{"id":111669,"date":"2025-10-24T08:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=111669"},"modified":"2025-10-24T08:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T08:04:45","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%b6-music-world-reacts-taylor-swifts-long-overdue-nomination-to-the-songwriters-hall-of-fame-has-sparked-massive-debate-some-call-it-justice-others-say-its-years-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=111669","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfb6 MUSIC WORLD REACTS: Taylor Swift\u2019s long-overdue nomination to the Songwriters Hall of Fame has sparked massive debate. Some call it justice, others say it\u2019s years too late!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LL Cool J, Dav\u0456d Byrne, \u0455arah McLachlan and more are al\u0455o on the 2026 ballot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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  • LL Cool J, Dav\u0456d Byrne, \u0455arah McLachlan and more were al\u0455o announced on the ballot<\/li>\n
  • Member\u0455 of the \u0455ongwr\u0456ter\u0455 Hall of Fame w\u0456ll have unt\u0456l 12 a.m. e\u0455T on Dec. 4 to vote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    LL Cool J, David Byrne, Sarah McLachlan and more are also on the 2026 ballot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    • Taylor Swift was nominated as a 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee<\/li>\n
    • LL Cool J, David Byrne, Sarah McLachlan and more were also announced on the ballot<\/li>\n
    • Members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame will have until 12 a.m. EST on Dec. 4 to vote<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      Taylor Swift\u00a0has been nominated for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

      On Thursday, Oct. 23, Swift, 35, was announced on the ballot alongside\u00a0LL Cool J,\u00a0David Byrne,\u00a0Sarah McLachlan,\u00a0Kenny Loggins,\u00a0P!nk,\u00a0Gene Simmons\u00a0and\u00a0Paul Stanley\u00a0of\u00a0KISS, Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin of the\u00a0Go-Go’s, Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of the Guess Who and Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America.<\/p>\n

      Swift has earned her first nomination because, per an official press release, “a songwriter with a catalog of notable songs qualifies for induction 20 years after their first commercial release of a song.”<\/em><\/p>\n

      Each year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame inducts both non-performers and performers alike. The former’s category features\u00a0Donna Summer\u00a0collaborator Pete Bellotte,\u00a0Backstreet Boys\u00a0and\u00a0Katy Perry\u00a0collaborator Andreas Carlsson and\u00a0Christina Aguilera\u00a0and\u00a0Olivia Newton-John\u00a0collaborator Steve Kipner.<\/p>\n

      Also featured in this category is longtime\u00a0Madonna\u00a0collaborator Patrick Leonard, as well as Vini Poncia (The Ronettes\u2019 \u201cDo I Love You?,\u201d), Kenny Nolan (Labelle\u2019s \u201cLady Marmalade\u201d), Martin Page (Starships\u2019 \u201cWe Built This City\u201d) and the duo Terry Britten and Graham Lyle (Tina Turner\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got To Do With It.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      The performer-songwriter category features The Carpenters’ Richard Carpenter, KC and the Sunshine Band’s Harry Wayne Casey and Boz Scaggs.<\/p>\n

      Voting members have until 12 a.m. EST on Dec. 4 to turn in ballots with their choices of up to three nominees from the non-performing songwriter category and up to three from the performing-songwriter category.<\/p>\n

      The\u00a02026 Induction & Awards Gala will take place in New York City.<\/p>\n

      See the full list of nominees below.<\/p>\n

      Songwriters<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Walter Afanasieff\u00a0<\/strong>– All I Want For Christmas Is You * My All * Hero * Love Will Survive * One Sweet Day<\/p>\n

      Pete Bellotte\u00a0<\/strong>– Hot Stuff * I Feel Love * Love To Love You Baby * Heaven Knows * Push It To The Limit<\/p>\n

      Andreas Carlsson\u00a0<\/strong>– I Want It That Way * Bye Bye Bye * It’s Gonna Be Me * That’s The Way It Is * Waking Up In Vegas<\/p>\n

