TIM NICHOLS

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Songwriter of “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Cowboys and Angels,” “The Man I Want To Be," and "Heads Carolina, Tails California"

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With over two dozen smash hits, a Grammy, a CMA Award, and two Academy of Country Music awards for Song of the Year, as well as being a  member of the Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame, Tim Nichols has earned his place among Nashville’s most elite and respected tunesmiths. 

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In 2004, along with Craig Wiseman, Nichols wrote Tim McGraw’s “Live  Like You Were Dying,” the ten week #1 smash that won every major song award that is presented for country music. 

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Other Nichols hits, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” and “Cowboys and  Angels” helped launch the careers of Jo Dee Messina and Dustin Lynch.  Country artist Chris Young stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks  with the Nichols/Brett James composition “The Man I Want To Be.” 

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In 2022, Cole Swindell put a new twist on the Jo Dee Messina, Heads  Carolina classic by staying at the top of the country charts for 5 weeks and  winning the Academy of Country Music Song of the Year Award with “She  Had Me At Heads Carolina.” 

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Nichols’ most recent hit is with new country sensation, Zach Top. Written  with Top and his record producer, Carson Chamberlain, “I Never Lie” is  Top’s first song to reach the top of the country charts. 

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Feeling the importance of giving back to the community and the music  industry, Nichols is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Country Music Association and a current member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International Board of Directors. In addition,  Nichols participates in The Warburton and The Rahm, two annual events  that benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

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When not on Music Row pursuing his next hit or entertaining crowds with  his songs and stories, Tim can be found on keynote stages across the  country, sharing what chart-topping songwriters know about creativity, collaboration, and teamwork so that companies, corporations, and businesses can be at the top of the charts in their own industries.