Songwriters Hall of Fame discussion

[jenglisbe]

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is a thing and exists and has a physical home in the Grammys Museum, I believe. Nile Rogers is the current Chairman. They induct 6 members into the HoF each year - 3 as performing songwriters and 3 as non-performing songwriters.

This years nominees were released today:
Performers - Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Chrissie Hynde, Vince Gill, Mike Love, Jimmy Cliff, Jeff Lynne, Cat Stevens, John Prine, Lloyd Price, Tommy James and the Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart)
Non-performers - P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, Russell Brown and Irwin Levine, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Bobby Hart and Tommy Boyce

A female hasn't been inducted since 2015. Wow.

[Caviar]

Missy is deserving of her nomination. Proud of her. She's written for many artists.

[jenglisbe]

On the whole I like this group of nominees more than the Rock HoF, tbh. Missy, Mariah, Vince, John, Tommy...all great.

[Gary]

Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey & More Nominated for 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame

News

By Associated Press | November 07, 2018 3:35 PM EST


Elliott is the first female rapper nominated for the prestigious prize.

Missy Elliott, one of rap’s greatest voices and also a songwriter and producer who has crafted songs for Beyoncé and Whitney Houston, is one of the nominees for the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Elliott is the first female rapper nominated for the prestigious prize and could also become the third rapper to enter the organization following recent inductees JAY-Z and Jermaine Dupri.

The Songwriters Hall gave The Associated Press the list of nominees Wednesday (Nov. 7), a day ahead of its official announcement.

Joining Elliott as performing nominees are Mariah Carey, Chrissie Hynde, Vince Gill, Mike Love, Jimmy Cliff, Jeff Lynne, Cat Stevens, John Prine, Lloyd Price, Tommy James and The Eurythmics (Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart).

Non-performing nominees are Jack Tempchin, Dean Dillon, Jerry Fuller, Tom T. Hall, Roger Nichols and Dallas Austin, who wrote hits for TLC, Madonna, Monica, Pink and Boyz II Men.

Nominated non-performing songwriting duos include P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, Russell Brown and the late Irwin Levine, musical theater writers Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Bobby Hart and the late Tommy Boyce.

Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit songs for at least 20 years.

Six songwriters, or songwriting groups, will be officially inducted at the Hall’s 50th annual Induction & Awards Gala in New York on June 13, 2019. Eligible members can vote for three non-performing songwriters and three performing songwriters until Dec. 17.

Elliott, often praised for her wild, colorful style and playful lyricism, has been one of pop music’s most sought producers and songwriters, in addition to creating her own well-known hits, from “Get Ur Freak On” to “Work It” to “Lose Control.”

R&B singers and girl groups heavily benefited from her songwriting work in the ’90s and ’00s. Elliott churned out hits like “Where My Girls At,” which reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and Monica’s “So Gone,” a No. 1 R&B hit and Top 10 pop success. Though it sampled LaBelle’s mid-’70s hit “Lady Maramlade,” Elliott re-worked the song into a modern classic in 2001, starring Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim and Mya. It went on to win a Grammy and top the Hot 100 chart for five weeks.

Elliott, who came on the music scene alongside mega-producer Timbaland, also worked on multiple songs for the late icon Aaliyah as well as Carey, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, Fantasia, Jazmine Sullivan, SWV, Total, Tweet and others.

[tanooki]

Great list of nominees


I should probably research this particular Hall of Fame, I don't know much about it TBH but it seems interesting

[Linnethia Monique]

Nov 7, 2018 16:23:34 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Missy is deserving of her nomination. Proud of her. She's written for many artists.

For one of her fellow nominees no less. Love me some Babydoll from Mariah.

[Caviar]

Nov 7, 2018 18:07:19 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

Nov 7, 2018 16:23:34 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Missy is deserving of her nomination. Proud of her. She's written for many artists.

For one of her fellow nominees no less. Love me some Babydoll from Mariah.

Babydoll is cute but it's barely a footnote in Missy's songwriting catalog. She should get in for "One In A Million" alone.

[Verisimilitude]

YAS at Mariah, Missy, and the Eurythmics!

[jenglisbe]

Nov 7, 2018 18:07:19 GMT -5 Linnethia Monique said:

Nov 7, 2018 16:23:34 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Missy is deserving of her nomination. Proud of her. She's written for many artists.

For With one of her fellow nominees no less. Love me some Babydoll from Mariah.

No wonder Mariah still makes a damn point in interviews to tell people she’s a songwriter.

[Linnethia Monique]

Both of y'all know what I meant. Leave me alone

[SHOOTER]

Missy and Mariah are both fully deserving.

[jenglisbe]

The selections:
Performers - Missy Elliott, John Prine, Cat Stevens
Non-performing - Tom T Hall, Dallas Austin, Jack Tempchin

[jenglisbe]

New class announced:



Glen Ballard
Gloria Estefan
Jeff Lynne
Teddy Riley
Liz Rose
Sade (!)
Snoop Dogg

I love the diversity of these inductees.

[Verisimilitude]

So happy for Sade & Gloria Estefan! Hopefully Sade will FINALLY release a new album this year.

[Private Dancer]

Teddy Riley should've been in. He has written so many legendary classics.