Writers
Brinley Addington
Brinley Addington is a hit country singer/songwriter whose love for music began at age three after a family trip to Nashville and the Grand Ole Opry. Influenced early on by 90’s and traditional country music, the Kingsport, TN native always knew Nashville was in his future and moved to Music City in 2008 where he began performing in the legendary honky tonks on lower Broadway and touring the country playing clubs, fairs, festivals, and opening shows for many notable acts including Florida-Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Chris Young, Jon Pardi, Marty Stuart, Ronnie Milsap, and more all while honing his craft as a songwriter.
In 2021, Addington scored his first #1 song as a songwriter with Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris’ Grammy and CMA nominated hit, “Chasing After You” and was named one of Spotify’s Hot Country Standout Songwriters of the Year. Addington has also had songs recorded by Darius Rucker, Chris Janson, Joe Nichols, Parmalee, Tyler Farr, Kameron Marlowe and many more. Over the years, Addington has released several albums of his own which are available now on all major digital platforms. For more info on Brinley, visit brinleyaddington.com
Songs written by Brinley Addington
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Redferrin | // | If I Was California | Brinley Addington, Scott Stepakoff, Pete Good, Jake Saghi, Blake Redferrin | 2025 | Brinley Addington | // | Worth The Wait | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis | Brooke Lee feat. Lukas Nelson | // | Dandelion | Brinley Addington, Bobby Hamrick, Brooke Lee | Kasey Tyndall | Kasey Tyndall | Four Roses | Brinley Addington, Wyatt Durette, Kasey Tyndall | Alli Walker | // | Ride It Out | Brinley Addington, Dave Cohen, Alli Walker | Mike Ryan | // | I Was Wrong | Brinley Addington, Smith Ahnquist, Brent Anderson, Mike Ryan | William Beckmann | Whiskey Lies & Alibis | Be Your Man | Brinley Addington, William Beckmann, Brent Anderson, Andrew DeRoberts, Neil Medley | McCoy Moore | // | Can't Make That Up | Brinley Addington, McCoy Moore, Jared Hampton |
| Ryan Hurd | Midwest Rock & Roll | Single In The Same Town | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Ryan Hurd | |
| This Party Sucks | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, David Garcia, Ryan Hurd | |||
| 2024 | Brinley Addington | Nobody's Favorite | Late To Church | Brinley Addington, Blake Chaffin, Aaron Eshuis |
| Same Ole Sins | Brinley Addington, Jason Blaine, Mark Collie | |||
| Mind Of Its Own | Brinley Addington, Brandon Ratcliff, Logan Wall | |||
| Still Got That Radio | Brinley Addington, Brent Anderson | |||
| Nobody's Favorite | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Neil Medley | |||
| Free That Day | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis | |||
| Talkin' To Her Through The Jukebox | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Mike Walker | |||
| Belle of The Bar | Brinley Addington, AJ Pruis, Mike Walker, Andrew Cohen | |||
| Goodye Darlin' | Brinley Addington, Joel Shewmake | |||
| Something Light | Brinley Addington, AJ Pruis, Mike Walker | Dalton Davis | // | Made For Tennessee | Brinley Addington, Jeremy Bussey, Dalton Davis, Bobby Hamrick | Old Hickory | // | Better Than You | Brinley Addington, Andy Austin, Timothy Baker | Craig Campbell | Almost Greatest Hits | Sadder Day | Brinley Addington, Craig Campbell | Peytan Porter | Grown-Ep | High Road | Brinley Addington, Matthew Morrisey, Peytan Porter | Brooke Lee feat. Ryan Beaver | // | Kill Me With Tequila | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Brooke Lee | Alli Walker | // | Kitchen Floor | Brinley Addington, Jessica Cayne, Matthew Morrisey, Alli Walker | Kyle Park | Nobody's Favorite | The Key To Good Whiskey | Brinley Addington, Kyle Park |
| All Nighters | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Kyle Park, Mike Walker | |||
| 2023 | Neil Medley feat. Ryan Beaver | South End Kid | Us That I Miss | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Aaron Eshuis, Neil Medley | Brooke Lee | I've Been Thinking EP | Praying In Bars | Brinley Addington, Brooke Lee, Neil Medley |
| I've Been Thinking | Brinley Addington, Joey Hyde, Brooke Lee | |||
