Tyler Johnson is an American record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is a 9-time Grammy Award nominee, and 3-time Grammy Award winner.
Early life Johnson was born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. After relocating to Los Angeles, he started out his career as an assistant to producer Jeff Bhasker.
Career Johnson was nominated for a Grammy Award for his work as an engineer on Taylor Swift's 2012 album Red, and was nominated for a second Grammy for his work as a producer and engineer on Ed Sheeran's 2014 album x.
Johnson co-produced the 2015 album Untamed by country artist Cam, co-writing eight tracks, including the singles "Mayday", "My Mistake", and "Burning House", which reached #2 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts and became Johnson's first platinum-selling record. He also produced 10 songs on Cam's 2020 album The Otherside, co-writing 6 of them.
On January 19, 2018, Johnson released his debut single as a solo artist, "Give Up On Me".
Johnson co-wrote and produced Harry Styles' 2017 debut self-titled solo album, the 2019 follow-up Fine Line, including "Watermelon Sugar", which went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Styles' third studio album, Harry's House, which won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, and its lead single, "As It Was", which spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the best-selling global single of 2022. Johnson wrote 8 tracks and produced 7 tracks on Styles' 2026 album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Johnson won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year for producing Miley Cyrus's 2023 single "Flowers", which spent 8 weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He was also nominated for Album of the Year for his work writing and producing six tracks on Cyrus's album Endless Summer Vacation.
In 2024, Johnson co-wrote and co-produced two songs ("Amen" and "Ameriican Requiem") on Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter. He also wrote and produced on Halsey's album The Great Impersonator and Childish Gambino's Bando Stone & the New World. Johnson was nominated for the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for producing Cam's album All Things Light.
As a writer, producer, and engineer, Johnson has also worked with artists including Keith Urban, John Legend, Diplo, Pink, OneRepublic, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Toni Braxton, 070 Shake, and Leon Bridges.
Discography Singles "Give Up On Me" (2018) "You and I" (2018)
Songwriting and production Year Artist Album Song Credit 2012 P!nk The Truth About Love "Just Give Me a Reason" feat. Nate Ruess Engineer Taylor Swift Red "Holy Ground" Engineer "The Lucky One" Engineer All American Rejects Flatline EP "Walk Over Me (Jeff Bhasker Vs. Tyler Johnson Remix)" Producer fun. Some Nights "Some Nights (Intro)" Sampling 2013 Miley Cyrus Bangerz "Maybe You're Right" Writer "My Darlin'" feat. Future Producer OneRepublic Native "Can't Stop" Producer, writer 2015 Ed Sheeran x "Photograph" Additional production, engineer Cam Untamed "Burning House" Producer, writer "My Mistake" Producer, writer "Half Broke Heart" Producer, writer "Untamed" Producer, writer "Cold In California" Producer, writer "Want It All" Producer, writer "Hungover On Heartache" Producer, writer "Mayday" Producer, writer Mikky Ekko Time "Burning Doves" Producer Elle King Love Stuff "Ain't Gonna Drown" Additional production "Kocaine Karolina" Engineer SonReal For The Town EP "Home" Producer, writer 2016 Keith Urban Ripcord "Gone Tomorrow (Here Today)" Producer, writer John Legend Darkness and Light "Love You Anyway" Writer 2017 Harry Styles Harry Styles "Sign of the Times" Producer, writer "Meet Me in the Hallway" Producer, writer "Carolina" Producer, writer "Two Ghosts" Producer, writer "Only Angel" Producer, writer "Kiwi" Producer, writer "Ever Since New York" Producer, writer "Woman" Producer, writer "From the Dining Table" Producer, writer "Sweet Creature" Co-producer Sam Smith The Thrill of It All "One Last Song" Producer, writer "Palace" Producer, writerCamThe Otherside "Diane" Writer, producer2018Harry Styles"Medicine"Writer 2019Maren MorrisGirl "Shade" WriterThe Head and the HeartLiving MirageProducerDiplo"So Long" featuring CamWriterHarry StylesFine Line"Golden" Producer, writer"Watermelon Sugar" Producer, writer"Adore You" Producer, writer"Lights Up" Producer, writer"Cherry" Producer, writer"To Be So Lonely" Producer, writer"Fine Line" Producer, writer"Falling" Producer"She" Producer"Canyon Moon" ProducerMeghan