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Some of your favorite singers may have just received a prestigious nod.<\/p>\n
The nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/a> class were announced on Thursday, Oct. 23, with big names like Taylor Swift<\/strong>, LL Cool J<\/strong>, Kenny Loggins<\/strong>, Pink<\/strong>, Sarah McLachlan<\/strong> and David Byrne<\/strong> making the list.<\/p>\n Overall, the prestigious list also includes:<\/p>\n Kathy Valentine<\/strong> and Jane Wiedlin<\/strong> of the Go-Go\u2019s<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Randy Bachman<\/strong> and Burton Cummings<\/strong> of The Guess Who<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Gene Simmons<\/strong> and Paul Stanley<\/strong> of Kiss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The performer-songwriter category includes:<\/p>\n Richard Carpenter<\/strong> of The Carpenters (\u201cTop Of The World,\u201d \u201cYesterday Once More\u201d and \u201cGoodbye To Love\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Harry Wayne Casey<\/strong> \u2014 aka KC of KC and the Sunshine Band<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The non-performing songwriter category includes:<\/p>\n disco icon Pete Bellotte<\/strong> (known for his work with Donna Summer)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Swedish pop producer Andreas Carlsson<\/strong> (Backstreet Boys\u2019 \u201cI Want It That Way\u201d and Katy Perry\u2019s \u201cWaking Up In Vegas,\u201d among others)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Steve Kipner<\/strong> (Olivia Newton-John\u2019s \u201cPhysical\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard<\/strong> (\u201cLike A Prayer,\u201d \u201cLive To Tell\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Martin Page (Starships\u2019 \u201cWe Built This City\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Terry Britten<\/strong> and Graham Lyle<\/strong> duo (Tina Turner<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got To Do With It\u201d)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n See the complete list of 2026 nominees here<\/a>.<\/p>\n A songwriter with a notable catalog of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song, Variety reports<\/a>. Eligible voting members have until midnight Eastern on Dec. 4 to turn in ballots with their choices of up to three nominees from the songwriter category and up to three from the performing-songwriter category.<\/p>\n Swift’s latest nomination comes during yet another successful streak, as the billionaire pop star, 35, is currently riding high off the success of her latest album. The Life of a Showgirl is full of hits and shoutouts to fellow celebrities, including 50 Cent<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 who recently opened up about the possibility of ever collaborating with her.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got to ask her because she\u2019s in the driver [seat],\u201d the rapper, 50, told Extra TV<\/a>. \u201cYou know how big Taylor Swift is right now? She has to have a record that sounds like it might sound good with 50.\u201d<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Oct 23, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of your favorite singers may have just received a prestigious nod. The nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class were announced on Thursday, Oct. 23, with big names like Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Kenny Loggins, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and David Byrne making the list. 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