{"id":424341,"date":"2026-01-21T20:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/424341\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:32:09","slug":"alanis-morissette-taylor-swift-kiss-to-be-inducted-into-songwriters-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/424341\/","title":{"rendered":"Alanis Morissette, Taylor Swift, Kiss to be inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Swift,\u00a0Kiss\u2019s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Tricky Stewart, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins make up the 2026\u00a0Songwriters Hall of Fame\u00a0inductees.<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s songwriting has undeniably shaped contemporary pop music trends \u2014 and she\u2019ll no doubt bring extra attention to this year\u2019s new class.<\/p>\n

Kiss founders Simmons and Stanley\u00a0\u2014 fresh off the band\u2019s farewell \u2014\u00a0will also be recognized for their glam rock classics Rock and Roll All Nite and I Love It Loud.<\/p>\n

In addition to Swift, Simmons and Stanley, nominees this year include the soft-rock legend Loggins (Footloose, Danny\u2019s Song),\u00a0alt-rock icon Morissette\u00a0(You Oughta Know, Ironic) and the game-changing R&B songwriter, producer and rapper Christopher (Tricky) Stewart, best-known for work like\u00a0Rihanna\u2019s\u00a0Umbrella,\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s\u00a0Single Ladies and Break My Soul.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held June 11 in New York City.<\/p>\n

The Hall annually inducts performers and non-performers alike. This year, the latter category includes the duo Terry Britten and Graham Lyle (Tina Turner\u2019s What\u2019s Love Got to Do With It).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also not uncommon for performers to gain entry after multiple nominations. Walter Afanasieff, who helped\u00a0Mariah Carey\u00a0with her smash All I Want for Christmas Is You, was previously nominated in the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame class. He didn\u2019t make the cut then, but this year, will be inducted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe music industry is built upon the incredible talent of songwriters who create unforgettable songs. Without their artistry, there would be no recorded music, concert experiences, or engaged fans. Everything originates from the song and its creator,\u201d Songwriters Hall of Fame chairman\u00a0Nile Rodgers\u00a0said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s lineup not only showcases iconic songs but also celebrates unity across various genres.\u201d<\/p>\n

Past inductees<\/p>\n

The Songwriters Hall of Fame was established in 1969 to honour those creating popular music. A songwriter with a notable catalogue of songs qualifies for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a song.<\/p>\n

Some already in the hall include Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Carole King, Paul Simon, Lionel Richie, Bill Withers, Neil Diamond, Phil Collins, R.E.M., Steely Dan, Hillary Lindsey and\u00a0Timbaland.<\/p>\n

The 2025 class\u00a0included George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney (Darkchild) Jerkins, The Beach Boys\u2019 Mike Love and Tony Macaulay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341],"class_list":{"0":"post-424341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}