Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is an American Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and record producer. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman went to Nashville, Tennessee, where he pursued a career in country music. He has written 41 No. 1 songs including Billy Currington's "Don't It," Luke Bryan's "Strip It Down," Keith Urban's "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" and Kenny Chesney’s “Get Along.” Copperman has also produced for artists including Brett Eldredge, Dierks Bentley, Eli Young Band, Darius Rucker, Jake Owen, Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Chayce Beckham, Warren Zeiders and Gabby Barrett.
Copperman has received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song with Blake Shelton’s “I Lived It", has won Songwriter of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards and is a 3x BMI Awards Songwriter of the Year. In 2020, he was nominated for Single of the Year at the CMA Awards with Gabby Barrett’s 7× platinum single, “I Hope.” The song spent 62 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Copperman co-wrote and co-produced Kelsea Ballerini’s album, kelsea, including the No. 1 single and CMA Musical Event of the Year “half of my hometown (ft. Kenny Chesney).”
Ross has had numerous major synch placements in TV shows and movies, such as , The Vampire Diaries, The Biggest Loser, NCIS, Nashville and Grey's Anatomy which featured his song "The Stars Are On Your Side" in S15, E22.
Country Music Association Awards | CMA Triple Play Award x2 | Himself, for being a songwriter on 6 No. 1 songs in a 12-month period | ||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | ||
BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | ||
BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | ||
GMA Awards | Dove Award for Worship Album of the Year | For production of Never Lose Sight by Chris Tomlin | ||
Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Dierks Bentley's The Mountain | ||
Country Music Association Awards | Album of the Year | Keith Urban's Graffiti U | ||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Song of the Year | Keith Urban's "Female" | ||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Album of the Year | Dierks Bentley's The Mountain | ||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | ||
Grammy Awards | Best Country Song | Blake Shelton's "I Lived It" | ||
BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | ||
BMI Awards | Songwriter of the Year | Himself | ||
Country Music Association Awards | Musical Event of the Year | "Beers On Me" by Dierks Bentley, Breland, HARDY | ||
Academy of Country Music Awards | Musical Event of the Year | "half of my hometown" by Kelsea Ballerini feat. Kenny Chesney |
2024
Jennette McCurdy | Jennette McCurdy | "Generation Love" | Tom Douglas, Heather Morgan |
Thompson Square | Thompson Square | "Glass" | Jon Nite |
Chris Young | Neon | "Save Water, Drink Beer" | Jon Nite, Megan Connor |
Country & Cold Cans | "Summer On Fire" | Brett Beavers, Ryan Tyndell | |
Brandon Heath | Blue Mountain | "Jesus in Disguise" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller |
"Love Does" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | ||
"In The Dust" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | ||
"Diamond" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | ||
"Dyin' Day" | Brandon Heath, Lee Thomas Miller | ||
JT Hodges | JT Hodges | "Goodbyes Made You Mine" | JT Hodges, Jon Nite |
Jana Kramer | Jana Kramer | "One Of The Boys" | Jana Kramer, Jon Nite |
Brett Eldredge | Bring You Back | "Beat of the Music" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan |
"Bring You Back" | Heather Morgan | ||
"Go On Without Me" | Brett Eldredge, Natalie Hemby | ||
Scotty McCreery | See You Tonight | "Get Gone With You" | Lynn Hutton, Tammi Hutton |
Justin Moore | Off The Beaten Path | "Point at You" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
Thompson Square | Just Feels Good | "Run" | Michael Davey |
Keith Urban | Fuse | "Black Leather Jacket" | Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston |
"Love's Poster Child" | Heather Morgan | ||
"Even The Stars Fall 4 U" | Keith Urban, David Lee Murphy | ||
"She's My 11" | Keith Urban, Jaren Johnston | ||
Trisha Yearwood | "PrizeFighter" | Jessi Alexander, Sarah Buxton | |
Florida Georgia Line | Anything Goes | "Angel" | Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson |
"Confession" | Rodney Clawson, Matt Jenkins | ||
Dallas Smith | Lifted | "Heat Rises" | Rodney Clawson, Jaren Johnston |
"Just Say When" | Rodney Clawson, Ben Hayslip | ||
"Your Place Or Mine" | Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli, Jon Jones | ||
"Drink You Up" | Jeremy Stover, Mike Eli, Jon Jones | ||
Billy Currington | Summer Forever | "Don't It" | Ashley Gorley, Jaren Johnston |
Josh Turner | Upcoming Album | "Lay Low" | Tony Martin, Mark Nesler |
Gloriana | Three | "Trouble" | Rachel Reinert, Mike Gossin, Jon Nite |
A Thousand Horses | Southernality | "Smoke" | Michael Hobby, Jon Nite |
Jake Owen | "Real Life" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Ashley Gorley | |
Brett Eldredge | Illinois | "Fire" | Brett Eldredge, Jon Nite |
"You Can't Stop Me (featuring Thomas Rhett)" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | ||
"Lose My Mind" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan, Brian Burton, Thomas Calloway, Gian Franco Reverberi, Gian Piero Reverberi | ||
"Wanna Be That Song" | Brett Eldredge, Scooter Carusoe | ||
"If You Were My Girl" | Brett Eldredge, Jon Nite | ||
"Just A Taste" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | ||
"Drunk on Your Love" | Brett Eldredge | ||
"Shadow" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | ||
"Going Away For Awhile" | Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan | ||
"Everybody Dies Young" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Scott Stepakoff | ||
"You Ain't Going Nowhere" | Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley | ||
"American Country Love Song" | Ashley Gorley, Jaren Johnston | ||
Keith Urban | Ripcord | "Break on Me" | Jon Nite |
"" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne | ||
Dallas Smith | Side Effects | "Sky Stays This Blue" | Ashley Gorley, Josh Osborne |
"Autograph" | Nicolle Clawson, Haley Georgia | ||
"I'm Already Gone" | Rodney Clawson, Marv Green | ||
"Twelve Pack Soundtrack" | Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins | ||
Jerrod Niemann and Lee Brice | N/A | "A Little More Love" | Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby, Kristi Neumann |
LoCash | The Fighters | "I Know Somebody" | Jeremy Stover, Rhett Akins |
Darius Rucker | When Was the Last Time | "If I Told You" | Jon Nite, Shane McAnally |
Kenny Chesney | Cosmic Hallelujah | "Noise" | Jon Nite, Kenny Chesney, Shane McAnally |
"Setting the World on Fire" feat. Pink | Josh Osborne, Matt Jenkins | ||
Dierks Bentley | Black | "Black" | Dierks Bentley, Ashley Gorley |
Eli Young Band | Fingerprints | "Saltwater Gospel" | Ashley Gorley, Nicolle Gallyon |
Joe Nichols | N/A | "Undone" | Josh Osborne, Trevor Rosen |
Richard Marx | The Ultimate Collection | "Last Thing I Wanted | Richard Marx, Ashley Gorley |
Parmalee | 27861 | "Sunday Morning" | Josh Osborne, Matt Thomas |