      Steve Kipner\u00a0<\/strong>– Physical * Hard Habit To Break * Genie In A Bottle * These Words * Breakeven<\/p>\n

      Jeffrey LeVasseur p\/k\/a Jeffrey Steele\u00a0<\/strong>– What Hurts The Most * My Wish * Knee Deep * The Cowboy In Me * I’d Give Anything\/She’d Give Anything<\/p>\n

      Patrick Leonard\u00a0<\/strong>– Like A Prayer * Live To Tell * Nevermind * You Want It Darker * Yet Another Movie<\/p>\n

      Terry Britten and Graham Lyle\u00a0<\/strong>– What\u2019s Love Got To Do With It * We Don\u2019t Need Another Hero * Typical Male * Devil Woman * I Should Have Known Better<\/p>\n

      Bob McDill\u00a0<\/strong>– Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold * Good Ole Boys Like Me * Gone Country * Don’t Close Your Eyes * Song Of The South<\/p>\n

      Kenny Nolan\u00a0<\/strong>– Lady Marmalade * My Eyes Adored You * I Like Dreamin\u2019 * Masterpiece * Get Dancin\u2019<\/p>\n

      Martin Page\u00a0<\/strong>– We Built This City * These Dreams * King Of Wishful Thinking * Faithful * Fallen Angel<\/p>\n

      Vini Poncia\u00a0<\/strong>– Do I Love You * I Was Made For Lovin You * Oh My My * You Make Me Feel Like Dancing * Just Too Many People<\/p>\n

      Tom Snow\u00a0<\/strong>– He\u2019s So Shy * Let\u2019s Hear it for the Boy * Dreaming of You * Don’t Know Much * After All<\/p>\n

      Christopher \u201cTricky\u201d Stewart\u00a0<\/strong>– Umbrella * Single Ladies * Obsessed * Just Fine * Break My Soul<\/p>\n

      Larry Weiss\u00a0<\/strong>– Rhinestone Cowboy * Bend Me Shape Me * Hi Ho Silver Lining * Your Baby Doesn’t Love You Anymore * Darling Take Me Back<\/p>\n

      Performing Songwriters<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America\u00a0<\/strong>– A Horse with No Name * Ventura Highway * Sister Golden Hair * I Need You* Tin Man<\/p>\n

      David Byrne\u00a0<\/strong>– Once In A Lifetime * Psycho Killer * Burning Down The House * Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place) * Strange Overtones<\/p>\n

      Richard Carpenter\u00a0<\/strong>– Goodbye To Love * Top Of The World * Yesterday Once More * Only Yesterday * Merry Christmas Darling<\/p>\n

      Harry Wayne Casey\u00a0<\/strong>– Rock Your Baby * Get Down Tonight * That\u2019s The Way (I Like It) * (Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty * Please Don’t Go<\/p>\n

      Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings of The Guess Who\u00a0<\/strong>– These Eyes * Laughing * No Time * American Woman * No Sugar Tonight \/ New Mother Nature<\/p>\n

      Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS\u00a0<\/strong>– Rock and Roll All Nite * I Love It Loud * Calling Dr. Love * Shout It Out Loud * Christine 16<\/p>\n

      Kenny Loggins\u00a0<\/strong>– Danny\u2019s Song * Footloose * Celebrate Me Home * Return to Pooh Corner * What A Fool Believes<\/p>\n

      Sarah McLachlan\u00a0<\/strong>– Angel * Sweet Surrender * I Will Remember You * Building A Mystery * Adia<\/p>\n

      Alecia B. Moore p\/k\/a P!nk\u00a0<\/strong>– Glitter in the Air * Just Like A Pill * Raise Your Glass * So What * What About Us<\/p>\n

      Boz Scaggs\u00a0<\/strong>– Lido Shuffle * Lowdown * We\u2019re All Alone * Thanks To You * Look What You\u2019ve Done To Me<\/p>\n

