood from the lyrics of "Wheel of the World".

## Songwriting credits

| Year | Song title | Artist | Album |
| 1995 | "Strangers" | Mark Chesnutt | Wings |
| 1996 | "Places I've Never Been" | Mark Wills | Mark Wills |
| 1997 | "Three Chords and the Truth" | Sara Evans | Non-album single |
| 1997 | "(Ooh, Aah) Crazy Kind of Love Thing" | The Kinleys | Just Between You and Me |
| 1998 | "Make Up Your Mind" | Deana Carter | Everything's Gonna Be Alright |
| 1998 | "Me" | Faith Hill | Faith |
| 1998 | "Closer to Heaven" | Mila Mason | The Strong One |
| 1998 | "More Than Everything" | Rhett Akins | What Livin's All About |
| 1999 | "Unknown" | Chely Wright | Single White Female |
| 1999 | "Let's Make Love" | Faith Hill & Tim McGraw | Breathe |
| 1999 | "There Will Come a Day" | Faith Hill | Breathe |
| 1999 | "Understanding Everything" | Jim Lauderdale | Onward Through It All |
| 1999 | "It's Always Something" | Joe Diffie | |
| 1999 | "California" | Kenny Chesney | Everywhere We Go |
| 1999 | "Amazed" | Lonestar | Lonely Grill |
| 1999 | "I'll Get You Back" | Mark Chesnutt | I Don't Want to Miss a Thing |
| 1999 | "Over and Over" | Mindy McCready | I'm Not So Tough |
| 1999 | "Take Me Apart" | Mindy McCready | I'm Not So Tough |
| 1999 | "Thunder and Roses" | Mindy McCready | I'm Not So Tough |
| 1999 | "My Best Friend" | Tim McGraw | |
| 1999 | "Seventeen" | Tim McGraw | |
| 1999 | "Can I Want Your Love" | Trace Adkins | More... |
| 1999 | "Nothing Like You" | William Topley | Spanish Wells |
| 1999 | "Nothing Else Matters" | William Topley | Spanish Wells |
| 2000 | "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" | Chris Cagle | Play It Loud |
| 2000 | "Closer" | Jo Dee Messina | Burn |
| 2000 | "You Don't" | Sara Evans | Born To Fly |
| 2001 | "Karma" | Jessica Andrews | Who I Am |
| 2001 | "When Did I Lose You" | Mark Wills | Loving Every Minute |
| 2001 | "Thunder and Roses" | Pam Tillis | Thunder & Roses |
| 2001 | "Smilin'" | Tim McGraw | Set This Circus Down |
| 2001 | "Things Change" | Tim McGraw | Set This Circus Down |
| 2002 | "Amazed" | Bonnie Tyler | Heart And Soul |
| 2002 | "Beautiful" | Faith Hill | Cry |
| 2002 | "You're Still Here" | Faith Hill | Cry |
| 2002 | "Closer To You" | William Topley | Feasting With Panthers |
| 2003 | "Tangled Up" | Billy Currington | Best of Billy Currington |
| 2003 | "Simple Life" | Carolyn Dawn Johnson | Dress Rehearsal |
| 2003 | "Liar" | Deana Carter | I'm Just a Girl |
| 2003 | "I Wish For You" | Jessica Andrews | Now |
| 2003 | "Never Be Forgotten" | Jessica Andrews | Now |
| 2003 | "Now" | Jessica Andrews | Now |
| 2003 | "You Are" | Jimmy Wayne | Jimmy Wayne |
| 2003 | "Are You Ever Gonna Love Me" | Jimmy Wayne | Jimmy Wayne |
| 2003 | "Trespassin'" | Jimmy Wayne | Jimmy Wayne |
| 2003 | "This One's for the Girls" | Martina McBride | Martina |
| 2003 | "I Just Close My Eyes" | Mark Wills | And the Crowd Goes Wild |
| 2003 | "Backseat of a Greyhound Bus" | Sara Evans | Restless |
| 2004 | "Drugs or Jesus" | Tim McGraw | Live Like You Were Dying |
| 2004 | "Rocks" | Lorrie Morgan | Show Me How |
| 2004 | "Where I Belong" | Rachel Proctor | Where I Belong |
| 2005 | "Who You Are" | Erika Jo | Erika Jo |
| 2005 | "I Am A Man" | Lonestar | Coming Home |
| 2005 | "Who You'd Be Today" | Kenny Chesney | The Road and the Radio |
| 2005 | "The Secrets That We Keep" | Sara Evans | Real Fine Place |
| 2006 | "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" | Blue County | Firecrackers And Ferriswheels |
| 2006 | "Men & Mascara" | Julie Roberts | Men & Mascara |
| 2006 | "I Wonder" | Kellie Pickler | Small Town Girl |
| 2006 | "Red High Heels" | Kellie Pickler | Small Town Girl |
| 2006 | My Angel" | Kellie Pickler | Small Town Girl |