| Dipper | // | Evergreen | Brinley Addington, Dipper, Jared Keim, Allison Veltz-Cruz | Mikele Buck | // | Bailing Wire | Brinley Addington, Mikele Buck, Joey Hyde, Mike Walker | Dylan Burk | // | I Bet You Don't | Brinley Addington, Nathan Spicer, Sarah Allison Turner | Darius Rucker | Carolyn's Boy | Stargazing | Brinley Addington, Jessica Cayne, Matthew Morrisey, Darius Rucker | Chris Janson feat. Brantley Gilbert | The Outlaw Side Of Me | Hank The Hell Out Of The Honkytonke | Brinley Addington, Tommy Cecil, Chris Janson, Mitch Oglesby | 2022 | Gable Bradley | // | Fall For You | Brinley Addington, Gable Bradley, Joey Hyde | Eric Van Houten | Dreamers | Straight Outta Nowhere | Brinley Addington, Taylor Davis, Aaron Eshuis, Joey Hyde | John Daly | Whiskey & Water | That's The Thing | Brinley Addington, Tyler Reeve, Rob Williford | Cody Purvis | // | Overnight | Brinley Addington, Jeb Gipson | Manny Blu, PJ North, Cody Parks and The Dirty South | // | Put Your Whiskey Where Your Mouth Is | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Neil Medley | Erin Kinsey | // | Vegas | Brinley Addington, Barrett Baber, Erin Kinsey | 2021 | Hache | // | Seis de Mayo | Brinley Addington, H. Read Davis | Jordan Rager | // | Drinkin’ For Two | Brinley Addington, Josh London, Jordan Rager | Manny Blu | DEViL | Rusty Things | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Anthony Smith | Triston Marez | Triston Marez | When She Calls Me Cowboy | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis | Parmalee | For You | Backroad Girl | Brinley Addington, Blake Bollinger, Tommy Cecil, Matt Thomas | Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris | Pelago | Chasing After You | Brinley Addington, Jerry Flowers | 2020 | Brinley Addington | // | Changing My Mind | Brinley Addington, Adam Wright | Brinley Addington | // | Still Not Over You | Brinley Addington | Brinley Addington | // | Deciding Who To Be | Brinley Addington, Emma White | Dylan Burk | // | Longer | Brinley Addington, Jason Matthews, Joel Shewmake | Kameron Marlowe | // | Burn 'Em All' | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Joey Hyde, Kameron Marlowe | 2019 | Brinley Addington | // | Come Back | Brinley Addington | Daniel Kim Ethridge | Drunk, High, And Happy EP | Any Day Now | Daniel Kim Ethridge | Emma White | The Actress EP | That's Why I Drink | Brinley Addington, Neil Medley, Emma White |
| Ten Year Town | Brinley Addington, Neil Medley, Emma White | |||
| Caleb Lee Hutchinson | Caleb Lee Hutchinson EP | Belle Of The Bar | Brinley Addington, AJ Pruis, Mike Walker, Andrew Cohen | Austin Jenckes | If You Grew Up Like I Did | Never Forget | Brinley Addington, Austin Jenckes | Donice Morace | Long Live The Cowboy | Through The Jukebox | Brinley Addington, Ryan Beaver, Mike Walker | Kevin Fowler | Barstool Stories | Beach Please | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Eric Snyder | 2018 | Brinley Addington | Songs From A Bar EP | Another Heartache | Brinley Addington, Brice Long, Terry McBride |
| Better On A Bartsool | Brinley Addington, Bart Butler, Bob DiPiero | |||
| Those Kinda Songs | Brinley Addington, Brent Anderson, Tammi Kidd-Hutton | Stevie Monce | Stay On Fire - EP | More Than A Beer | Brinley Addington, Benjy Davis, Jordan Minton | Josh Ward | More Than I Deserve | Another Heartache | Brinley Addington, Brice Long, Terry McBride | Kyle Park | Don't Forget Where You Came From | What The Heaven | Brinley Addington, Kyle Park, CJ Solar | Walker McGuire | // | Growing Up | Brinley Addington, Jimmie Deeghan, Michael Hardy | 2017 | Clay Hollis | Clay Hollis - EP | Call It A Night | Brinley Addington, Drew Baldridge, Trey Wilson | Tyler Farr | // | I Should Go To Church Sometime | Brinley Addington, Michael Hardy, Sarah Allison Turner | 2015 | Cold Creek County | Till The Wheels Come Off | Beer Weather | Brinley Addington, Jason Matthews, Jim McCormick, Joel Shewmake | Curtis Grimes | Bottom Of The Fifth - EP | Longer | Brinley Addington, Jason Matthews, Joel Shewmake | 2014 | Brinley Addington | Middle Of Nowhere | Holding Me Here | Brinley Addington, Jenn Schott |
| Better When I'm Gone | Brinley Addington, Tofer Brown | |||
| Lonely Girl | Brinley Addington, Wade Kirby, Phil O’Donnell | Sliding Over | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Ryan Hurd | Clayton Gardner | // | Don't Miss It | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Clayton Gardner | 2013 | Trey Wilson | Somewhere You're Not - EP | Running After You | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Ryan Plappert, Trey Wilson |
| Somewhere You're Not | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis, Trey Wilson | |||
| 2011 | Brinley Addington | Homegrown | Pray For Rain | Brinley Addington, Cheryl LuQuire |
| The Way I Loved You | Brinley Addington, Jordan Reynolds | |||
| Homegrown Pride | Brinley Addington, Marie Hines | |||
| As Long As You Love Me | Brinley Addington | |||
| More Like Love | Brinley Addington, Aaron Eshuis | |||
| Another Story | Brinley Addington, Shane McAnally | |||
| Carolina | Brinley Addington | |||
| Come Closer | Brinley Addington | |||
| Hang On A Farm | Brinley Addington, Shane McAnally | |||