Chase Rice | Lambs & Lions | "Three Chords and the Truth" | Jon Nite, Chase Rice |
Dierks Bentley | Black | "What the Hell Did I Say" | Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear |
Justin Moore | Kinda Don't Care | "Kinda Don't Care" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip |
Keith Urban | Graffiti U | "Female" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne |
Blake Shelton | Texoma Shore | "I Lived It" | Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Ashley Gorley |
Dierks Bentley | The Mountain | "Woman, Amen"Dierks Bentley, Josh Kear | |
"Living" | Jon Nite | ||
"Nothing On But the Stars" | Dierks Bentley, Jon Nite | ||
"Goodbye in Telluride" | Dierks Bentley, Scooter Carusoe, Ashley Gorley | ||
"Son of the Sun" | Dierks Bentley, Jon Nite, Jon Randall | ||
"Stranger To Myself" | Heather Morgan, Dierks Bentley | ||
Kenny Chesney | Single Release | "Get Along" | Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne |
Mat Kearney | Crazytalk | "Sleeping at the Wheel" | Heather Morgan, Mat Kearney, Oumou Sangare |
Eli Young Band | Single Release | "Love Ain't" | Ashley Gorley, Shane McAnally |
Brett Eldredge | Single Release | "Love Someone" | Heather Morgan, Brett Eldredge |
Backstreet Boys | DNA | "Just Like You Like It" | Josh Kear, Dustin Lynch |
Luke Bryan | Born Here, Live Here, Die Here | "What She Wants Tonight" | Luke Bryan, Hillary Lindsey, Jon Nite |
Jordan Davis | Jordan Davis | "Cool Anymore (feat. Julia Michaels)" | Jordan Davis, Nicolle Galyon, Emily Weisband |
Old Dominion | Old Dominion | "Paint the Grass Green" | Matt Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Josh Osborne, Brad Tursi |
Kelsea Ballerini | kelsea | "the other girl (with halsey)" | Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley Frangipane, Shane McAnally |
"love me like a girl" | Kelsea Ballerini, Lauren Grieve, Hillary Lindsey, Jordan Minton | ||
"love and hate" | Kelsea Ballerini, Ed Sheeran | ||
"bragger" | Kelsea Ballerini, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | ||
"half of my hometown (feat. kenny chesney)" | Kelsea Ballerini, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins | ||
"needy" | Kelsea Ballerini, Julia Michaels | ||
Gabby Barrett | Goldmine | "Write It on My Heart" | Gabby Barrett, Josh Osborne |
"You're the Only Reason" | Gabby Barrett, Josh Kear | ||
Darius Rucker | Single Release | "Beers and Sunshine" | J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne, Darius Rucker |
Kenny Chesney | Here and Now | "Tip of My Tongue" | Kenny Chesney, Ed Sheeran |
Tim McGraw | Here on Earth | "Hold You Tonight" | Jon Nite |
Cole Swindell | Down Home Sessions V - EP | "All Nighter" | Ashley Gorley, Jon Nite, Cole Swindell |
Blake Shelton | Single Release | "Happy Anywhere (feat. Gwen Stefani)" | Matt Jenkins, Josh Osborne |
Richard Marx | Limitless | "Last Thing I Wanted | Richard Marx, Ashley Gorley |
Florida Georgia Line | Life Rolls On | "Always Gonna Love You" | Brett Eldredge, Rob Mounsey |
"Eyes Closed" | Cassadee Pope, Heather Morgan | ||
Joe Nichols | Good Day For Living | "Home Run" | Josh Osborne, Michael Hardy, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Corey Crowder |
Blake Shelton | Body Language | "he Flow " | Michael Hardy, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Corey Crowder |
Cassadee Pope | Thrive | "Say It First" | Josh Osborne & Matt Jenkins |
Dan + Shay | Single Release | "Good Things" | Josh Osborne & Shane McAnally |
Michael Ray | Picture | "Picture" | David Garcia, Michael Hardy & Michael Ray |
Brett Eldredge | Mr. Christmas | "Mr. Christmas" | Shane McAnally & Maren Morris |
