The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for its 2027 class with a stacked group of inductees.
Some of the performing songwriters up for induction next year include Lady Gaga, Jack White, P!NK, Shakira, Sia, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, Vince Gill, Boy George, Ne-Yo, Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons, and Dusty Hill of ZZ Top, and more.
Nominated songwriters also up for induction include will.i.am (“I Gotta Feeling,” “Scream and Shout”), Dan Wilson (“Closing Time,” ”Someone Like You”), Kadi Burress (“No Scrubs,” “Bills, Bills, Bills”), Andreas Carlsson (“I Want It That Way,” “Bye Bye Bye”), Stock Aitken Waterman (“Never Gonna Give You Up,” “I Should Be So Lucky”), among others.
The Songwriters Hall of Fame recognizes and celebrates the lives and legacies of the songwriters behind the world’s most enduring songs. A songwriter with a catalogue of notable songs qualifies for induction 20 years after their first commercial release of a song.
The full list of nominees can be seen here.