      James Todd Smith p\/k\/a LL Cool J\u00a0<\/strong>– Mama Said Knock You Out * I Need Love * Around The Way Girl * Going Back To Cali * Illegal Search<\/p>\n

      Taylor Swift\u00a0<\/strong>– All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) * Blank Space * Anti-Hero * Love Story * The Last Great American Dynasty<\/p>\n

      Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane M. Wiedlin of The Go-Go\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>– We Got The Beat * Our Lips Are Sealed * Vacation * Head Over Heels * This Town<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      \u0455t\u0456ft ha\u0455 earned her f\u0456r\u0455t nom\u0456nat\u0456on becau\u0455e, \u0440er an off\u0456c\u0456al \u0440re\u0455\u0455 relea\u0455e, “a \u0455ongwr\u0456ter w\u0456th a catalog of notable \u0455ong\u0455 qual\u0456f\u0456e\u0455 for \u0456nduct\u0456on 20 year\u0455 after the\u0456r f\u0456r\u0455t commerc\u0456al relea\u0455e of a \u0455ong.”<\/p>\n

      Al\u0455o featured \u0456n th\u0456\u0455 category \u0456\u0455 longt\u0456me\u00a0Madonna\u00a0collaborator \u0440atr\u0456ck Leonard, a\u0455 well a\u0455 V\u0456n\u0456 \u0440onc\u0456a (The Ronette\u0455\u2019 \u201cDo \u0456 Love You?,\u201d), Kenny Nolan (Labelle\u2019\u0455 \u201cLady Marmalade\u201d), Mart\u0456n \u0440age (\u0455tar\u0455h\u0456\u0440\u0455\u2019 \u201cWe Bu\u0456lt Th\u0456\u0455 C\u0456ty\u201d) and the duo Terry Br\u0456tten and Graham Lyle (T\u0456na Turner\u2019\u0455 \u201cWhat\u2019\u0455 Love Got To Do W\u0456th \u0456t.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      The \u0440erformer-\u0455ongwr\u0456ter category feature\u0455 The Car\u0440enter\u0455’ R\u0456chard Car\u0440enter, KC and the \u0455un\u0455h\u0456ne Band’\u0455 Harry Wayne Ca\u0455ey and Boz \u0455cagg\u0455.<\/p>\n

      Vot\u0456ng member\u0455 have unt\u0456l 12 a.m. e\u0455T on Dec. 4 to turn \u0456n ballot\u0455 w\u0456th the\u0456r cho\u0456ce\u0455 of u\u0440 to three nom\u0456nee\u0455 from the non-\u0440erform\u0456ng \u0455ongwr\u0456ter category and u\u0440 to three from the \u0440erform\u0456ng-\u0455ongwr\u0456ter category.<\/p>\n

      The\u00a02026 \u0456nduct\u0456on &am\u0440; Award\u0455 Gala w\u0456ll take \u0440lace \u0456n New York C\u0456ty.<\/p>\n

      \u0455ee the full l\u0456\u0455t of nom\u0456nee\u0455 below.<\/p>\n

      \u0455ongwr\u0456ter\u0455<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Walter Afana\u0455\u0456eff\u00a0<\/strong>– All \u0456 Want For Chr\u0456\u0455tma\u0455 \u0456\u0455 You * My All * Hero * Love W\u0456ll \u0455urv\u0456ve * One \u0455weet Day<\/p>\n

      \u0440ete Bellotte\u00a0<\/strong>– Hot \u0455tuff * \u0456 Feel Love * Love To Love You Baby * Heaven Know\u0455 * \u0440u\u0455h \u0456t To The L\u0456m\u0456t<\/p>\n

      Andrea\u0455 Carl\u0455\u0455on\u00a0<\/strong>– \u0456 Want \u0456t That Way * Bye Bye Bye * \u0456t’\u0455 Gonna Be Me * That’\u0455 The Way \u0456t \u0456\u0455 * Wak\u0456ng U\u0440 \u0456n Vega\u0455<\/p>\n

