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Two-time Grammy nominee Billy Mann released a couple of solo albums as an artist via A&M Records in the mid-1990s before finding success as a songwriter in the European market. He eventually returned to the US and began getting his songs recorded by artists such as Celine Dion, Dakota Moon, and Daryl Hall & Joan Oates, who made \u201cDo It For Love\u201d Billy\u2019s first #1 Billboard single as a songwriter in 2002. Other artists who charted with Billy\u2019s songs in this era include Michael Bolton, Art Garfunkel, and Jim Brickman. He soon began finding hits with a new wave of pop stars, beginning with Jessica Simpson\u2019s Top 20 single, \u201cWith You.\u201d Around the same time he became a frequent collaborator with Pink, who has included many of Billy\u2019s compositions on her albums, including \u201cGod is a DJ,\u201d \u201cStupid Girls,\u201d "Dear Mr. President," "I'm Not Dead," "Glitter in the Air.,\u201d and "The Truth About Love." Additionally, Mann co-wrote and produced Teddy Geiger\u2019s platinum selling single \u201cFor You I Will (Confidence).\u201d He has worked with a variety of artists, including Cher, Sting, John Legend, Kelly Rowland, Ricky Martin, Backstreet Boys, Martina McBride, Allen Stone, Josh Groban, and others. In addition to his efforts as a songwriter and producer, Mann is a respected music executive. After forming his own Stealth Entertainment, he went on to become a President at both EMI and BMG Rights Management. He is currently Chairman and CEO of Green & Bloom/Topline, a hybrid record label and publishing company. He balances his business activities with his own creative efforts and philanthropic initiatives, which he calls the pursuit of "the hit life" over the hit song.