GRAMMY-Award winning songwriter Brett James has been killed in a plane crash.
James was among three people on board a small aircraft that crashed in a field near a North Carolina school.
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James, 57, made his name as a songwriter and worked with top stars including the likes of Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts and Bon Jovi.
He clinched a Grammy Award in 2007 for the Carrie Underwood track Jesus Take The Wheel.
The plane involved in the crash was a Cirrus SR22T aircraft and it was registered to the music star, as per FlightAware data.
It took off from Nashville, Tennessee and crashed in Macon County at around 3pm local time on Thursday.
The cause of the plane crash remains unknown.
National Transportation Safety Board officials are set to launch an investigation into the horror.
James was a member of the National Songwriters Hall of Fame.
But, he initially started out as a solo artist.
He released his first album in 1995 before turning to songwriting.
James wrote country singer Jessica Andrews’ 2001 track Who I Am, which reached number one in the charts.
He penned music for single artists, as well as groups such as The Backstreet Boys and The Fray.
Tributes have poured in for James after it emerged he was on board the plane.
“The NSAI family is stunned by the death of board member and legendary songwriter Brett James,” the Nashville Songwriters Association International, said.
“The loss is profound.”
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