TrainorThe Love Train "I'm Down" Writer "After You" Writer, producer 2020Brett EldredgeSunday Drive "Where the Heart Is" WriterMeghan TrainorTreat Myself "Evil Twin" Writer, producer "Another Opinion" Writer, producerToni BraxtonSpell My Name "Saturday Night" WriterCamThe Otherside "Redwood Tree" Writer, producer "The Otherside" Writer, producer "Forgetting You" Writer, producer "Changes" Writer, producer "Till There's Nothing Left" Writer, producer "Like a Movie" Producer "What Goodbye Means" Producer "Happier For You" Producer "Girl Like Me" ProducerLANYMama's Boy "Cowboy in LA" Producer "Heart Won't Let Me" Producer "If This Is the Last Time" Producer "Good Guys" Producer "Nobody Else" ProducerLennon Stella Three. Two. One. "Goodnight" ProducerAmy Allen "What a Time to Be Alive" feat. Pink Sweat$ Writer, producer 2022 Harry StylesHarry's House"As It Was"Writer, producer "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" Writer, producer "Grapejuice" Writer, producer "Daylight" Writer, producer "Matilda" Writer, producer "Daydreaming" Writer, producer "Keep Driving" Writer, producer "Satellite" Writer, producer "Boyfriends" Writer, producer "Love of My Life" Writer, producer Meghan TrainorTakin' It Back"While You're Young"Writer"Final Breath"Writer Dean LewisThe Hardest Love"The Hardest Love"Producer"Something to Help"Writer, producer 2023 Miley CyrusEndless Summer Vacation"Flowers"Writer, producer, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer "Rose Coloured Lenses" Writer, producer, synthesizer "Thousand Miles (Featuring Brandi Carlile)" Writer, producer, keyboards, synthesizer, drums "River" Writer, producer, synthesizer, bass, drum machine, vocals "Wildcard" Writer, producer, synthesizer "Wonder Woman" Writer, producer Portugal. The Man Chris Black Changed My Life "Thunderdome [W.T.A.]" (feat. Black Thought and Natalia Lafourcade) Writer, producer Kevin Abstract Blanket "Madonna" Writer, producer, keyboards, vocals 2024 Halsey The Great Impersonator "Hurt Feelings" Writer, Producer "I Never Loved You" Writer, Producer BeyoncéCowboy Carter "Ameriican Requiem"Writer, producer "Amen"Writer, producer, organ Childish GambinoBando Stone & the New World "Got to Be"Writer, producer "Cruisin'" (feat. Yeat)Writer "Running Around" (feat. Fousheé)Writer, producer, guitar Leon BridgesLeon "Simplify" Writer "Ivy" Writer, producer Meghan Trainor Timeless "Criminals" Writer BLK ODYSSY 1-800-FANTASY "Want You" Producer 070 ShakePetrichor "Winter Baby / New Jersey Blues" Writer, producer "Pieces of You" Writer, producer SZA Lana "Scorsese Baby Daddy" Writer, producer Gabriel Black Goodbye Gabriel Black "Enemy" Writer 2025 Miley Cyrus Something Beautiful "Secrets" Writer "Give Me Love" Writer, producer Cam All Things Light "Turns Out That I Am God" Writer, producer "Alchemy" Writer, producer "Everblue" Writer, producer "Wherever You Are" Writer, producer "Just for You" Writer, producer "Hallelujah" Writer, producer "Look at the Pretty Girls!" Writer, producer "We Always Do" Writer, producer Girlsweetvoiced "Spearmint" Writer, producer 2026 Harry Styles Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. "American Girls" Writer, producer "Ready, Steady, Go!" Writer, producer "Are You Listening Yet?" Writer, producer "Taste Back" Writer, producer "The Waiting Game" Writer, producer "Season 2 Weight Loss" Writer "Pop" Writer, producer "Paint by Numbers" Writer, producer BTS Arirang "Into the Sun" Writer, producer – Source:
Awards and nominations {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Organization !Award !Project !Result |- |2014 |56th Grammy Awards |rowspan=2|Album of the Year |Taylor Swift, Red
|2015 |57th Grammy Awards |Ed Sheeran, x
|rowspan="2"|2016 |rowspan="2"|CMA Awards |Song of the Year |Cam, "Burning House"
|Album of the Year | Keith Urban, Ripcord
|rowspan="2"|2016 |rowspan="2"|ACM Awards |Song of the Year | Cam, "Burning House"
|Single Record of the Year | Cam, "Burning House"
|2016 |NSAI Awards |Songs I Wish I'd Written | Cam, "Burning House"
|2017 |ACM Awards |Album of the Year |Keith Urban, Ripcord
|rowspan=4|2023 |rowspan=4|65th Grammy Awards |Record of the Year |rowspan="2"|Harry Styles, "As It Was"
|Song of the Year
|Best Pop Vocal Album |rowspan="2"|Harry Styles, Harry's House
|rowspan="2"|Album of the Year
|rowspan=2|2024 |rowspan=2|66th Grammy Awards |Miley Cyrus, Endless Summer Vacation
|Record of the Year |Miley Cyrus, "Flowers"
|rowspan=1|2026 |rowspan=1|68th Grammy Awards |Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical |Cam, All Things Light
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