Artist Information
Tia Sillers is a Grammy Award winning songwriter who has had success with over 40 singles, including Lee Ann Womack’s “I Hope You Dance,” The Chicks’ “There’s Your Trouble,” and Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s “Blue On Black.”
“I Hope You Dance" received worldwide exposure, including the Nobel Prize awards ceremony and was adapted into a New York Times Best Selling book written by Sillers and her co-writer, Mark D. Sanders. In addition to winning Song of the Year at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, “I Hope You Dance” was named Song of the Year by CMA, ACM, NSAI, ASCAP, and BMI. The song reached international success with a rendition recorded by Ronan Keating, a version by Gladys Knight featured in the Tyler Perry film, The Family That Preys, and has now become a staple during Chris Stapleton’s live performances.
Her songs run the genre gamut from country to heavy metal — whether it be Alan Jackson’s “That’d Be Alright,” Five Finger Death Punch’s rendition of “Blue On Black,” or mgk performing “There’s Your Trouble” at 2024’s CMA Fest. Sillers helped cement Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s standing in the rock and blues scene with 1996’s “Deja Voodoo” and has written him multiple hits, including the title track to his 2019 record, “The Traveler.” Sillers’ work has also won Canadian CMA awards for artists such as Johnny Reid and Victoria Banks, landing her three nominations for the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Her latest recorded work is Reba McEntire’s new single, “I Can’t.”
More than 30 million records have been sold worldwide featuring Sillers’ compositions. Her catalogue has spanned genre, geography, and generations of recording artists, including David Nail, Trisha Yearwood, John Waite, Engelbert Humperdinck, Yolanda Robun, Little River Band, Patti Page, John Pardi, Jennifer Lopez, Bastian Baker, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Vince Gill.
