Lori McKenna ( née Giroux ; born December 22 , 1968 ) is an American folk , Americana , and country music singer , songwriter , and performer . In 2016 , she was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and won Best Country Song for co-writing the hit single " Girl Crush " performed by Little Big Town . In 2017 , she again won Best Country Song at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for writing " Humble and Kind " performed by Tim McGraw . McKenna along with Lady Gaga , Natalie Hemby and Hillary Lindsey wrote the second single off the soundtrack to the 2018 film , '' A Star Is Born '' called " Always Remember Us This Way " and performed backing vocals along with Lindsey and Hemby
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Lori McKenna