Brandon Lay | Single Release | "Good Good Life" | Luke Niccoli, Maia |
Randy Houser | Note To Self | "Note To Self" | Brandon Lay, Jon Nite |
Cole Swindell | Stereotype | "Girl Goes Crazy" | Cole Swindell, Michael Hardy |
Jon Pardi | Mr. Saturday Night | "Fill ’Er Up" | Jon Nite & Travis Hill |
Alexander Ludwig | Single Release | "Faded On Me" | Brice Long & Jon Pardi |
Jimmie Allen | Tulip Drive | "every time i say amen" | Michael Hardy, Brett Tyler & Kolby Cooper |
The Dirty Guv'nahs | Somewhere Beneath These Southern Skies (Album) | Producer |
Hayden Panettiere | "Love Like Mine, Used" ( ) | Producer |
Hayden Panettiere & Charles Esten | "Undermine" ( ) | Producer |
Connie Britton | "Already Gone" ( Nashville Season 1) | Producer |
Keith Urban | "She's My 11" ( Fuse) | Producer |
Clare Bowen & Charles Esten | "This Time" ( ) | Producer |
Aubrey Peeples | Tell Me ( Nashville Season 2) | Producer |
Phil Vassar | "Love Is Alive" | Producer |
Eli Young Band | Fingerprints | Producer |
Brett Eldredge | "Fire", "You Can't Stop Me", "Lose My Mind", "Wanna Be That Song", "Time Well Spent", "If You Were My Girl", "Just A Taste", "Drunk On Your Love", "Shadow", "Going Away For Awhile" ( Illinois) | Producer |
Jake Owen | "Real Life" | Co-Producer w/Shane McAnally |
Chris Tomlin | "Good Good Father" ( TBA) | Producer |
Drake White | Extended Plays | Producer |
Richard Marx | "Last Thing I Wanted" (The Ultimate Collection) | Producer, composer, all instruments, Programming |
Chris Tomlin | "God and God Alone" ( Passion) | Producer |
Darius Rucker | "Bring It On", "Life's Too Short", "If I Told You", "Hands On Me", "Story to Tell" | Producer, composer, engineer |
Brett Eldredge | "Love Someone", "Superhero", "The Reason", "Haven't Met You", "Heartbreaker" | Producer, composer, engineer |
Keith Urban | "Female" | Producer |
Runaway June | "Buy My Own Drinks", "I Am Too", "Got Me Where I Want You", "Fast As You" | Producer |
Gabby Barrett | "I Hope", "The Good Ones" | Producer |
Runaway June | "Head Over Heels", "I Know The Way", "Trouble With This Town", "Good, Bad & Ugly", "Blue Roses" | Producer |
Darius Rucker | "Beers and Sunshine" | Producer |
Gabby Barrett | "Hall of Fame", "I Hope (Remix)", "Goldmine", "A God Whose Got Me", "The First Noel" | Producer |
Kelsea Ballerini | "the way i used to", "Never Learn", "the other girl", "love me like a girl", "love and hate", "bragger", "half of my hometown", "needy" | Producer |
Kenny Chesney | "Wasted", "Knowing You", "You Don’t Get To", "Guys Named Captain", "Everyone She Knows" | Producer |
Runaway June | "We Were Rich (New Version)" | Producer |
Brad Paisley | "City of Music" | Producer |
Arthur Gunn | "Save Me Now" | Producer |
Chayce Beckham | "23", "23 (Steel Mix)" | Producer |
Chayce Beckham & Lindsay Ell | "Can’t Do Without Me" | Producer |
Darius Rucker | "My Masterpiece" | Producer |
Dierks Bentley | "Beers On Me" | Producer |
Gabby Barrett | "Rose Needs a Jack (Live From The Goldmine)", "I Hope (Live From The Goldmine)", "Pick Me Up", "Never Get It Back", "The Good Ones (Wedding Version)" | Producer |
Darius Rucker | "Same Beer Different Problem" | Producer |
Dierks Bentley | "Gold", "High Note" | Producer |
Elle King | "Out Yonder", "Worth A Shot", "Try Jesus" | Producer |
Priscilla Block | "Just About Over You (Radio Edit)" | Producer |
Elle King | "Ohio", "Before You Met Me", "Lucky", "Tulsa", "Crawlin’ Mood", "Bonafide", "Blacked Out", "Love Go By" | Producer |
Gabby Barrett | "Glory Days" | Producer |
Tenille Arts | "Summer Don’t Go" | Producer |
Warren Zeiders | "Pretty Little Poison", "Inside Your Head", "Tell Me Like It Is" | Producer |
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