| 2006 | "One Of The Guys" | Kellie Pickler | Small Town Girl |
| 2006 | "Small Town Girl" | Kellie Pickler | Small Town Girl |
| 2006 | "Let's Make Love" | Patrizio Buanne | Forever Begins Tonight |
| 2006 | "Words Get in the Way" | Trace Adkins | Dangerous Man |
| 2007 | "Let's Get Drunk and Fight" | Aaron Lines | Moments That Matter |
| 2007 | "Oh Love" | Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood | 5th Gear |
| 2007 | "The Wheel of the World" | Carrie Underwood | Carnival Ride |
| 2007 | "Love You With All My Heart" | Sara Evans | Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | "Pray For You" | Sara Evans | Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | "Red Umbrella" | Faith Hill | The Hits |
| 2007 | "Let's Get Drunk and Fight" | Joe Nichols | Real Things |
| 2007 | "Let It Go" | Tim McGraw | Let It Go |
| 2007 | "Helpless When She Smiles" | The Backstreet Boys | Unbreakable |
| 2007 | "How I Feel" | Martina McBride | Waking Up Laughing |
| 2008 | "Young Love" | Carter's Chord | Carter's Chord |
| 2008 | "I Need A Man" | Crystal Shawanda | Dawn of a New Day |
| 2008 | "Cry Cry ('Til the Sun Shines)" | Heidi Newfield | What Am I Waiting For |
| 2008 | "Out the Window" | Ashley Gearing | Out The Window |
| 2008 | "Happy" | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |
| 2008 | "Going Out in Style" | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |
| 2008 | "One Last Time" | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |
| 2008 | "Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You" | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |
| 2008 | "Don't You Know You're Beautiful" | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |
| 2008 | "Somebody to Love Me" | Kellie Pickler | Kellie Pickler |
| 2008 | "When I Loved You Like That" | Jessica Simpson | Do You Know |
| 2008 | "Days of Thunder" | Mark Wills | Familiar Stranger |
| 2008 | "Panama City" | Mark Wills | Familiar Stranger |
| 2009 | "Sleepwalker" | Adam Lambert | For Your Entertainment |
| 2009 | "Amazed" | Boyz II Men | Love |
| 2009 | "Address in the Stars" | Caitlin & Will | Caitlin & Will – EP |
| 2009 | "Dark Horse" | Caitlin & Will | Caitlin & Will – EP |
| 2009 | "Strangers On A Train" | David Nail | I'm About to Come Alive |
| 2009 | "Good Girls" | Tim McGraw | Southern Voice |
| 2009 | "Poison & Wine" | The Civil Wars | Live at Eddie's Attic |
| 2009 | "Feels Just Like a Love Song" | Sara Evans | Non-album single |
| 2009 | "I'm Here" | VanVelzen | Take Me In |
| 2010 | "Someday When I'm Old" | Easton Corbin | Easton Corbin |
| 2010 | "Say Goodbye" | Katharine McPhee | Unbroken |
| 2012 | "Miss Your Fire" | Casey James | Casey James |
| 2012 | "Crazy One More Time" | Kip Moore | Up All Night |
| 2013 | "Wild Boy" | Danielle Bradbery | Danielle Bradbery |
| 2013 | "I Forgive You" | Kellie Pickler | The Woman I Am |
| 2020 | "Doggone" | Tim McGraw | Here on Earth |
| 2016 | "Bar at the End of the World" | Kenny Chesney | Cosmic Hallelujah |
| 2016 | "Every Time I Hear That Song" | Blake Shelton | If I'm Honest |
| 2018 | "House of Cards" | Caitlyn Smith | Starfire |
| 2018 | "Champagne High | Westside cast, Alexandra Kay, Taz Zavala and Pia Toscano | Westside: Music from the Original Series |
| 2023 | "Speak Now" | Taylor Swift | Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |

## Awards and nominations
### Grammy Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | "Amazed" | Best Country Song | Nominated |

### Academy of Country Music Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | "Amazed" | Song of the Year | Won |

### Country Music Association Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2000 | "Amazed" | Song of the Year | Nominated |