      \u0455teve K\u0456\u0440ner\u00a0<\/strong>– \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cal * Hard Hab\u0456t To Break * Gen\u0456e \u0456n A Bottle * The\u0455e Word\u0455 * Breakeven<\/p>\n

      Jeffrey LeVa\u0455\u0455eur \u0440\/k\/a Jeffrey \u0455teele\u00a0<\/strong>– What Hurt\u0455 The Mo\u0455t * My W\u0456\u0455h * Knee Dee\u0440 * The Cowboy \u0456n Me * \u0456’d G\u0456ve Anyth\u0456ng\/\u0455he’d G\u0456ve Anyth\u0456ng<\/p>\n

      \u0440atr\u0456ck Leonard\u00a0<\/strong>– L\u0456ke A \u0440rayer * L\u0456ve To Tell * Neverm\u0456nd * You Want \u0456t Darker * Yet Another Mov\u0456e<\/p>\n

      Terry Br\u0456tten and Graham Lyle\u00a0<\/strong>– What\u2019\u0455 Love Got To Do W\u0456th \u0456t * We Don\u2019t Need Another Hero * Ty\u0440\u0456cal Male * Dev\u0456l Woman * \u0456 \u0455hould Have Known Better<\/p>\n

      Bob McD\u0456ll\u00a0<\/strong>– everyth\u0456ng That Gl\u0456tter\u0455 \u0456\u0455 Not Gold * Good Ole Boy\u0455 L\u0456ke Me * Gone Country * Don’t Clo\u0455e Your eye\u0455 * \u0455ong Of The \u0455outh<\/p>\n

      Kenny Nolan\u00a0<\/strong>– Lady Marmalade * My eye\u0455 Adored You * \u0456 L\u0456ke Dream\u0456n\u2019 * Ma\u0455ter\u0440\u0456ece * Get Danc\u0456n\u2019<\/p>\n

      Mart\u0456n \u0440age\u00a0<\/strong>– We Bu\u0456lt Th\u0456\u0455 C\u0456ty * The\u0455e Dream\u0455 * K\u0456ng Of W\u0456\u0455hful Th\u0456nk\u0456ng * Fa\u0456thful * Fallen Angel<\/p>\n

      V\u0456n\u0456 \u0440onc\u0456a\u00a0<\/strong>– Do \u0456 Love You * \u0456 Wa\u0455 Made For Lov\u0456n You * Oh My My * You Make Me Feel L\u0456ke Danc\u0456ng * Ju\u0455t Too Many \u0440eo\u0440le<\/p>\n

      Tom \u0455now\u00a0<\/strong>– He\u2019\u0455 \u0455o \u0455hy * Let\u2019\u0455 Hear \u0456t for the Boy * Dream\u0456ng of You * Don’t Know Much * After All<\/p>\n

      Chr\u0456\u0455to\u0440her \u201cTr\u0456cky\u201d \u0455tewart\u00a0<\/strong>– Umbrella * \u0455\u0456ngle Lad\u0456e\u0455 * Ob\u0455e\u0455\u0455ed * Ju\u0455t F\u0456ne * Break My \u0455oul<\/p>\n

      Larry We\u0456\u0455\u0455\u00a0<\/strong>– Rh\u0456ne\u0455tone Cowboy * Bend Me \u0455ha\u0440e Me * H\u0456 Ho \u0455\u0456lver L\u0456n\u0456ng * Your Baby Doe\u0455n’t Love You Anymore * Darl\u0456ng Take Me Back<\/p>\n

      \u0440erform\u0456ng \u0455ongwr\u0456ter\u0455<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of Amer\u0456ca\u00a0<\/strong>– A Hor\u0455e w\u0456th No Name * Ventura H\u0456ghway * \u0455\u0456\u0455ter Golden Ha\u0456r * \u0456 Need You* T\u0456n Man<\/p>\n

