Billboard looks at 13 Brett James-written songs that reached the pinnacle of the Hot Country Songs chart after his death this week at age 57. By Jessica Nicholson Nashville’s music community is ...

The songwriter was among three people that died in a plane crash near Franklin, North Carolina, authorities said.

The country music world is honoring Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James after he died in a plane crash at age 57. James was ...

He had written hits for Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney and other country stars. Two other people on the plane were also ...

Grammy Award-winning country music songwriter Brett James was flying on his private jet with his wife and her 28-year-old ...

A glittering roster of country stars have recorded his songs, including Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw.

Country singer Brett James' first hit song was Who I Am, which he wrote for Jessica Andrews. The song landed #1 on the ...

Brett James Cornelius, born on June 5, 1968, in Columbia, Missouri, began his journey in music after a brief stint in medical school. In 1992, he relocated to Nashville, where he found his true ...

Brett James, the Grammy-winning songwriter behind Carrie Underwood’s ‘Jesus Take The Wheel’ and other hits, has died in a ...

The plane, owned by James, carried two additional passengers who were also pronounced dead at the scene. As new information ...

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James died following a plane crash on Thursday.

Country music songwriter Brett James, who won a Grammy Award for "Jesus, Take the Wheel," was killed in a small-engine ...