Songwriters Hall of Fame Names 2027 Nominees

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced nominees for its 2027 class, including Lady Gaga, Jack White, Boy George, Shakira and members of Blondie, ZZ Top and War. The ballot spans performing and nonperforming songwriters, and no inductees have yet been selected. Other performing songwriter nominees include Vince Gill, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Ne-Yo, P!nk, Sia, will.i.am and Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell of America. The Blondie nominees are Debbie Harry and Chris Stein; ZZ Top is represented by Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill. War’s nominees include Thomas Sylvester Allen, Harold Ray Brown, Morris B.B. Dickerson, Jerry Goldstein, LeRoy L. Jordan, Lee Oskar Levitin, Charles William Miller and Howard E. Scott. The nonperforming songwriter category includes Pete Bellotte, Kandi Burruss, Andreas Carlsson, Tom Douglas, Bob McDill, Maurice Starr, Dan Wilson and Toni Wine. Also nominated are songwriting and production teams, including Boy Meets Girl, Stargate, Stock Aitken Waterman and Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer. The Hall’s reported voting rules allow eligible members to select up to three nominees in each category. Ballots are due by midnight...