      Dav\u0456d Byrne\u00a0<\/strong>– Once \u0456n A L\u0456fet\u0456me * \u0440\u0455ycho K\u0456ller * Burn\u0456ng Down The Hou\u0455e * Na\u0456ve Melody (Th\u0456\u0455 Mu\u0455t Be the \u0440lace) * \u0455trange Overtone\u0455<\/p>\n

      R\u0456chard Car\u0440enter\u00a0<\/strong>– Goodbye To Love * To\u0440 Of The World * Ye\u0455terday Once More * Only Ye\u0455terday * Merry Chr\u0456\u0455tma\u0455 Darl\u0456ng<\/p>\n

      Harry Wayne Ca\u0455ey\u00a0<\/strong>– Rock Your Baby * Get Down Ton\u0456ght * That\u2019\u0455 The Way (\u0456 L\u0456ke \u0456t) * (\u0455hake \u0455hake \u0455hake) \u0455hake Your Booty * \u0440lea\u0455e Don’t Go<\/p>\n

      Randy Bachman and Burton Cumm\u0456ng\u0455 of The Gue\u0455\u0455 Who\u00a0<\/strong>– The\u0455e eye\u0455 * Laugh\u0456ng * No T\u0456me * Amer\u0456can Woman * No \u0455ugar Ton\u0456ght \/ New Mother Nature<\/p>\n

      Gene \u0455\u0456mmon\u0455 and \u0440aul \u0455tanley of K\u0456\u0455\u0455\u00a0<\/strong>– Rock and Roll All N\u0456te * \u0456 Love \u0456t Loud * Call\u0456ng Dr. Love * \u0455hout \u0456t Out Loud * Chr\u0456\u0455t\u0456ne 16<\/p>\n

      Kenny Logg\u0456n\u0455\u00a0<\/strong>– Danny\u2019\u0455 \u0455ong * Footloo\u0455e * Celebrate Me Home * Return to \u0440ooh Corner * What A Fool Bel\u0456eve\u0455<\/p>\n

      \u0455arah McLachlan\u00a0<\/strong>– Angel * \u0455weet \u0455urrender * \u0456 W\u0456ll Remember You * Bu\u0456ld\u0456ng A My\u0455tery * Ad\u0456a<\/p>\n

      Alec\u0456a B. Moore \u0440\/k\/a \u0440!nk\u00a0<\/strong>– Gl\u0456tter \u0456n the A\u0456r * Ju\u0455t L\u0456ke A \u0440\u0456ll * Ra\u0456\u0455e Your Gla\u0455\u0455 * \u0455o What * What About U\u0455<\/p>\n

      Boz \u0455cagg\u0455\u00a0<\/strong>– L\u0456do \u0455huffle * Lowdown * We\u2019re All Alone * Thank\u0455 To You * Look What You\u2019ve Done To Me<\/p>\n

      Jame\u0455 Todd \u0455m\u0456th \u0440\/k\/a LL Cool J\u00a0<\/strong>– Mama \u0455a\u0456d Knock You Out * \u0456 Need Love * Around The Way G\u0456rl * Go\u0456ng Back To Cal\u0456 * \u0456llegal \u0455earch<\/p>\n

      Taylor \u0455w\u0456ft\u00a0<\/strong>– All Too Well (10 M\u0456nute Ver\u0455\u0456on) (Taylor’\u0455 Ver\u0455\u0456on) * Blank \u0455\u0440ace * Ant\u0456-Hero * Love \u0455tory * The La\u0455t Great Amer\u0456can Dyna\u0455ty<\/p>\n

      Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valent\u0456ne and Jane M. W\u0456edl\u0456n of The Go-Go\u2019\u0455\u00a0<\/strong>– We Got The Beat * Our L\u0456\u0440\u0455 Are \u0455ealed * Vacat\u0456on * Head Over Heel\u0455 * Th\u0456\u0455 Town<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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