Not to be confused with Jesse Alexander.
Jessi Alexander
Birth nameJessica Leigh Alexander
Birth dateNovember 18, 1976 (age 49)
OriginJackson, Tennessee
InstrumentGuitar, vocals
GenreCountry
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2004—present
LabelColumbia
SpouseJon Randall (m. 2006)

Jessica Leigh Alexander-Stewart ( Alexander; born November 18, 1976) is an American country music singer-songwriter. A four-time Grammy Award nominee, she won both the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year and the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year for co-writing Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck". In 2025, she received her first nomination for the Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical for her work on releases by Luke Combs, Dustin Lynch, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Conner Smith, and Hailey Whitters.

Career

She has had her songs recorded by Patty Loveless, Trisha Yearwood and Little Big Town.[1] She also launched her own recording career in 2004. Two of her songs charted on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and Columbia Records released her debut album, Honeysuckle Sweet, on March 1, 2005.[2] In 2006, she was dropped from the label.[3]

Alexander co-wrote Miley Cyrus' single "The Climb", for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie and the Hannah Montana song "I'll Always Remember You" from the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack. She also co-wrote Lee Brice's 2012 single "I Drive Your Truck", and Blake Shelton's "Drink on It", "Mine Would Be You" and "Turnin' Me On".

In 2021, Jessi was featured on "That Was Us" from the album Behind the Bar by Riley Green.

Personal life

She has been married to Jon Randall since 2006 and they have three children.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Honeysuckle Sweet
Down Home
  • Release date: April 1, 2014
  • Label: Lonesome Vinyl
Decatur County Red
  • Release date: March 27, 2020
  • Label: Lost Creek

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
2004"Honeysuckle Sweet"52Honeysuckle Sweet
"Make Me Stay or Make Me Go"57
2005"Canyon Prayer"—
2020"Mama Drank"—Decatur County Red
"I Should Probably Go Now"—
"Decatur County Red"—
"River"—TBD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2004"Honeysuckle Sweet"Roger Pistole
2005"Canyon Prayer"Kristin Barlowe

Singles written by Alexander

YearTitleArtist(s)
2004"I Wanna Believe"Patty Loveless
2009"The Climb"Miley Cyrus
2011"When Love Gets a Hold of You"Reba McEntire
2012"Drink on It"Blake Shelton
"I Drive Your Truck"Lee Brice
2013"Mine Would Be You"Blake Shelton
2014"Song About a Girl"Eric Paslay
"PrizeFighter"Trisha Yearwood feat. Kelly Clarkson
2015"Winning Streak"Ashley Monroe
"If Love Was Fair"
"If the Devil Don't Want Me"
"I'm Good at Leavin'"
2016"Savior's Shadow"Blake Shelton
"The Way I Talk"[4]Morgan Wallen
2018"Turnin' Me On"Blake Shelton
2020"Young Enough"Brett Kissel
"Like a Man"Dallas Smith
2021"Never Say Never"Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson
"Sunrise Tells the Story"Midland
2024"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"Luke Combs
2026Light (The Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Song)Jelly Roll and Carín León

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResult
2013Country Music AssociationSong of the Year"I Drive Your Truck"
Grammy AwardsBest Country Song
"Mine Would Be You"
Academy of Country Music AwardsSong of the Year
"I Drive Your Truck"
2024Grammy AwardsSongwriter of the Year, Non-Classical"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma", "All I Ever Do Is Leave", "Chevrolet", "Make Me a Mop", "Never Left Me", "No Caller ID", "Noah", "Remember Him That Way", "Roulette on the Heart"
Best Song Written for Visual Media"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"

References

  1. ^ [ allmusic ((( Jessi Alexander > Songs > Songs Composed By )))]
  2. ^ [ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Jessi Alexander]
  3. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2006-07-08.
  4. ^ "Morgan Wallen's Debut, 'The Way I Talk,' Riffs on Accents". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-07.