THE CLASS of 2023
Musical icons Sade Adu p/k/a Sade, Calvin Broadus Jr. p/k/a Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Jeff Lynne, Glen Ballard, Teddy Riley, and Liz Rose will become the latest inductees of the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the organization’s 52nd Annual Induction and Awards Gala.
These legendary songwriters are credited with mega-hits such as “Smooth Operator,” “Man In the Mirror,” “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” “Rhythm Is Gonna Get You,” “Mr. Blue Sky,” “My Prerogative,” and “You Belong With Me.”
The star-studded event is slated for Thursday, June 15th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Additional special award honorees will be announced soon.
SHOF Chairman Nile Rodgers said, “The music industry does not exist without songwriters delivering great songs first. Without them there is no recorded music, no concert business, no merch . . . nothing, it all starts with the song and the songwriter. We are therefore very proud that we are continually recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time and that the 2023 slate represents not just iconic songs but also diversity and unity across genres, ethnicity and gender, songwriters who have enriched our lives and, in their time, literally transformed music and the lives of billions of listeners all over the world.
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Carole King, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Neil Diamond, and Phil Collins are just some of the members in the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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ONLY ON CBS MORNINGS: Meet the seven new members of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Gloria Estefan is the first Hispanic woman to be inducted and is joined by Glen Ballard, Snoop Dogg, Liz Rose, Jeff Lynne, Teddy Riley and Sade. pic.twitter.com/78jhATFrJT
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) January 18, 2023
Read more about the Inductees at SongHall.Org
