"Brett was the epitome of 'cool,'" Underwood wrote of James, with whom she frequently collaborated, after he died this week in a small plane crash. Carrie Underwood is opening up about her friendship ...

Country music fans were shocked and saddened this week to learn that beloved songwriter Brett James died in a small plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday, September 18. Tributes to James have been ...

(CNN) — Carrie Underwood is mourning the loss of her friend Brett James, who wrote one of her biggest songs. Grammy-winning songwriter James died in a plane crash on Thursday, according to the ...