James McNair

My journey, my struggle, my story, my songs.

Hit songwriter James McNair marks his debut as an artist with “Find the Matches,” a song about feeling trapped in his hometown.

At age 7 with a Sears catalog electric guitar found in his grandmother’s attic, James learned his first chords. His father, Jim, let him pick through old boxes of records and started him on the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd and more. James learned to play along with the songs and developed a deep appreciation for well-crafted lyrics and melodies.

While attending college at University of Alabama, James would write songs between classes and jam with fellow neighbors at his dormitory, Paty Hall. He moved to Nashville, TN in the spring of 2013 to pursue songwriting full-time despite a promising career in the family golf business.

James landed his first worldwide publishing deal in the fall of 2015 with Sony-ATV and Tree Vibez Music. He has songs recorded by artists like Luke Combs, Kane Brown, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Young, HARDY, Gabby Barrett, The Cadillac Three, Scotty McCreery, Ernest and more. In September of 2020 James received his first #1 Country song with Luke Combs- Lovin’ On You. (Topped the charts at #1 for 4 weeks).