Dan + Shay
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney make country-pop built around close harmonies, love songs and stories from their lives, from “Tequila” and “Speechless” to their 2026 album Young.
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Warner Bros. NashvilleOverview
- Members
- Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney
- Based in
- Nashville, Tennessee
- How they met
- December 7, 2012, at a house party in Nashville
- Breakout
- “19 You + Me” and the 2014 debut album Where It All Began
- Sound
- Country-pop, close harmonies and personal songwriting
- Latest album
- Young, released August 21, 2026
Mini bio
How it started.
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney met at a Nashville house party on December 7, 2012. They sang together into the early morning and wrote a song the next day. Neither had planned to form a duo, but their voices blended naturally. That first song was put on hold for Rascal Flatts, giving them a reason to keep writing together.
Finding their audience.
“19 You + Me” introduced their mix of country storytelling and pop melody. Their debut album, Where It All Began, arrived in 2014 and entered Billboard’s country albums chart at number one. In 2018, their self-titled album and “Tequila” took them to the top of the country album and airplay charts together.
Songs fans make their own.
“Tequila,” “Speechless” and their Justin Bieber collaboration “10,000 Hours” won Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the Grammys in three consecutive years, from 2019 through 2021. Their songs about lasting love became part of wedding celebrations, while their harmonies carried them between country and pop audiences.
A friendship worth rebuilding.
Before Bigger Houses, they reached a breaking point and nearly ended the duo. Making more room for their health, families and friendship helped them find their love of music again. The 2023 album grew out of that return to writing together with acoustic guitar and piano.
Where they are now.
In 2024, they shared a double chair as The Voice’s first coaching duo. On Young in 2026, they turned further toward stories from their own lives: family, faith, grief and growing older. Dan co-produced the record with longtime collaborator Scott Hendricks.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026YoungRecording artists; Dan Smyers co-producer with Scott Hendricks
- 2025Long Live ChristmasRecording artists; Dan Smyers songwriter and co-producer
- 2023Bigger HousesRecording artists; Dan Smyers co-producer with Scott Hendricks
- 201910,000 HoursRecording artists with Justin Bieber
- 2018SpeechlessVocalists and co-writers; Dan Smyers co-producer
- 2014Where It All BeganRecording artists and co-writers
Television
- 2024The Voice, season 25Coaches, the show’s first coaching duo
Awards
Quotes
We both never really had a plan to do a duo but it happened very naturallyShay Mooney, Salford Now interview, September 24, 2016
Explaining how their voices led them into a musical partnership.
Trivia
- The first song they wrote together was put on hold for Rascal Flatts, a band they described as a favorite.
- Dan told Apple Music that “Her, the Kids, and Jesus” was the first song they wrote for Young.
- Shay said “Bible in the Truck” closely follows his own memories of learning to drive.
- The Voice built a double red chair for their shared coaching role.
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